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Both of these birds are high conservation priorities in the Northeast, and hybrid identification and monitoring can aid in management and conservation initiatives for Saltmarsh and Nelson's sparrows,» said Walsh, who conducted the study as part of her doctoral research under the mentorship of Kovach.
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«Genome of threatened northern spotted owl assembed: Genome completion will help researchers better measure interbreeding among hybrid owls and guide conservation priorities in the West.»
«Madagascar is one of the top conservation priorities in the world,» says Goodman.
«Defining conservation priorities in tropical and biodiversity rich countries.»
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Gina is right in putting priorities in the conservation of our environment and natural resources to benefit the people, and for that, she has all our support,» added Fuentes.
Principle 5: Conservation of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order to maintain ecosystem services, should be a priority target of the ecosystem approach.
Thanks to information measures, the awareness of the population about the biological importance of the sanctuary was increased, and as a result the area has converted into a high - priority conservation area for ecotourism, governmental and private investment in infrastructure, promotion and conservation of natural resources80.
Growing up in Iceland, where environmental conservation is a priority to its people, has shaped the way I live my life both personally and professionally.
Conservation of healthy ecosystem and biological diversity is a priority in this exclusive environment composed of coastal lagoons, marshes and paddy fields.
It will also work to expand advocacy efforts and through new partnerships ensure conservation of entire landscapes in priority regions from India to Indonesia and Brazil to Vietnam.
Growing up in Iceland, where environmental conservation is a priority to its people, shaped the way he lives his life both personally and professionally.
«Setting a record in donations to an event which directly supports Mass Audubon's conservation priorities is reason enough to celebrate,» Clayton added.
Clayton thanked Chase and said, «I am excited to work with our Board, staff, members, and partners in pursuing new strategic conservation priorities with respect to land, wildlife, education, and advocacy.
As he faces a tough primary challenge from former NYC Comptroller John Liu, Sen. Tony Avella has picked up the support of the New York League of Conservation Voters, which today will name the Queens senator its top priority candidate in advance of the Sept. 9 election.
The New York League of Conservation Voters has targeted two Assembly primaries — one in Western NY and another in Westchester — as «high - priority» races in the upcoming Sept. 14 elections.
«He has championed issues throughout his distinguished career in public service that will be top priorities for me — from consumer protection and tenants» rights to environmental conservation and government reform.»
New York League of Conservation Voters Endorses Brian Kavanagh for New York State Senate District 26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 CONTACT: Jordan Levine (NYLCV)- 917-392-8965 / [email protected] The New York League of Conservation Voters, which works to make environmental sustainability a top political and policy priority in New York State, has announced its endorsement of Brian Kavanagh, who is running for New York State Senate in District 26.
State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said protecting water quality in the region is a top priority.
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.»
This week, the New York League of Conservation Voters debuted its list of six priority Senate races — dubbed the «six pack ``, which includes two incumbent Republicans who are among the Democrats» top targets in this year's re-match for control of the majority: Sens. Mark Grisanti and Marty Golden.
Earlier in the day, the state departments of Environmental Conservation and Health requested the EPA add the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. plant and other possible sources of contamination in Hoosick Falls to the National Priorities List under the federal Superfund program and investigate contamination sources.
As outlined in Erie County's Economic Development Plan, «Initiatives for a Smart Economy», the development of an inter-departmental Green Team focusing on energy reduction and resource conservation throughout Erie County operations is a priority in the revitalization of our community and economy.
«The proposed pipeline threatens important resources of regional and statewide concern including... state regulated wetlands, the Ramapo River Watershed, the Karst Aquifer Region (which is) a priority project designated in the NYS Open Space Conservation Plan,» Rosendale officials wrote.
Recognizing the need to address that challenge, several leading Latin American conservation organizations working in the Amazon basin recently met in Quito, Ecuador, to review regional jaguar conservation efforts and outline priorities to maintain healthy jaguar populations in the Amazon in perpetuity.
Coping with climate change is a key priority for conservation in the United States, says new science adviser.
While recent initiatives have attempted to address conservation priorities at global and national scales, most of these focus on developed countries in temperate regions.
Dr Campos - Arceiz said: «To generate ownership of the issues and potential solutions there is a need for inclusiveness and multi-stakeholder participation in the identification of conservation priorities.
The first priority, he says, should be strong conservation efforts — an area in which the United States lags far behind such countries as Japan.
«Coastal resiliency and disaster risk reduction have become a national priority, and healthy coastal ecosystems play an important role in building resilient communities,» said Holly Bamford, Ph.D., acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management at NOAA, and co-author of the study.
Through a series of workshops and online surveys, the objective of the research was to engage relevant stakeholders in the identification of conservation priority issues in Peninsular Malaysia; produce a list of ranked conversation issues; and test differences in priority perception among the stakeholders involved in the exercise.
Current sage - grouse conservation plans focus on protecting selected «priority areas,» but these areas vary in size and proximity to each other — will they be able to sustain thriving, interconnected populations over time?
«Jaguar scat study suggests restricted movement in areas of conservation importance in Mesoamerica: Noninvasive genetic survey on wild Mesoamerican jaguars is largest of its kind, reveals conservation priority.»
John Healey, Professor of Forest Sciences at Bangor University, explained: «Over the past 24 years the severity of this invasion was associated with a decline in the diversity of native tree species, including those species that are found only in Jamaica, which are the highest conservation priority.
The team used genetic information collected on field from tiger faecal samples, to understand how landscape features — like roads and agriculture — impact tiger movement in Central India, a global high priority tiger conservation landscape.
«For our team, the next challenge is identifying what they are doing in these locations» said Guttridge, «as there are more sensitive life stages, such as pupping / mating sites that are a priority for conservation efforts.»
Dr Samuel Turvey, Senior Research Fellow at ZSL, who co-chaired the major international conservation planning meeting in Hainan that produced the report, said: «Ensuring a future for the Hainan gibbon is one of the most important global priorities in mammal conservation.
New research has identified areas of Earth that are high priorities for conservation in the face of climate change.
«In fact, our study results are already being used by municipal and state agencies to identify priority areas for planting and tree conservation, as well as examining potential disparities in disadvantaged communities,» she saiIn fact, our study results are already being used by municipal and state agencies to identify priority areas for planting and tree conservation, as well as examining potential disparities in disadvantaged communities,» she saiin disadvantaged communities,» she said.
The researchers argue that these intact areas deserve higher priority for limited conservation dollars than areas already impacted heavily by human activity even though species are also threatened in the impacted areas.
The results suggest that, in regions where relatively large, intact wilderness areas remain (for example, Africa, Australia and South America), conservation of the remaining large - scale refugia is the priority.
To talk about threats to conservation when entire communities are being decimated may seem like a case of misplaced priorities, but loss of biodiversity and the HIV epidemic are closely intertwined, and their effects conspire to keep people living in poverty.
«This collection of papers is a major step toward understanding the evolutionary history and biogeographic history that have given rise to the species that we see in South American today, and it will play a key role in identifying conservation priorities for species,» Alfaro said.
There is no conservation program currently in effect to preserve this parrot but its small range and rarity should make its conservation a priority.
The NIMBioS GRA program has been dedicated to supporting graduate students in high priority areas, including, but not limited to, computational biology, conservation and natural resource management, STEM education and evaluation, spatial biology and infectious disease modeling.
Encouraging research priorities to incorporate ocean acidification into conservation planning and management — Managers have an important role to play in encouraging research that has direct conservation application by partnering with research institutions or supporting such partnerships.
We anticipate awarding 24 internships that will support work in the fields of ecology, evolution, ecosystem sciences or conservation biology, broadly defined, with a priority for projects that focus on one of the following Montana NSF EPSCoR RII Track - 1 research areas:
The NIMBioS GRA program is dedicated to supporting graduate students in high priority areas, including, but not limited to, computational biology, conservation and natural resource management, STEM education and evaluation, spatial biology and infectious disease modeling.
Through our involvement in the Federal Monarch Butterfly High Level Working Group, the National and Tri-National Monarch Science Partnership, and the Monarch Joint Venture, we are advancing the science and practice of monarch conservation, and shaping state, national, and international monarch conservation priorities.
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.
The Roles of Social Connectedness and Web Use in Shaping Conservation Priorities by Evan E. Johnson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill