Sentences with phrase «local conservation initiatives»

Perhaps the most compelling reason for communities to support local conservation initiatives is that they actually protect human health.

People can also learn about local conservation initiatives and the Ecological Gifts Program, which allows Canadians with ecologically sensitive land to protect nature.

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Green Monday is a holistic platform that not only promotes plant - based diet but also encourages partners to incorporate other sustainability initiatives, such as local sourcing, waste reduction, energy conservation and other green outreach.

Ongoing research, restoration and conservation initiatives directly benefit local ecology.

Trainings will showcase water and land management best practices, successful examples from other communities, and will provide resources, advice, and support for local conservation, restoration, and sustainable development initiatives.

Conservation initiatives can sometimes help to save species and thereby maintain local biodiversity.

«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» James Watson, director of science and research initiatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York and the study's lead author, said in a statement, adding that we probably have only one to two decades to turn this around.

Today, the National Aquarium builds on a 36 - year history of local, regional and global conservation initiatives that provide real solutions for protecting marine life, ecosystems and aquatic communities.

Thankfully several safari camps and organizers, as you can see, support local economic - enhancement and conservation initiatives.

-- Maintain an open dialogue with community grassroots conservation groups like Wildsight and The Elk River Alliance and other local organizations to communicate initiatives, management decisions, restrictions and openings when it is possible.

The other fundamental pillar of Bodhi's multi-faceted mission are their eco-action and community engagement initiatives, including town and beach trash clean - ups, planting trees for community reforestation projects, teaching local stakeholders about conservation, empowering local youth with GPS technology, offering free yoga classes in return for community service work, hosting high school students to work on community projects.

The conference will address a number of critical issues such as how sustainable tourism and local communities can better engage with climate change and biodiversity conservation initiatives.

Initiatives that help conserve local and regional shark populations, like the Shark - Free Marinas Initiative or local and regional funds that directly support area research teams such as the Isla Guadalupe Conservation Fund, are just two examples of this commitment.

Support for local conservation projects, recycling initiatives, the annual Mexican Caribbean turtle protection program and others

While some conservation initiatives have been regional and strategic, more often farmland has been conserved primarily on a local and often opportunistic basis.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included several key funding opportunities for energy efficiency projects at the local level, including for the first time monies for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.1 Funding was additionally provided for state energy programs, weatherization assistance, and efficient transportation efficiency among other initiatives.

We also create opportunities for local communities to be involved with and profit from whale conservation initiatives.