Sentences with phrase «conservation priority species»

So as the Millennium Seed Bank gets more and more of these conservation priority species, the overall diversity of the collection doesn't go up very much.

It's a trade - off: you can get more diversity at the cost of getting fewer conservation priority species.»

Not exact matches

Nearly all of this property was designated a priority habitat of state - listed rare species, which is why Mass Audubon collaborated with public and private conservation organizations, as well as private landowners, to protect and manage this sanctuary.

Twelve different species have been designated as «priority species» by Chicago Wilderness, a regional conservation alliance, and the Nature Museum is proud to be one of the organizations developing strategies to protect these species.

These projects target habitats of priority species of conservation concern, and include dam removals, invasive species management, wetland restoration, and more.

Massachusetts Birds and Our Changing Climate builds on those previous reports and identifies conservation priorities for more than a hundred species that will be affected by changing patterns of temperature and rainfall, both manifestations of a warming planet.

Several individual items of legislation did receive A grades from the League of Conservation Voters, including the Community Risk and Resiliency Act — one of its priorities — invasive species mitigation, and incentives for local wine and beer production.

Now, the two new species are becoming a priority for conservation efforts.

This will lead to practical and tangible conservation benefits for the species as well as wider marine tourism management within West Papua, which is a priority for the Indonesian Government.»

The species is currently proposed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and is a priority species under the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Coopespecies is currently proposed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and is a priority species under the Great Plains Landscape Conservation CoopeSpecies Act and is a priority species under the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Coopespecies under the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative.

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.

It was designed to help conservation organizations and managers set priorities about what land and species need the most protection.

A new study from the University of Exeter has revealed that the Central African country of Gabon is providing an invaluable nesting ground for a vulnerable species of sea turtle considered a regional conservation priority.

Accurate species recognition and enhanced scientific understanding of species diversity is critical for accurately establishing conservation priorities,» says Dr. Lúcia Lohmann.

«Golden Eagles are a priority species for conservation.

«While the Midwest U.S.A. is top - priority, effective conservation of monarchs will require initiatives to restore and conserve habitats across the species range, which means there must be coordinated international initiatives.»

«We show that a direct consideration of these other biodiversity facets identifies different regions as high - priority for conservation than a focus on species does, and more effectively safeguards functions or evolutionary heritage,» Jetz said.

But the study also identifies other high - priority species and conservation areas that have so far been neglected.

Closed - area models highlight priority areas for shark conservation, and the need to consider effort reallocation and site selection if marine reserves are to benefit multiple threatened species.

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.

«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.

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.

Because most of the threatened species studied here live on islands, managing invasive predators on islands should be a global conservation priority.

The work of over 100 scientific research staff informs conservation priorities across the world, contributes to the conservation of endangered species, develops the scientists of tomorrow, and encourages a whole new generation of young explorers to take an active interest in the natural world.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency that conducts environmental research, said that the map «highlights wild, connected places that encompass a comprehensive range of ecosystems or rare species: It shows patterns that can help identify conservation priorities and provide a quantitative estimate of land's existing value.»

Because that's what's happening, and unless we start making conservation a priority we will lose not only the world's beautiful primates, but legions of other species as well.

«Sadly, in the next 25 years, many of these primate species will disappear unless we make conservation a global priority,» he adds.

«Current conservation priorities are calculated on the basis of species richness, endemism [geographical uniqueness] and threats,» said Budd.