Sentences with phrase «measuring conservation values»

Global Director of IUCN's Nature based Solutions Group Stewart Maginnis said, «SFI's work on measuring conservation values in working forests will be an important contribution to the delivery of global conservation and nature - based solutions.»

Adding to important announcements from dozens of internationally renowned conservationists, IUCN member SFI launched a new effort to measure conservation values, quantifying the benefits that accrue from well - managed forests.

Not exact matches

Measuring the value of natural capital can allow governments and business to redefine conservation expenditures as «investments,» said Eli Fenichel, an assistant professor at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and lead author of the study.

The criteria include: using natural pests and composting in place of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible; implementing no - burn policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut the risk of fires spreading into forest areas; sparing forests with high conservation value from development; taking measures to reduce air pollution; and creating catchment ponds to prevent palm oil mill effluent — a byproduct — from entering waterways where it would damage aquatic habitats.

These include using natural pests and composting in place of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible, implementing no burn policies, sparing high conservation value forests from development, taking measures to reduce air pollution, and creating catchment ponds to prevent palm oil mill effluent from entering waterways where it would damage aquatic habitats.

A few squashed, over-handled, or neglected critters are a small price to pay for adults who value the wonders and beauty of nature and will return to these childhood memories when deciding whether to vote for a conservation measure.