Not exact matches
In addition, through warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of
purpose, Waldorf students are uniquely equipped to address the global challenges facing their generation — issues of renewable energy, climate change, food quality, wildlife
conservation, and preserving our
natural resources.
However — and I used this example for a
purpose — the
conservation movement has its origins in the work of artists and photographers such as Ansel Adams who were key to showing the wonders of the
natural landscape.
The Distrito Federal loses on average 1,000 acres (400 hectares) of
natural areas per year, and while the state has set aside 200,000 acres (80,000 hectares) for
conservation purposes, only 158,000 acres (64,000 hectares) remain due to illegal logging and squatting.
121 An interest capable of justifying, for the
purposes of Article 6 (4) of Directive 92/43, the implementation of a plan or project must be both «public» and «overriding», which means that it must be of such an importance that it can be weighed against that directive's objective of the
conservation of
natural habitats and wild fauna, including birds, and flora (see, to that effect, Solvay and Others, paragraph 75).
[The
conservation, development and utilization of the agricultural, mineral, forest, water and other
natural resources of the commonwealth are public uses, and the general court shall have power to provide for the taking, upon payment of just compensation therefor, of lands and easements or interests therein, including water and mineral rights, for the
purpose of securing and promoting the proper
conservation, development, utilization and control thereof and to enact legislation necessary or expedient therefor.]
State and federal agencies hire foresters to manage forests, open lands, and
natural areas for economic,
conservation, or recreational
purposes.
Under these easements, land owners voluntarily give an environmental organization or government entity a nonpossessive interest in property for
conservation purposes such as the protection of a
natural habitat or preservation of a forest or farmland.