Sentences with phrase «granted protected status»

An additional 150 million hectares of forest lands have been granted protected status since 1990, and during that same period, area that were already protected have grown in size by around 200 million hectares.

The species was granted protected status in the 1970s, after years of being hunted.

Federal law regarding Temporary Protected Status does not specify a recipient's behavior as criteria for extending the program and immigration experts say those who receive it are heavily screened before they are granted the protected status.

The American Center for Law & Justice announced it has commenced an Article 78 proceeding seeking to nullify the decision by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday that denied to grant protected status to the building that occupies the spot near Ground Zero proposed for construction of a mosque.

Not exact matches

The Obama administration granted Haitians «Temporary Protected Status» after an earthquake displaced 1.5 million, NBC News reports.

The Department concludes that it can best protect the interests of retirement investors in receiving sound advice, provide greater certainty to the public and regulated parties, and minimize the risk of unnecessary disruption by taking a more balanced approach than simply granting a flat delay of fiduciary status and all associated obligations for a protracted period.

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Haitians who entered the United States in the year following the earthquake have been granted Temporary Protected Status, which is slated to terminate on July 22, 2019.

That will be cold comfort for teachers, as those five sections, according to a statement released by the California Teachers Association, «grant permanent status to teachers, provide due process in teacher dismissal proceedings and protect seniority as a component of the layoff process.

The Dump on Indie campaign will continue like many other campaigns protecting the status quo: until it's taken for granted.

Having declared and granted a UNESCO world heritage status in 1981, it is just appropriate to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Thanks to the efforts of green groups, however, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on Thursday moved to preserve the falls, suggesting Trchkan be granted «specially protected area» status by the government, in what ArmeniaNow called «a rare victory for Armenian environmentalists.»

A positive decision grants the claimant protected status in Canada.

Persons may not be eligible to have their claim determined if they: have been recognized as a Convention refugees or protected persons by another country to which they can return; have already been granted protected person status in Canada; arrived via the Canada - United States border; are not admissible to Canada on security grounds, or because of criminal activity or human rights violations; made a previous refugee claim that was found to be ineligible for referral to determine refugee status; made a previous refugee claim that was rejected; or abandoned or withdrew a previous refugee claim.