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- DictionaryDeg·ra·da·tion/ˌdeɡrəˈdāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the condition or process of degrading or being degraded: "a trail of human misery and degradation"
10 hours ago · Reasons for degradation . The problem is driven largely by converting pastures to cropland and other land use changes due to population growth and urban expansion. Rapidly rising food, fibre and fuel demands, excessive grazing, abandonment and policies that incentivise overexploitation. Significance of Rangelands
10 hours ago · The Accountability Framework Initiative takes a different approach in that is defines deforestation as a loss of “natural forest” as a result of conversion to agriculture or severe and sustained degradation. “So it is not just a forest now, we need to define a natural forest. All the little words really matter.
10 hours ago · Nevertheless, non-traditional targeting techniques, such as using real-time geospatial and satellite data, have been employed by organizations like FAO to assess the impact of conflict on various resources. For example, land degradation and other natural resources data are used by the FAO to measure the impact of conflict on forestry in Africa.
1 hour ago · This habitat degradation accelerates biodiversity loss, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable practices and stringent environmental protections in the state. The loss in biodiversity also ...
10 hours ago · It is now clear that non-vesicular routes co-exist with vesicular transport systems in the cell and play fundamental roles in most, if not all, cellular processes including transport of key metabolites and signals across organelles and regulation of organelle biogenesis, positioning, division, and degradation in response to metabolic changes ...
10 hours ago · Response: NMFS' implementing regulations define incidental harassment, incidental taking, and incidental, but not intentional, taking as an accidental taking. This does not mean that the taking is unexpected, but rather it includes those takings that are infrequent, unavoidable or accidental” ( 50 CFR 216.103 ).
10 hours ago · There are several words to define such a model: foolish, arrogant, stupid… but there is one that stands out above all others: failed. Indeed, the sooner we accept that the current growth-based socio-economic model has failed, the sooner we can correct its undesirable consequences.
