Sentences with phrase «highest 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.

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.

For example, bird conservation professionals» values could guide cat colony management in high conservation priority areas, whereas cat colony caretaker values could guide management in low conservation priority areas.

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Finding viable alternatives to chemical weed control and improving water conservation are also high on the priority list of those surveyed.

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.

Work with private landowners, universities, and state and federal agencies to promote effective conservation practices for grassland sites, coastal barrier beaches, and other high - priority habitats.

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.

Identifying climate - resistant reefs, called «Reefs of Hope,» is a high priority among conservation groups as corals are collapsing globally due to higher water temperatures.

The study recommends that reefs able to retain the «practice run» of protective conditions prior to bleaching be given high priority for conservation efforts.

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.

«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.

New research has identified areas of Earth that are high priorities for conservation in the face of climate change.

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 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.

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.

It identifies 815 farms totaling 212,047 acres as «highest priority» for conservation and an additional 1,970 farms totaling 263,333 acres as «high priority» for conservation.

-- The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide grants to organizations to conduct business competitions that provide incentives, training, and mentorship to entrepreneurs, including minority - owned and woman - owned, and early stage start - up companies throughout the United States to meet high priority economic, environmental, and energy security goals in areas to include energy efficiency, renewable energy, air quality, water quality and conservation, transportation, smart grid, green building, and waste management.

Conservation of these zones should feature as a high priority climate protection initiative.

Walt's Dairy was ranked the highest priority for protection among all the farms identified in Scenic Hudson's Foodshed Conservation Plan, a data - driven blueprint for ramping up collaborative farmland - protection efforts to create a secure source of fresh, local food for the Hudson Valley and New York City.

We must elevate the status of ecosystem conservation from a side issue in global environmental talks and treaties (that are exclusively focused on carbon) to an urgent high priority issue.