Sentences with phrase «in local conservation»

Our team and staff are also actively involved in local conservation projects, such as the Placencia Mooring Masters and organizing the aunnual cleanup of Laughing Bird Caye, a national park and World Hertage Site.

I believe in local conservation and the mission that Dr. Don Burton conceptualized over 30 years ago — each animal deserves a chance!

Yet it's not purely a coincidence that most of what has been accomplished in local conservation dates from Matola's arrival in 1982.

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When I traveled with my partner, Chris, across various regions of Costa Rica in late August, I was impressed by how many of our guides and the wildlife experts we consulted with were born and raised in the region and had found work focused on conservation and wildlife preservation in their local communities.

And, as it did last year, Salesforce will «offset» the water consumed during its upcoming Dreamforce customer conference in San Francisco — there are 170,000 people registered — by investing in a local watershed conservation project.

I get to work on Adirondack conservation issues and assist those who are fighting global warming; I've helped my wife start a new school in our town; I can teach Sunday school and help run a nationwide effort to decommercialize Christmas and sit on the board of the local college.

Sonoma County Snares $ 8 Million to Fight Drought and Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Friday...

Representatives have also written letters in support of beginning farmer issues, organic agriculture issues, local food issues, and conservation accountability and crop insurance, among others.

The Rainforest Alliance Certified ™ seal is awarded to farms that have met the environmental, social and economic standards of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), a coalition of local conservation organizations that first set the standard for sustainable farming in rainforest areas in the early 1990s.

The local knowledge and experience of Dr Tourenq and Tim Field — Banrock Station's Wetland and Conservation Ranger — are key to helping maintain a healthy and resilient river system — one in which irrigated agriculture such as winemaking can continue to flourish while environmental assets are preserved for the benefit of all Australians.

We are very excited at the opportunity to benefit from Mass Audubon's experience with local zoning regulations, and will greatly appreciate their help in creating new subdivision regulations that will encourage the use of low - impact development and green infrastructure,» said Hudson's Conservation Agent and Planner Pam Helinek.

Since late February, researchers from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo have been monitoring levels of cortisol (known as the stress hormone) in three species that have been reintroduced or restored by the forest preserve: wood frogs (designated as «in great need of conservation» in Illinois); spotted salamanders, a rare species for northeastern Illinois; and spring peepers, a frog species whose local populations are in decline.

«Whether a natural resource professional, land trust volunteer, or local conservation advocate, users will find MAPPR to be an efficient and effective tool for gaining valuable insights into targeted land conservation in the 21st century,» said Jeff Collins, Mass Audubon Director of Ecological Management and project lead.

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago's most visited paid cultural attraction and a national leader in animal care, conservation education and research, announces the election of four senior executives from leading local companies to its Board of Trustees: Julie Andreeff Jensen of Citadel; Jerry Krulewitch of McDonald's; Andrew P. Nocella of United Airlines; and Richard Tobin of CNH Industrial N.V.

Shedd Aquarium has teamed up with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) as part of a group of conservation organizations (collectively known as partners in «conchservation») studying queen conch, Lobatus gigas, in The Bahamas to understand why local populations are in decline.

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago's most visited paid cultural attraction and a national leader in animal care, conservation education and research, announces the election of four senior executives from leading local companies to its Board of Trustees: Julie Andreeff Jensen of Citadel; Jerry Krulewitch of McDonald's; Andrew P. Nocella of United Airlines; and Richard Tobin of CNH Industrial N.V. Continue Reading >

The park district plans to spend $ 910,000 on the purchase, which will be covered by a $ 400,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Conservation and $ 418,000 in donations from local developers.

Students will analyze data to determine trends in bee populations and the impact on local ecosystems, as well as obtain information on current conservation efforts.

Comparing the values of conservation with the advantages of the development for the local community provided a lot of thought provoking discussion which resulted in a fantastic piece of work.

«Greenbelt is excited to partner with Mass Audubon in the conservation of this incredible parcel that includes thousands of acres in a mosaic of protected land,» added Ed Becker, the local land conservation organization's Executive Director.

The state's largest conservation nonprofit has worked with local landowners, the Housatonic River Natural Resource Damages Fund (HRNRDF), and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to add almost 120 acres to the wildlife sanctuary in Sheffield, which will now total more than 360 acres.

But, what has impressed me most of all is Richard Becker's resourcefulness and creativity evidenced by his role while a member of the Cortlandt Town Board in bringing about the innovative Cortlandt Heating Oil Plan (CHOP), which at the height of the economic crisis provided both heating oil discounts as well as conservation tips and energy audits to help local residents afford to heat their homes at a time when many were risking their health by living in homes that were too cold because they couldn't afford the high cost of heating oil.

«We know she has been hugely supportive of shooting's role in everything from landscape - scale conservation projects to local habitat creation and management and recognises shooting as a cornerstone of the countryside.

«No one seems to be in aggressive support of it besides maybe some of the local groups, the conservation people and things like that,» Mills said.

The Executive Budget proposes a total reduction in Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) spending of 5.5 %, reflecting a slower pace of capital spending, non-recurring local assistance, and a statewide consolidation of IT personnel.

In accepting Zucker's recommendation, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens noted the reduced profitability of fracking, now that about 60 percent of the state's land has been taken off the table through strict regulation and local moratoriums.

The aim of the project is to link the management carried out by people shooting over land in North Wales with conservation programmes in North Wales, principally the Local Biodiversity Action Plans.

Green Shoots in North Wales is a partnership project between the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Environment Agency Wales (EAW), the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Cymru (FWAG Cymru) and the Local Biodiversity Action Plan partnerships in North Wales.

Green Shoots has three demonstration projects in Cheshire, North Wales and the Somerset Levels where a project officer works with BASC members and local conservation partners to meet biodiversity targets.

Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens said last week that he expects the advisory committee of experts, local and state officials and environmental groups reviewing the controversial natural - gas extraction process hydraulic fracturing will meet in «the near future.»

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo to distribute toys to 200 local Bronx military families in need of support this holiday season.

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituentIn an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituentin all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

LAKE GEORGE — Spectacular mountain views from atop Prospect Mountain can be seen this weekend for free, thanks to the efforts of three local veterans working in collaboration with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Offering local people a social or financial stake in conservation seems to have worked in East Africa.

«Making conservation work in Jamaica had a lot to do with understanding the local culture and people.»

The study suggests that an understanding of how human use of the landscape interact with climate and ecosystem processes is important for organizations that want to develop strategies for climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and local development in one of the world's poorest regions.

William Baya, Director of the Sabah Wildlife Department adds, «We need more joint conservation efforts with the oil palm and forestry sector and better collaboration of scientists and conservationists with local authorities to protect the diversity of carnivores in the remaining rainforests of Borneo.»

In May, a group of Kenyan forestry experts, including the conservation secretary of the country's Environment Ministry, warned that the mathenge tree could be at risk of extinction if the cogeneration plant's need for local biomass leads to overharvesting of the trees.

That human land use destroys natural ecosystems is an oft - cited assumption in conservation, but ecologists have discovered that instead, traditional ranching techniques in the African savanna enhance the local abundance of wild, native animals.

Intensive community - based conservation awareness work has reduced the local hunting pressure in Myanmar, while the implementation of a trans - boundary agreement between China and Myanmar, signed in 2015, has significantly reduced illegal trans - boundary wildlife trade and illegal logging.

According to Barry Ferguson of the U.E.A., some conservation organizations are already in hot water with locals.

In fact there are likely to be severe setbacks in the total numbers or area of protected areas in many tropical countries, therefore decentralising conservation policies to communities and local stakeholders can be powerful and effectivIn fact there are likely to be severe setbacks in the total numbers or area of protected areas in many tropical countries, therefore decentralising conservation policies to communities and local stakeholders can be powerful and effectivin the total numbers or area of protected areas in many tropical countries, therefore decentralising conservation policies to communities and local stakeholders can be powerful and effectivin many tropical countries, therefore decentralising conservation policies to communities and local stakeholders can be powerful and effective.

Knowledge of local cat behavior can help conservation workers protect native wildlife from hunting cats, according to the study published in the Journal of Zoology.

«Policy makers must focus greater attention on zoning resource use over entire river basins and include local communities in landscape - scale conservation planning, to ensure their continued success.»

As a sign of the increasing recognition of the role of local people in conservation success in Brazil, when the country's environment ministry was reorganized in 2007, the park agency was christened the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservaticonservation success in Brazil, when the country's environment ministry was reorganized in 2007, the park agency was christened the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity ConservationConservation (ICMBio).

Meanwhile, researchers and community advocates in other parts of Brazil began to realize that conflicts over land and conservation impacted a variety of other local people who led simple lives but were not, strictly speaking, indigenous.

Panthera also recognizes the importance of making sure that local people have a stake in and stand to benefit from PAs and big cat conservation.

According to a study published in the journal Conservation Biology by a group of scientists from the University of Notre Dame, Resources for the Future, U.S. Forest Service, University of Michigan and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory, if bighead and silver carp were to establish in Lake Erie, local fish biomass is not likely to change beyond observations recorded in the last 3 decades.

The EPA in November will kick off a series of five national workshops to allow state and local leaders, renewable energy developers and conservation groups to brainstorm.

Better application of science and technology, empowerment of local communities in decision making, integrating biodiversity conservation into other key sectors, scenario planning that is sensitive to economic and cultural diversity, private sector partnerships in financing biodiversity protection, as well as better cross-border regional collaboration, are some of the many important approaches the report identifies.