Sentences with phrase «for conservation purposes»

Under these easements, land owners voluntarily give an environmental organization or government entity a nonpossessive interest in property for conservation purposes such as the protection of a natural habitat or preservation of a forest or farmland.

Freehold Title (s. 71P) leased to the Minister for National Parks (for 30 years with renewal): s. 71AD (1)(b)-RRB- and reserved for conservation purposes.

Whether they use mass transit systems out of necessity or for conservation purposes, these individuals rightfully expect these transportation methods to be properly maintained and operated for the safety of all passengers.

The Distrito Federal loses on average 1,000 acres (400 hectares) of natural areas per year, and while the state has set aside 200,000 acres (80,000 hectares) for conservation purposes, only 158,000 acres (64,000 hectares) remain due to illegal logging and squatting.

Recent examples include Apple buying a forest the size of San Francisco in the US for conservation purposes, building solar farms, protecting 1 million acres of forest in China and building solar farms there, etc..

At the end of 2004, for conservation purposes, Sipadan Island was closed to tourist stays and the resorts based there had to find new homes.

Defending a proposal to spend less state money acquiring land for conservation, Sen. Alberta Darling, R - River Hills, said «18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes.»

This methodology has been used to effectively control insect pests for decades but this is the first time it has been proposed for use for conservation purposes.

These capabilities could be used for conservation purposes.

The many supporters of Revive & Restore can take credit for driving this momentum and driving the continued advancement of avian sciences for conservation purposes.

«This work is turning out to be an extremely useful tool for conservation purposes, and it's quick and easy to survey a park in this way as you don't really need to search for the leeches - they come to you looking for a meal,» Tessler said.

According to the authors, the earliest migrants have the highest chance of success in reaching the winter home, and these monarchs should be prioritized for scientific studies and for conservation purposes.

Palm expert William Baker of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in Richmond, U.K., agrees that the resurrected palm could be useful for conservation purposes.

Governments can try to conserve with stricter policies, activists can petition developers and farmers, and benefactors can buy land out of the goodness of their hearts (much like the investment firm Goldman Sachs, which recently purchased some 700,000 acres in Patagonia for conservation purposes).

Mr. Ma paid $ 23 million for the sprawling upstate New York property, which he bought principally for conservation purposes, but also plans to use as an occasional personal retreat.»

The opening of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in 1999 provided Doug the opportunity to develop a research program around breeding locally imperiled butterflies for conservation purposes.

Located at Mass Audubon Headquarters in Lincoln, MA, the unit is responsible for acquisition of land and rights in land for conservation purposes, and stewardship of more than 37,500 acres with new properties and Wildlife Sanctuaries being added every year.

In practice, this meant more public land was set aside for conservation purposes and, in the areas still open to logging, cut blocks — those strategically shorn sections of forest seen in aerial photos — grew smaller.

Not exact matches

To be eligible for a deduction, land needs to meet at least one of four broadly defined «conservation purposes.»

For all practical purposes, this means the implementation of worldwide energy conservation and renewable energy technologies.

The Tibetan Goji Berry Company developed an Eco Control Protocol established in 1974 for botanical conservation purposes to protect over harvesting of this very special berry.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

The soccer pitch opened in 2008, with the Protect Our Parks conservation group protesting that taxpayer money was being used for that purpose.

Dead Neck is owned by Three Bays Preservation and is managed under a conservation restriction for «bird protection... and conservation purposes.»

The purpose of the meetings between senior Department of Environmental Conservation staff and Albany - area officials was to build support for the state's decision on the facility, which is expected to be announced soon, but which has not yet been finalized, according to three meeting attendees.

New York state's first PIT check - off program, Return a Gift to Wildlife, was created in 1982 to provide funds for fish and wildlife purposes through the Conservation Fund.

«A phylogeny and taxonomy is fundamental for all fields of biology that use lizards and snakes, to understand how to classify the species being studied, to interpret biological patterns in terms of relatedness, and even at a more basic level, to count how many species are in an area, for example, for conservation management purposes.»

The new carbon map also reveals Perú's extremely high ecological diversity and it provides the critical input to studies of deforestation and forest degradation for conservation, land use, and enforcement purposes.

Even as humanity has spread to directly effect roughly 40 percent of the world's surface — and harness 50 percent of the world's photosynthesis for our own purposes — the «wild» still exists, according to Kent Redford, WCS vice president of conservation strategy.

Scientists around the globe turn to the EOS satellite data for purposes as diverse as wildfire tracking, prioritizing land for conservation, and forecasting hurricanes.

However — and I used this example for a purpose — the conservation movement has its origins in the work of artists and photographers such as Ansel Adams who were key to showing the wonders of the natural landscape.

The idea of it is currently making me sick, but I hope to get over this soon, so that I can burst in a store, politely ask to see a manager, and somehow convince whomever is in charge to take my book for 25 % max so that I can raise at least a few dollars for the conservation of animals — which is the main purpose of the book.

For a donated easement to be qualified as a conservation contribution, it must be made to a qualified organization that serves the purpose of the donation and is able to enforce the easement's restrictions.

Although the rabbits were exterminated for purposes of wildlife management in the early «90s, the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand managed to save a breeding group of 49 Enderby Island Rabbits in 1992.

Furthermore, the Florida Constitution provides that revenue shall be appropriated to the FWCC for «purposes of management, protection, and conservation of wild animal life.»

Its purpose is to encourage travel as «a tool for conservation and sustainable development.»

West Bali National Park is nature conservation with pure ecosystem managed by zone system for multiple research purpose involving the education, tourism and recreation.

It is listed separately for conservation and management purposes (see separate listing for the global species).

By obtaining permission to use x-rays the museums deploy for conservation or authentication purposes, Ortega Ayala manages to conjure up intriguing dichotomies, which otherwise would be lost to eternity.

Since March 30, 2010, the museum visitors have the opportunity to observe the conservation process in a room specially equipped for this purpose.

Bronze geese, swans and cranes from the third century B.C. undergoing conservation in Xian are the earliest Chinese examples of bronze sculpture used for purely artistic purposes.

Installation view: Guggenheim Media Conservation Lab, for inspection purposes.

Claydon's structure deploys materials used by museums for functional conservation purposes.

Cap - and - dividend assumes that the decreasing supply and rising price of carbon will shift private investment from new coal burning plants to wind, solar, conservation and efficiency, and that public investment will not be needed for these purposes.

We identified as most promising measures: the promotion of organic inputs on arable land instead of grassland, the introduction of perennials (grasses, trees) on arable set - aside land for conservation or biofuel purposes, to promote organic farming, to raise the water table in farmed peatland, and — with restrictions — zero tillage or conservation tillage.

Second, this program would need to be coupled with strong conservation policies to ensure that ecosystems were not purposefully degraded for the purpose of then «restoring» them for carbon removal credits.

(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federaconservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federaConservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federaconservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.

In the prepared statement, California BLM director Jerome Perez said such a large - scale mining ban is not needed «to meet the purpose for which the conservation lands were designated,» because there is little chance there will be significant mining - related disturbances.

The term land use is also used in the sense of the social and economic purposes for which land is managed (e.g., grazing, timber extraction and conservation).

Except in perturbative contexts (such as the neighbourhood of a fixed point or invariant torus), the long - time evolution of a dynamical system for deterministic data is still largely only controllable by the classical tools of exact solutions, conservation laws and monotonicity formulae; a discovery of a new and effective tool for this purpose would be a major breakthrough.