Sentences with phrase «many conservation priorities»

«Setting a record in donations to an event which directly supports Mass Audubon's conservation priorities is reason enough to celebrate,» Clayton added.

Massachusetts Birds and Our Changing Climate builds on those previous reports and identifies conservation priorities for more than a hundred species that will be affected by changing patterns of temperature and rainfall, both manifestations of a warming planet.

Clayton thanked Chase and said, «I am excited to work with our Board, staff, members, and partners in pursuing new strategic conservation priorities with respect to land, wildlife, education, and advocacy.

Landfill tax funds have been a lifeline for many projects that achieve conservation priorities for both local people and for national targets.

Locations projected to face annual bleaching relatively late have more time to acclimatize to warming oceans and are conservation priorities.

So they think that body size is less useful for establishing conservation priorities.

«Conservation priorities released for several protected areas along U.S. - Mexico border.»

While recent initiatives have attempted to address conservation priorities at global and national scales, most of these focus on developed countries in temperate regions.

Dr Campos - Arceiz said: «To generate ownership of the issues and potential solutions there is a need for inclusiveness and multi-stakeholder participation in the identification of conservation priorities.

Through a series of workshops and online surveys, the objective of the research was to engage relevant stakeholders in the identification of conservation priority issues in Peninsular Malaysia; produce a list of ranked conversation issues; and test differences in priority perception among the stakeholders involved in the exercise.

«Defining conservation priorities in tropical and biodiversity rich countries.»

«Jaguar scat study suggests restricted movement in areas of conservation importance in Mesoamerica: Noninvasive genetic survey on wild Mesoamerican jaguars is largest of its kind, reveals 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.

This region represents a conservation priority and the authors recommend continued management and maintenance of jaguar corridors and mitigation of jaguars» main threats (e.g., human - wildlife conflict).

Many zoos, however, are reluctant to discuss their efforts to balance conservation priorities and profit.

A new study from the University of Exeter has revealed that the Central African country of Gabon is providing an invaluable nesting ground for a vulnerable species of sea turtle considered a regional conservation priority.

Accurate species recognition and enhanced scientific understanding of species diversity is critical for accurately establishing conservation priorities,» says Dr. Lúcia Lohmann.

Olam, however, denies the claim, insisting it will only put the plantation on «land that is classed as savannah mosaic, woody pioneer areas, logged or degraded forest that does not support significant conservation priorities,» and it is working with authorities to develop an ape management plan that aims to «safeguard ape populations wherever they are found.»

It's a trade - off: you can get more diversity at the cost of getting fewer conservation priority species.»

So as the Millennium Seed Bank gets more and more of these conservation priority species, the overall diversity of the collection doesn't go up very much.

«Being a conservation priority plant isn't random: it depends upon your biology, ecology, and location,» said Professor Rich Grenyer of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment, the coordinating author of the study.

The paper by lead author Dr Nicole Boivin from the University of Oxford and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, with researchers from the UK, US, and Australia, suggests that archaeological evidence has been missing from current debates about conservation priorities.

«Madagascar is one of the top conservation priorities in the world,» says Goodman.

«Genome of threatened northern spotted owl assembed: Genome completion will help researchers better measure interbreeding among hybrid owls and guide conservation priorities in the West.»

Given the implications of these results, decision makers are required to define island conservation priorities that accounts for sea level rise following climate change.

«This collection of papers is a major step toward understanding the evolutionary history and biogeographic history that have given rise to the species that we see in South American today, and it will play a key role in identifying conservation priorities for species,» Alfaro said.

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.

There is no conservation program currently in effect to preserve this parrot but its small range and rarity should make its conservation a priority.

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.

The Roles of Social Connectedness and Web Use in Shaping Conservation Priorities by Evan E. Johnson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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.

Because most of the threatened species studied here live on islands, managing invasive predators on islands should be a global conservation priority.

The work of over 100 scientific research staff informs conservation priorities across the world, contributes to the conservation of endangered species, develops the scientists of tomorrow, and encourages a whole new generation of young explorers to take an active interest in the natural world.

I'm seeking a reaction from the State Department, which has made tropical forest conservation a priority under both the Obama and Bush administrations, but of course is also juggling other issues — including working with Malaysia to deter terrorism by Islamic extremists.

Now is our chance to get our acts together, rise to the challenge, and make reef conservation a priority as if hundreds of millions of people are depending on it... because they are.

The authors of the study were looking to provide quantitative data in the debate around conservation priorities.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency that conducts environmental research, said that the map «highlights wild, connected places that encompass a comprehensive range of ecosystems or rare species: It shows patterns that can help identify conservation priorities and provide a quantitative estimate of land's existing value.»

Such an adjustment could also consider the international market drivers of biodiversity loss, such as China's demand for soy (mainly as cattle feed) driving biodiversity loss in Brazil's Cerrado, a biodiversity hotspot of conservation priority (Strassburg et al. 2017).

Because that's what's happening, and unless we start making conservation a priority we will lose not only the world's beautiful primates, but legions of other species as well.

The protection of the Corridor is one of the Sierra Club of Puerto Rico's top conservation priorities, and is also one of the most important U.S. nesting grounds for the Leatherback, the world's largest sea turtle.

«Current conservation priorities are calculated on the basis of species richness, endemism [geographical uniqueness] and threats,» said Budd.

A Scenic Hudson conservation priority for 30 years, our acquisition of this property will enable the creation of a park providing public access to the Hudson River in the Town of Highlands for the first time in over a century.

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Gina is right in putting priorities in the conservation of our environment and natural resources to benefit the people, and for that, she has all our support,» added Fuentes.

Conservation, recycling, land management, water quality, air quality and manure management are areas of priority for pig farmers for continuous improvement.

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

There are no chemicals, no «salmonella - breath,» no disrespect and absolutely no waste at Tribe Nuge's 100 percent self - sufficient compound; conservation, recycling and awareness to wasteful cause - and - effect are priorities.

Principle 5: Conservation of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order to maintain ecosystem services, should be a priority target of the ecosystem approach.

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.

Growing up in Iceland, where environmental conservation is a priority to its people, has shaped the way I live my life both personally and professionally.

Conservation of healthy ecosystem and biological diversity is a priority in this exclusive environment composed of coastal lagoons, marshes and paddy fields.