Sentences with phrase «conservation groups as»

The two senators worked with both industry and conservation groups as they designed the legislation, attempting to craft an approach that would address the concerns of American businesses while taking positive steps toward reducing global warming.

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.

A 2010 report by FWS and other federal agencies, in collaboration with such conservation groups as the National Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy, found that global warming will have an increasingly devastating effect on migratory birds in all habitats.

Identifying climate - resistant reefs, called «Reefs of Hope,» is a high priority among conservation groups as corals are collapsing globally due to higher water temperatures.

The findings can help government agencies and conservation groups as they plan strategies to adapt to the changes, Cloern said.

Not exact matches

MillerCoors is giving out about $ 700,000 to landowners in the Trinity River Basin that use strategies that reduce erosion and runoff, such as restoring native plants and rotating cattle grazing, according to Trinity Waters, a non-profit conservation group.

The balance of nature, Type II, although commonly stated in a metaphor of two terms, obviously involves many terms such as animals, waste, water, oxygen, algae, industries, governments, conservation groups, etc..

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.

As one of our most dedicated group of donors, you'll make an important commitment to conservation while giving us the stability to expand our efforts and plan for the future.

Shedd Aquarium has teamed up with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) as part of a group of conservation organizations (collectively known as partners in «conchservation») studying queen conch, Lobatus gigas, in The Bahamas to understand why local populations are in decline.

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.

Mass Audubon President Gary Clayton said, «This designation enhances Mass Audubon's reputation as a model for responsible land conservation and stewardship, not only in how we approach our own projects, but as a willing partner with other conservation groups and government agencies.»

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.

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.

In 2009, a previous version of the Department of Environmental Conservation's report, known as an environmental impact study, recommended allowing hydrofracking in the watersheds; environmental groups intensely criticized it.

The New York League of Conservation Voters, which has steadily increased its political spending in recent years, this morning sent an email to members of the Assembly who it backed in the last election cycle, reminding them that this issue is the group's «top priority for the 2015 session, and as you may recall this was specifically communicated to you in 2014 when you applied for NYLCV's endorsement.»

They survived with the help of outside entities such as Paul Smith College, providing a useful lesson for the CIC, which will be run through a partnership with the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development and several other local environmental groups.

At the same time, the League of Conservation Voters, a national environmental group, singled out Katko as part of a $ 550,000 TV campaign drawing attention to a provision that is expected to be added to the Senate GOP tax bill that opens the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

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 grouAs 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 grouas 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.

Cuomo's Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens caused a stir among pro- and anti-fracking groups when he issued a statement saying that he was rejecting calls for an independent health analysis of the potential impacts of the gas drilling process known as hydrofracking.

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.

Supporters of conservation brought up strategies to stop the sale of the island, including lobbying Congress to revoke the act putting Plum Island up for sale, designating the island as property for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, selling it to New York State or a non-profit group that will focus on preservation, or — if necessary — filing a lawsuit against the 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 groups said the United States should make the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests in developing nations a central goal of federal climate legislation, as tropical deforestation and other land - use decisions account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The National Hockey League will significantly reduce its carbon footprint — as well as the greenhouse gas emissions of its 30 franchise teams — through improved energy conservation, detailed efficiency analyses and the purchase of renewable energy certificates (RECs) under a newly signed agreement with Constellation Energy Group, the league announced yesterday.

Governments, industry and conservation groups across this region are already trying to cull lionfish from their waters, and encourage their use as a food fish.

(Reuters)- Conservation groups on Friday hailed a court decision that blocks Montana from building roads and logging in nearly 37,000 acres of a state forest that serves as core habitat for protected grizzly bears.

In Britain, for instance, conservation groups are staging a nationwide survey this winter to establish whether it should be classed as an endangered species.

Rather than denounce this support as a measly «trickle» compared to ecological world need and the dreams of the Rio Earth Summit, as some conservation groups and others have, we should be using it to build on the Darwin project.

Chairwoman Mikulski requested the report after organizing a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues as part of a national initiative to increase visibility and conservation for oceans.

«We estimated that over 28 thousand lemurs are kept illegally as pets in Malagasy cities over the last three years alone,» said Reuter, who has recently been appointed to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission's Primate Specialist Group.

But conservation groups took aim at one action in particular: restricting land clearing to curtail runoff in Queensland, which is listed as «on track or underway.»

In the Huangnihe conservation district, a patchwork of old growth forest and reforested former logging areas adjacent to Jilin's two main tiger habitat reserves, Huangnihe forest reserve director Li Cheng is working with scientists and conservation groups to find alternative jobs for locals, for example by training loggers and poachers as organic honey farmers.

«Bird watchers, a group not traditionally thought of as a constituency by many wildlife management agencies, have real potential to be conservation supporters, if appropriate mechanisms for them to contribute are available.»

The trend worries many local environmental groups, such as California's Surfrider Foundation or Australia's Nature Conservation Council of NSW, which are concerned about protecting nearby ecosystems by safely disposing the concentrated brine left from the process as well as increased fossil - fuel use and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions.

Wayne Pacelle, chief executive officer and president of the Humane Society of the United States, said the group has a general objection to trophy hunting and sees as morally questionable raising money for conservation by selling permits to kill endangered species.

The Dallas Safari Club will auction a permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia, possibly fetching up to $ 1 million with proceeds going to protect the endangered animals in a move seen by some animal rights groups as ethically dubious conservation.

«[Brazil's] borders are hard to control and its extraordinary biodiversity is often seen as easy money by trafficking networks,» says Juan Carlos Cantú, a biologist in Mexico City who manages the Mexico office of Defenders of Wildlife, a conservation group in Washington, D.C. Birds are especially vulnerable, and parrots top the list of threatened species because of the high demand for them in the pet market.

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 animalAs 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 animalas potential saviours of the Florida panther, North American black bear (Ursus americanus) and many other high - profile animals.

It demonstrates too the value of captive breeding, even for such a diverse group as this: not only to preserve at least some threatened species, but also to provide contact between humans and animals, and promote human understanding, without which all conservation is doomed.

«Having a group of distantly related species, representing markedly different ecologies and biology, is as important, or more important, than just having more species in general,» said Brian R. Silliman, Rachel Carson associate professor of marine conservation biology at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment.

According to the League of Conservation Voters, only 3 percent of Zinke's votes in Congress qualify as «pro-environment,» Oil and gas organizations like the Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America applauded Zinke's nomination, but conservation - minded hunting and fishing groups welcoConservation Voters, only 3 percent of Zinke's votes in Congress qualify as «pro-environment,» Oil and gas organizations like the Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America applauded Zinke's nomination, but conservation - minded hunting and fishing groups welcoconservation - minded hunting and fishing groups welcomed it, too.

As environmental groups turned their attention to Zinke, many described the 55 - year - old House Natural Resource Committee member's record on public lands and conservation as a mixed baAs environmental groups turned their attention to Zinke, many described the 55 - year - old House Natural Resource Committee member's record on public lands and conservation as a mixed baas a mixed bag.

US - based groups such as EDF, The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International this week backed airlines» plans to join REDD, calling forest conservation «essential» to meeting aviatConservation International this week backed airlines» plans to join REDD, calling forest conservation «essential» to meeting aviatconservation «essential» to meeting aviation targets.

As part of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), Uzbekistan authorities are working on the development and implementation of regulations to protect the snow leopard and the appointment of groups responsible for its conservation.

Following his MSc he joined the Fisheries and Conservation Group at Bangor University as a Sea - going Scientist (2013).

She has published over 30 conservation science papers on topics such as climate vulnerability and adaptation, marine protected areas, conservation planning, coral reef resilience, ocean acidification, sea - level rise, blue carbon, customary tenure, and partnerships between religious groups and conservation.

He is involved as a funder and advisor to many local environmental groups, particularly land trusts involved with protecting land through purchase or conservation easement.

Orla works in a dynamic environment managing the advancement of numerous research projects, as well as seeking the ongoing input and advice of scientists, marine transportation industries, conservation groups, First Nations individuals and government agencies in finding real world vessel noise reduction solutions.