Sentences with phrase «based conservation activities»

«to conserve parrots and their habitats, through education, applied research, responsible breeding programs, and community based conservation activities that use parrots as ambassadors for nature».

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Every Friday morning we'll do a nature - based activity based on the weather and season, either in Discovery Woods or out on the conservation land adjacent to the Museums.

K - 6 teachers tour the grounds, meet the staff, and develop interdisciplinary lessons on art, botany, math, geography, and conservation based on hands - on activities.

Coverage of areas specially conserved for biodiversity and ecosystem functions should be increased (at least to the Aichi Target 11 of 17 % terrestrial and 10 % marine area), with systems of conservation being democratized and based on integration of rights and responsibilities; in all kinds of land / water uses, activities that are ecologically damaging need to be modified or replaced; high priority should also be given to the regeneration and restoration of degraded ecosystems and the revival of populations of threatened species; equitable access (including through territorial and resource tenure) must be accorded to natural resources, with special focus on populations with high and direct dependence on such resources for their survival and livelihoods.

In addition to their other conservation efforts, Macías and Whale Shark México have worked with tourist companies to promote sustainable marine - based tourist activities.

Kenneth Lans practiced medicine as a general practitioner for eight years, before going to work as the communications manager and magazine editor of The Mountaineers, a 15,000 member conservation and outdoor activity nonprofit based in Seattle.

In providing assistance under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give more preference to activities based on the extent to which the activities will result in compliance with the enhanced energy efficiency and conservation standards, and the green building standards, under section 284 (b) of this subtitle.

-- In selecting activities to be funded with amounts from a grant under this section, a grantee shall give more preference to activities based on the extent to which the activities will result in compliance by the housing with the enhanced energy efficiency and conservation standards, and the green building standards, under section 284 (b) of such Act.

Klein is currently working on several land - sea conservation planning projects in which she is studying how such land - based activities as farming, mining, and coastal development impact marine ecosystems and using the information to inform marine and terrestrial management decisions.

Paragraph 2: Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through results - based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.