Sentences with phrase «conservation activities as»

Saw O Moo will be remembered for his life - long passion and commitment to preserving Indigenous Karen cultural traditions, promoting customary land stewardship, and leading local community forest conservation activities as the Luthaw Paw Day Community Forest Coordinator.

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As a Canadian I am somewhat offended because I recall reading an article that said there are Bald Eagles in the US today, to a large extent, because of conservation activities in Canada.

Smallholders can apply for a maximum of $ 100,000 per year for agricultural training, conservation activities, social development, market access and organisational growth, as well as to cover the cost for auditing.

Terranea Resort encourages guests to explore its unique ecology and embrace environmentally friendly practices through a variety of conservation programs as well as exciting and educational activities.

Jeff Collins is Director of Mass Audubon's Ecological Management Department, coordinating habitat management planning and activities on our wildlife sanctuaries as well as assisting conservation partners through our Ecological Extension Service.

Wilber, who oversees Mass Audubon's land protection activities statewide, said «Receiving land trust accreditation is powerful validation of Mass Audubon operating at a high level as a private land conservation organization, reflecting our leadership role in the Commonwealth's vibrant land trust community.»

BASC's stand in Gunmakers» Row will be co-located with The Game Fair cookery theatre (The Field Kitchen Theatre) and will celebrate game as food and the full range of shooting and conservation activities.

With some tweaking, the map should help Conservation International and the Guyanese government pinpoint more areas to protect, such as those with rare species like the giant anteater, and others where some activity, such as low - impact logging, could continue under REDD +.

Although tempting to conclude that human activities thus benefit as well as deplete global biodiversity, the authors stress that extinct wild species can not simply be replaced with newly evolved ones, and that nature conservation remains just as urgent.

While the effects of human activity on the seal population can be detrimental — for example through a high rate of fishing bycatch mortality as observed on Lake Saimaa — a novel conservation method can help the seal population to cope with climate change.

The World Conservation Union ranks the loss of native habitat and the introduction of invasive species as the most crucial problems, but unchecked activities like fishing, hunting, and logging play a role — as does human - induced climate change.

This survey of conservation activity among rural landowners in Upstate New York considered a range of possible predictors such as gender, age, education, political ideology, and beliefs about the environment.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegalConservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegalconservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

Losey and his colleague Mace Vaughan of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation undertook the task of estimating the monetary value of insect activity in the U.S. Confining themselves to four activities that could be rigorously calculated — processing cattle dung, controlling pests, pollinating plants and serving as food for wildlife — the scientists derived conservative figures for the value of these services.

Although increasing illumination was more common in MPAs associated with human activity, even those designated as strict nature reserves or wilderness areas, which have limited human intrusion, experienced increasing light — about 9 % are experiencing increases in artificial light intensity, the team reports online before print in Conservation Letters.

The study suggests that since soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity can stand in as proxies for soil quality, farmers should consider moving toward no - till or conservation tillage systems.

And voluntary carbon markets seem likely as a source of financial support for coastal ecosystem conservation and restoration activities.

A challenge activity for ANY lesson (I used a conservation lesson as the example given).

Running Deer, which charges # 52,000 per year and offers opportunities such as survival skills, equine therapy and conservation activities, had no admissions or first - aid policy and had been operating across two sites without notifying the DfE.

This semester - long immersion in environmental studies and outdoor activities deepens students» love of nature, reinforces their commitment to conservation, and equips them to take meaningful action as environmental stewards.

As driven by the one of the University of Nairobi's core values, «Respect for and Conservation of the Environment», the Institute lead by Prof. S.G. Kiama, Director, joined students and other staff members from CAVS in tree planting activity held at Ngong Hills.

In recent decades some controversy has developed around hare coursing, with some viewing it as a cruel bloodsport and others seeing it as a traditional activity that assists in the conservation of hare populations and tests the ability of sighthounds.

«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».

As such, conservation activities remain an important priority in governmental policy.

As part of this celebration, ten Central Coast destinations offer almost 40 unique activities and volunteer opportunities that encourage conservation, exploration and discovery.

Gili Trawangan offers you few activities to be exploring such as cycling or seeing Gili by horse cart, knowing that those two kinds of transportation are allowed to be operating in every Gilis.Our meeting point in Gili Trawangan is at Turtle conservation house.

Divers can also assist with the conservation of the park's underwater environment, serving as the «eyes and ears» and reporting any untoward activities.

The program focuses on conservation activities and nature education, as well as learning about traditional Fijian culture.

As such conservation activities remain an important priority in government policy with the notable example of having the only jaguar reserve in the world among its protected areas.

A number of standing Working Groups have been formed to provide the Council with ongoing input on such areas as education, fishing, conservation issues, port and harbor interests, and military activities.

Port Edward offers a variety of activities and attractions such as hiking trails, Beaver Creek Coffee Estate, wake - boarding, mountain bike trails, Red Desert Nature Conservation Area, beaches, and Wild Waves Waterpark.

The conservation effort toward the ecosystem at this park goes to three objective activities as follows:

In addition, they satisfactorily meet criteria for sustainability, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in their planning and operation to consolidate tourism activity as a source of quality employment, investment, training and development to improve the standard of living.

Gallery guides and gallery hunts for families with children Teacher - directed gallery tours, pre - and post-visit activities, and lesson plans Special exhibition resources such as audio guide content, didactic panels, lectures, and digital interactives like the award - winning Beyond the Walls mobile app Audio clips and artist videos featuring Chuck Close, Esther Mahlangu, Ryan McGinnis, Julie Mehretu, Robert Pruitt, Hank Willis Thomas, among others Art in Depth Modules on ten conservation projects created by student participants in M.Lit program

The studio will be enclosed by a glass wall so museum visitors can observe studio activity, as part of an initiative to establish a more comprehensive in - house conservation program.

From the reduction of a yellowed varnish from a 17th - century Italian painting to the reattachment of flaking paint on an early American portrait or the removal of a grime layer on a 20th - century abstract work, the conservation treatment activities of the department are as varied as the paintings in the collection.

Its objectives are to serve as archival support for technical staff who are carrying out research, documentation, conservation and preparing activities, as well as for researchers, teachers and students, not to mention for artists and for the public as a whole.

Prior to his move here, he was Deputy Director for Art at the Brooklyn Museum from 2004 to 2011, where he oversaw 10 curatorial departments, as well as the museum's education, exhibitions, conservation and library activities.

Now common sense activities such as conservation, efficiency increases and plans to deal with effects are good.

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.

And just two months after the voyage, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), an international body that manages human activities in the Southern Ocean, took a critical step toward that protection, designating the Ross Sea as the world's largest marine protected area (MPA).

This activity report contains a description of the proceedings of an expert meeting on forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels for implementation of activities for REDD + (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks) which was held from 14 - 15 November 2011, in Bonn, Germany.

It discusses conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD +), as well as opportunities for funding of forest - related activities in the fifth GEF cycle (GEF - 5).

The candidate will have existing or emerging research activities that are related to one or more of the School's application interest areas such as marine resources, water, conservation planning, climate, international development, and pollution prevention.

Although conservation work, including large protected areas, is having an effect, there do remain concerns about the impact on tiger habitats of activities such as mining, the construction of thermal and hydroelectric dams and poaching.

He explained that his people carry out traditional and cultural activities on their lands today as they always have, and the only restriction is a moratorium on clearing forest earmarked for conservation — a moratorium endorsed in their own Life Plan and backed by the Paiter - Surui Parliament, but financed by the REDD project.

«There needs to be a clear and reliable political framework in order to provide confidence to the private sectors (as well as to NGOs and others) that are willing to invest money into forest conservation (or any carbon forest activity).

geothermal, EE & C and NRSE; Develop transparent legal, regulatory and technical frameworks in various energy projects, in particular on the cross border interconnection projects 7 Progress Energy Efficiency and Conservation 8 Progress on ASEAN Energy Efficiency & Conservation Activities under ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy / as in 2006 - 2007 in different 3 Countries (1) Follow - up Survey / Energy Audit (2) Local Seminar - Workshop for Dissemination (3) Development of Technical Directory (4) Development of Local /

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.

Conceived as a means of funneling private - sector money into conservation, REDD has evolved into an entire suite of activities and financing mechanisms that harness both private and public finance to slow deforestation.