Sentences with phrase «by conservation groups»

New research, backed by conservation groups in the UK, suggest solar farms may offer opportunities for a more biodiverse countryside.

The announcement of the new emissions trading bill was seen by conservation groups as a sign that the Bush administration's past policy toward global warming will be challenged, even under the Republican controlled Congress.

The confiscation of the turtles was hailed today by conservation groups, but Goode said there's a big challenge in returning them to the wild.

The community program implemented by the conservation groups employs a multi-prong approach — one of the best parts is a wonderful example of simple problem - solving logic.

As a result, corridors are being hailed by some conservation groups, especially in the US, as potential saviours of the Florida panther, North American black bear (Ursus americanus) and many other high - profile animals.

The strategy, which is led by conservation groups, debuted in Nepal in 2012.

The plan was also welcomed by the conservation group Oceana, which nevertheless called for more action.

(Last fall, she joined the «Say No» campaign run by the conservation group WildAid aimed at cutting demand for ivory and rhinoceros horn.)

Protected forests are being indiscriminately felled across Europe to meet the EU's renewable energy targets, according to an investigation by the conservation group Birdlife.

A FAULTY switch and instruction manuals written entirely in Japanese have been blamed in court for why a ship owned by conservation group Sea Shepherd dropped up to 500 litres of diesel into the Trinity Inlet.

«Every year in Spain alone — according to research by the conservation group SEO / Birdlife — between 6 and 18 million birds and bats are killed by wind farms.

An undeveloped 235 - acre property («Property) in Edgarton, Massachusetts (on Martha's Vineyard) contained 148 possible residential lots and was owned by a consortium (99 lots were owned by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company («Bank»), 45 by Nicholas Cambio («Cambio»), and 4 by a conservation group).

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An unlikely alliance of conservation and fishing groups has vowed to oppose plans by mining company Straits Resources for a giant salt project on the eastern shore of Exmouth Gulf.

Future initiatives for conservation mainly depend on the proper co-ordination of scientists, governments, conservation groups and the media, especially when corruption is close by.

Conservation groups across the country are applauding a major move by the Trudeau government to invest $ 1.3 billion over five years to help protect the environment.

The amount of information now available about the population ecology of kangaroos and their abundance has shifted the focus of opposition by animal rights groups and some conservation groups instead upon animal welfare issues (see Chapter 9).

One of the outcomes that grabbed the most headlines was the resolution to give high conservation value to secondary, degraded forest, a move that has been welcomed by many environmentalists and campaign groups, including Greenpeace.

Supported by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

Created by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

I've always loved aquariums, and by joining the Shedd Aquarium Auxiliary Board, I've had the amazing opportunity to work alongside a passionate group of employees, volunteers and fellow Aux Board members in supporting Shedd's mission of education, conservation and sustainability.

The 60 - acre working farm, donated to the non-profit regional conservation organization by longtime area resident Lenore McDonald, has served as the group's headquarters since 1998.

Lessons will be developed to study and analyze actual environmental problems in the area by working with the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, Wheaton Park District, Fermilab and The Conservation Foundation, a group concerned with ecology.

Land trusts are typically community - based nonprofit groups that protect land by acquiring the land outright, or by entering into legal agreements called conservation restrictions, where landowners do not give up ownership, but instead agree to reduce the development potential of their land, generally in return for cash payment, tax advantages, or both.

Mass Audubon's Bird Conservation team has developed an informative document that outlines best management practices for nesting grassland birds for fields owned by municipalities, land trusts, private landowners, and conservaConservation team has developed an informative document that outlines best management practices for nesting grassland birds for fields owned by municipalities, land trusts, private landowners, and conservationconservation groups.

«We want to inspire a conservation ethic in Batavia and educate people on the proper way to live by a waterway,» said Becky Hoag, co-founder of the group.

Connect with Chicago's No. 1 cultural institution by joining a committed group of companies that provide critical support for Shedd's ongoing work in animal care, conservation research and education programming.

A proposal by Cuomo to construct «glamping» — glamorous camping — facilities in the middle of the Adirondack Forest Preserve has drawn fire from conservation groups, which are mobilizing to fight the proposal if it is approved.

Incorporating crossbow hunting in New York State has been supported in the past by such groups as the Disabled Sportsmen of America, Safari Club and the New York State Conservation Council.

They belong to all Americans and the public wants them preserved and protected, not sold off to multinational oil companies,» read the statement, which was signed by leaders of the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, League of Conservation Voters and other environmental groups.

Experts from a wildlife conservation group say a dead whale that washed up on a New York beach was likely hit by a boat.

Move Forward New York is a citizen action group committed to promoting social justice, preserving civil rights, and ensuring environmental conservation by encouraging participation in the political process on all levels through education, collaboration, and activism.

After winning a fracking ban, one of the most significant strikes against fossil fuel usage in the nation, New York's environmental groups are eager to score another victory such as a rejection of proposed natural gas pipelines by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

The state was sued Monday by two conservation groups over plans to create a new, 22 - mile - long snowmobile trail in the heart of the central Adirondacks.

The New York League of Conservation Voters has launched a fundraising campaign to refill the coffers of its Climate Action PAC in hopes of rebuilding «environmental leadership in state government,» according to an e-mail sent to the group's supporters by board member Theodore «Teddy» Roosevelt V.

The firm contracted by the state to help complete an environmental impact statement for the controversial natural gas drilling process hydrofracking clarified its relationship with an energy industry trade group in a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation.

State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Congressman Eliot Engel (D - Bronx / Westchester), Senator Adriano Espaillat (D - Manhattan / Bronx), Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx / Westchester) and Council Member Andrew Cohen (D - Bronx) praised the agreement announced today between LG Electronics USA, Inc. and a coalition of conservation and environmental groups from both sides of the Hudson River that will preserve views of the Hudson Palisades from a proposed corporate headquarters that would have towered over the natural and historic landmarks protected by the Palisades Interstate Compact.

She was backed by about $ 500,000 in media and direct - mail spending by EMILY's List, while Schatz received about $ 400,000 in air and mail support from the League of Conservation Voters and liberal groups like MoveOn.org.

As if we needed more evidence on Gannett's Jon Campbell's impact as the LCA's resident fracking scoop artist, a coalition of groups and Senate and Assembly Democrats today seizing on his report that one of the experts hired by the Department of Environmental Conservation to help write hydrofracking regulations is a member of the gas industry trade group.

Councilwoman Jennifer Metzger said the state Department of Environmental Conservation is reducing confidence in the agency by going against its own recommendations to avoid having more than one group in charge of reviews.

And as environmental issues continue to be closely monitored by voters and green groups in the Adirondack Park, critics often point out the lawmaker has received a 27 percent lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters, an environmental organization.

Last year, the group filed an open records request with the state Department of Environmental Conservation seeking the MWBE study performed by the agency for a project in Buffalo.

The report was released by Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environment America, Environment New York, Environmental Advocates of New York, HealthyPlanet, Long Island Solar Energy Industries Association, National Wildlife Federation, New York Building Congress, New York League of Conservation Voters, New York Public Interest Research Group, Renewable Energy Long Island, and Sierra Club.

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Turkalo stayed on, continuing her research aided by a staff of local pygmies and financial support from the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups.

Called «Mesa del Mar,» and organized largely by the islanders, one of the group's most ambitious proposals is the establishment of a formal conservation area around the island in conjunction with the Chilean government.

«We think the meat is more tasty that way,» explains Cun «Angela» Yan Fang, who went from guiding Western tourists as a local Naxi to guiding her fellow locals through the biogas technology and environmental conservation promoted by Western environmental groups such as the Nature Conservancy and Rare.

The researchers provide a new mathematical model that can be used by population geneticists and ecologists to better predict how social groups will influence the way species maintain genetic diversity and evolve, and ultimately help in the conservation of species.

The study's results currently are used by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's polar bear specialist group, which completes assessments of polar bears and issues the species» conservaConservation of Nature's polar bear specialist group, which completes assessments of polar bears and issues the species» conservationconservation status.

International groups are working to raise the total to 10 per cent by 2020, while delegates to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's 2016 World Conservation Congress agreed that at least 30 per cent should be protected by 2030.

It is one of a large group of energy photos maintained by the California Department of Conservation.