Sentences with phrase «conservation practices»

In the process, soil and water conservation practices used for centuries were abandoned.

The dollars will be used to support farmer implementation of conservation practices.

The award is a $ 1000 cash prize, to be used to further meaningful, science - based conservation practices on the winning farm.

But defending conservation practices in this way is problematic.

As farmers implement soil conservation practices, such as planting on contours and maintaining ground cover.

Such policy changes could include regulations, financial incentives for farmers to adopt conservation practices, and technical assistance to help farmers incorporate the changes.

I was tasked with supporting their conservation programs with the best available science, working across fields to bring together insights that could inform conservation practice.

They also concluded that community - based social marketing is a good approach for encouraging residents to increase their water conservation practices.

We are becoming more sophisticated in terms of conservation practices.

Our on - site Field Guides at Al Maha are trained to uphold best conservation practice whilst immersing you in the colours, scents, sounds and wildlife experiences of the desert.

To feed ourselves while confronting the environmental challenges that threaten our future food security — including climate change, soil erosion, water scarcity and loss of biodiversity — we need policies, incentives and public investments that promote diversified organic farming and improved conservation practices on all farms.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Reduced office running cost $ 15K annually by implementing cost effective energy conservation practices at the clinic • Devised and implemented a computerized appointment setting mechanism that not only reduced manual effort but also enhanced accuracy of scheduling up till 100 % • Earned the «Most Punctual Employee» title twice last year

Prairie, together with other conservation practices already on farms, advocates claim, has the potential to reduce the massive runoff of nutrient pollution mostly from Midwestern farms that flows down the Mississippi River and forms a gigantic «dead zone» in the Gulf of Mexico every summer.

Our goal for 2018 is to expand our work at the programmatic level, taking on projects with the capability to advance genetic rescue as a standard tool for modern conservation practice.

The setting and natural beauty of Seychelles has inspired our island conservation practices and philosophies, and has also influenced the design of our guest spaces.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2012 greenhouse gas inventory, the U.S. agriculture sector is responsible for 526 million metric tons, or 8 % of domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year, which presents an enormous opportunity for the adoption of voluntary conservation practices that reduce emissions.

Work with private landowners, universities, and state and federal agencies to promote effective conservation practices for grassland sites, coastal barrier beaches, and other high - priority habitats.

Our Elders, with a skill base of traditional knowledge, hand in hand with conservation practices dating back thousands of years, witnessed these changes and began forecasting potential impacts back in the late sixties.

The good steward, however, not only carries out good conservation practices against erosion, but understands that the fruits of the soil draw out of it something that he needs to replace to avoid its depletion.

Under the program, called REDD + (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation; the «+» was added to include conservation practices), the developed world can buy verified forest emissions reductions to help meet their climate change targets.

«Traditional conservation practices, putting a fence around a biological reserve and controlling things like logging, that's not sufficient.

The findings contradict the widely held view that soils with high water content necessarily accumulate organic matter better than dry soils, which could have implications for agricultural and wetlands conservation practices, Hall said.

«Water savvy conservationists» are most likely to engage in landscape irrigation conservation practices, and they're more likely to use professionals for various landscape tasks.

And the project differs from the typical conservation practice of carrying out complete restorations on a house - by - house basis by focusing on urgent site - wide restorations and repairs.

Focus group participants were asked to describe how they watered their lawns and what conservation practices they currently utilized.

Repainting wasn't an option: it is contrary to current art conservation practice.

We are the leading conservation organization promoting the incorporation of genetic tools into standard conservation practice, bringing together the academic or commercial labs advancing the science and the conservation practitioners working in the field.

Best conservation practices consider both genetics and biology, says a new study in Biological Conservation.

In a statement, MoMA's director, Glenn D. Lowry, said he is «confident that Kate will provide exemplary leadership to the museum's conservation department in order to ensure that its vital work will continue in advancing our state - of - the - art conservation program, and in developing the most innovative conservation practice and scientific research.»

«I am delighted to welcome him to the Dallas Museum team, and I know that his knowledge of the latest conservation practices and enthusiasm for integrating conservation into the fabric of the museum experience will help the DMA meaningfully expand its conservation program for the benefit and enjoyment of our community.»

December 6 — 8, 2013 at Hamburger Kunsthalle Eleonora Nagy gave a lecture as part of «Fail Better: Verband der Restauratoren Symposium about Conservation Practice and Decision Making in Modern and Contemporary Art»

While the HadCM3 - projected mean annual precipitation during 2070 to 2099 at El Reno, Oklahoma, decreased by 13.6 %, 7.2 %, and 6.2 % for A2, B2, and GGa1, respectively, the predicted erosion (except for the no - till conservation practice scenario) increased by 18 - 30 % for A2, remained similar for B2, and increased by 67 - 82 % for GGa1.

By working together and utilizing conservation practices, we can produce safe, affordable food and fuel while helping save the bay and Virginia's rivers and streams.

Although this paper considers the use of TK in modern medicine, TK is used in many areas of modern life including in agriculture and environmental conservation practices.

FM Global is one of the world's leading specialist commercial property insurers with a reputation for cutting edge loss prevention engineering and property conservation practices.

The 2014 Farm Bill, signed by President Barack Obama in February, authorizes $ 1.3 billion in spending over five years to help farmers adopt conservation practices in regions of the country facing significant environmental challenges.

In general, the farms had very poor soil conservation practices, no use of organic fertilizers or compost, and minimal ground cover.

The researchers believe that some of the increase comes from improvements in water conservation practices, though some was simply the result of inefficient irrigation, for example, water seeping out of unlined ditches into aquifers.

Assist all who live and work in the region in identifying opportunities for improving conservation practices;

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (SMBSC) utilizes sustainable farming and energy conservation practices.

Likewise, reduced tillage, cover crops, intensified cropping systems, and other conservation practices are known to build the soil long - term.

«It's supposed to inform conservation practice, to be a wake - up call for the extinctions that are happening,» says Caroline Pollock, a program officer with the Red List unit.