Sentences with phrase «global conservation organization»

The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Keynote speakers supporting the 2012 ATWS Summit theme, «Prosper with Purpose», include Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary - General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Rob Torres, Managing Director of Travel at Google; Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Yves - Jacques Cousteau and co-founder of Blue Legacy; Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International, the global conservation organization; and Darrell Wade, CEO of PEAK Adventure Travel.

The company actively promotes the responsible stewardship of global fisheries resources and is a founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)-- a global partnership of scientists, tuna processors and WWF, the global conservation organization.

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IRRI works to ensure the long - term preservation of rice biodiversity as a part of the global strategy for the conservation of rice genetic resources in partnership with national programs and regional and international organizations worldwide, including through the International Rice Genebank.

EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on conservation and global public health issues, published a comprehensive review today examining the current state of knowledge of the deadly Ebola and Marburg virus.

Scientists conducting the first circum - global assessment of mitochondrial DNA variation in the Southern Hemisphere's humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have found that whales faithfully returning to calving grounds year after year play a major role in how populations form, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History, and a number of other contributing organizations.

A research group led by the American Museum of Natural History and global wild cat conservation organization Panthera has published the largest gene - based survey of its kind on wild jaguar populations in Mesoamerica.

Wes Sechrest, a mammalogist who runs an organization called Global Wildlife Conservation, agrees with much of the analysis.

Global warming could severely hamper the outdoor economy of the nature rich state of Montana, a new study by the state's oldest conservation organization found.

He currently is the executive director of the Arcus Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to global human rights and environmental conservation.

Civic Enterprises is partnering with numerous organizations and programs, such as the Earth Conservation Corps, EARTH University, and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corp, to strengthen environmental policies and initiatives on a national and global scale.

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Today, American Humane, the country's first national humane organization and the world's largest certifier of animal welfare and well - being, announced Tanganyika Wildlife Park has achieved certification through the global American Humane Conservation program.

Belize marine conservation organization ReefCI, receives Global recognition at the World Responsible Tourism Awards

Hwange: Cecil's Kingdom is paired with Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization.

These are testable ideas that may enhance the strategies of conservation organizations and improve the way in which we convey difficult and important information about global climate change.

The U.S. - based Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, for example, has announced $ 20 million in grants to local and global nonprofit organizations that are working in the areas of conservation, human rights and the environment.

They are the largest global, non-profit ocean conservation organization and achieve their mission by leveraging advocacy, science, law, media and public pressures to create well - targeted policy campaigns.

About WWF — WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries.

Last week, the Global Crop Diversity Trust, the German - based organization created in 2004 to ensure the long - term conservation of crop diversity, announced it had amassed pledges totaling $ 300 million from 14 nations, as well as from the private sector, non-profit organizations, and financial institutions.

That year, the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group booted 20 - year member Mitch Taylor out of their organization, explaining that his skeptical views on human - caused global warming were «extremely unhelpful» to their polar bear conservation agenda.

«These bloggers hope to use polar bears to cast doubt on global warming itself,» said co-author Steven Amstrup, chief scientist for Polar Bears International, a conservation - focused organization.

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — population policy Horn of Africa — joint position statement from civil society organizations on population growth and climate change IAP — statement on population and consumption International Planned Parenthood Federation — policy on climate change and sexual and reproductive health Nature Conservation Council of NSW — population policies Save the Children — policy on population Sierra Club — Global Population and the Environment Program Sustainable Population Party of Australia — population policies Various — extracts of references to population in selected policies Wildlife Trusts — position on population, resource use & consumption World Wildlife Fund — policy on population

11 November 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. Forest Trends, a non-profit organization that tracks global forest developments, today released the most comprehensive analysis to date of the United Nations» program for protecting forests and generating forest conservation finance.

The Bergwaldprojekt is a committed non-profit environmental organization for the protection of forests and natural areas in the entirety of Germany and operates with volunteers in over 50 different projects.Through the collaboration with the Bergwaldprojekt, First Climate clients have made concrete conservation activities possible, linking global climate protection with regional environmental protection.

«With the global trade in shark fins pushing sharks toward extinction, it will take strong actions such as this to prevent us from making irreversible changes to our ocean ecosystems,» said Whit Sheard, senior advisor for Oceana, a maritime conservation organization.

Now, through a technology partnership with Oceana, an international organization devoted to ocean conservation, and Skytruth, a non-profit that uses remote sensing and digital mapping to expose environmental impacts, Google is using it's mapping technology to keep tabs on global fishing activity and let the public watch what ships are doing.

Civic Enterprises is partnering with numerous organizations and programs, such as the Earth Conservation Corps, EARTH University, and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corp, to strengthen environmental policies and initiatives on a national and global scale.