Indigenous peoples are particularly well placed to observe environmental changes caused by this phenomenon.
Both satellites are used primarily to closely examine terrain, and note environmental changes over time.
It considers the possible social and environmental changes, and this has built-in flexibility to adjust changing needs.
Nations were experiencing environmental changes as a result of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, he told MPs.
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The military is using sensors on vehicles and body armor that can detect environmental changes and head trauma.
Bereciartua, P. (2005), Vulnerability to Global Environmental Changes in Argentina: Opportunities for upgrading regional water resources management strategies, IHP Technical document, in press.
The knowledge being gained about these processes helps scientists interpret evidence about environmental changes on Mars that might have led to conditions favorable for life.
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Since an increase in peat coverage is not on the list of environmental changes going on at the moment, another spike is unlikely to come from that quarter.
The Scottish government's draft RPP distinguishes a voluntary approach from a regulatory one when looking at ways to incentivise businesses and the public to take up the environmental changes they propose.
In an announcement made today about new commitments to sustainable agriculture, Walmart not only declared its intentions, but also stated it recognizes the power it has to incentivize social and environmental changes through commerce.
This volume investigates the movement of Palaeoindians into the islands from the mainlands surrounding them, in the context of environmental changes, and looks at the agricultural societies which developed in the Caribbean, the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles.
For example, there may be potentially onerous legislative or environmental policy changes in the offing that could affect where mining is allowed.
It can also help a person notice environmental cues or changes that a sober brain would block out, Dr. Wiley says.
That's partly due to changes in environmental regulations for gasoline in some states, which have limited imports.
This proposed national policy, under the leadership of two agencies -- and bringing together 14 states, 10 companies, as well as auto workers and environmental groups -- changes all that.
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Mountain systems are particularly fragile as well, so many mountain ecosystems are moving along trajectories that couple high rates of environmental change with strong economic changes.
Indeed, automaker and environmental groups alike have welcomed the changes for the most part, each claiming an incremental victory in the new regulation.
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Native leaders said that in addition to acute poverty, they opposed changes made in November to environmental laws.
The changes also open it up to the potential for more alterations: part of the new plan must be approved by the City Council given that the extent of the proposed changes would trigger a new environmental review.
In some areas the new system could even make changes harder, most notably in environmental law.
The researchers ruled out radiation as a possible cause of the apparent sex reversal but suggested environmental contaminants that mimic hormones or water temperature changes could be the culprits.
The proposals would also see the council "more actively pursue bus lane enforcement" to raise money for environmental, highways and transport improvements, make changes to city centre parking prices.
The former is familiar with some of the terrain, having previously replicated his grandfather's expedition using the original log books and diary used by Heyerdahl, and taking the opportunity to track changes in the Pacific's environmental conditions.
The budget bill includes sweeping changes to the cumbersome procedures that govern environmental approval of energy projects.
Fuel duty has also served as a useful environmental weapon, since it accurately targets a pollutant and changes behaviour.
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The Environmental Working Group is a Washington organization that's pushing for changes in the crop subsidy programs.
All this is evidence that access to new environmental information that is accurate, comprehensible and reliable can lead to significant changes in consumer behavior.
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To investigate the exact nature and impact of these changes, UNESCO is launching two studies on the relationship between environmental degradation and migration in the Sahel.
"The agency has taken unprecedented steps and will continue to make the changes necessary to restore the American people's confidence in the safety and environmental soundness of oil and gas drilling and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, while balancing our nation's important energy needs, " spokeswoman Kendra Barkoff said.
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