Sentences with phrase «own conservation projects»

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.

After graduating from Middlebury College with a major in geography in 2003, he spent a couple of years working for the Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that helps fund land and water conservation projects.

But what quickens his pulse is the work he does to help finance novel climate and conservation projects.

Arid Recovery is a conservation project in remote South Australia dedicated to innovation in the protection of endangered species.

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...

Eco-Index, an online compilation of Neotropical conservation projects provided by Rainforest Alliance, has a really nice interview with Georges which describes their work with sustainable coffee, community, and conservation.

These conservation projects have included returning salmon to rivers in Canada, otter protection in Denmark, bee recovery in the UK, and in Hong Kong Banrock Station has been proud to support the Mai Po Wetlands, while in the US it has supported American Forests» campaign to preserve the whitebark pine.

Banrock Station is now the global wine industry leader in environmental issues, with part proceeds of every sale contributing to conservation projects around the world.

To'ak originally started off as a rainforest conservation project started by co-founder Jerry Toth in Ecuador in 2007.

Stonyfield will not only be contributing funds to support AZA SAFE field work but is aiming to drive kids and their families to see animals and conservation projects first hand at zoos, aquariums, and on the ground where the research is happening.

Chris Leahy retired from Mass Audubon in the spring of 2017 after a 45 - year career as a professional naturalist and conservationist, and he continues to work on selected conservation projects under the Bertrand Chair (emeritus).

It will engage scientists, naturalists, citizen scientists, and all visitors to learn about nature through active participation on this ambitious conservation project.

Although fundraising is still required, the Princeton Land Trust and Mass Audubon proceeded with the purchase in expectation that this crucial land conservation project will continue to attract needed financial support.

Shedd Aquarium has an extensive library of photos and videos for media use, including images of our animals, conservation projects, education initiatives and facilities.

Last year, Shedd Aquarium announced its commitment to helping reduce the public's use of single - use plastics as a founder of the Aquarium Conservation Project, a coalition made up of 19 accredited aquariums across the United States banning together to tackle the problem on a national scale.

«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.

Four years later, Post was working on a Roosevelt - sponsored civilian conservation project in Mississippi.

Young people and conservation projects will benefit from a fundraising auction and celebration dinner being hosted by BASC North.

Staff reductions in Erie County government, fewer coal - fired power generation, energy conservation projects in county office buildings and other measures allowed the county to meet the Paris accord's 26 percent reduction goal in greenhouse gases more than a decade ahead of schedule, according to an inventory County Executive Marc Poloncarz unveiled.

The Farm Bureau hopes funds are included for farm conservation projects.

BASC has long supported conservation projects for red squirrels and is currently working with partners in each home country on targeted red squirrel recovery projects.

One area where Bartels feels that the County Legislature missed a prime opportunity to reduce spending was by not implementing the alternative energy generation and conservation projects that were proposed by the Environmental Committee on which she served.

After retiring from Westchester County, Mr. Baker joined the Westchester Land Trust as Land Conservation Projects Manager.

After completing training at SUNY's Morrisville campus, they'll split up into teams to tackle conservation projects at parks, wilderness areas and forests across the state.

More than $ 62 million in state funding has been invested in 82 farmland conservation projects since 2011.

In collaboration with H2O Applied Technologies, Manhattan College in Riverdale launched a large - scale water and energy conservation project this spring expected to save an estimated $ 652,000 per year in utility costs and reduce electricity use for the institution by nearly 2 -LSB-...]

Staff reductions in Erie County government, fewer coal - fired power generation, energy conservation projects in county office buildings and other measures allowed the county to meet the Paris accord's 26 percent reduction goal in greenhouse gases more than a decade ahead of schedule, according to an inventory Poloncarz unveiled Thursday.

Ten years later, after a stint teaching high school in the South Bronx, she returned to the country with her then - husband, biologist Michael Fay, to run a small conservation project for the World Wildlife Fund in the newly established Dzanga - Ndoki National Park.

In an ever - changing environment, new problems arise quickly so it is essential we use evidence - based methods to continually evaluate the effectiveness of conservation projects.»

I got my first taste of working in an international nature conservation project in the summer of 1991.

The answer came from a conservation project in Austria.

«We can't protect our own ecosystem if we're not protecting Cuba's,» said Fernando Bretos Trelles, director of the Ocean Foundation's Cuba Marine Research Conservation Project, which has facilitated collaborative research between U.S. institutions and the University of Havana and the Cuban Ministry of Science Technology and Environment since 1998.

But it begins to bolster the argument that these types of civic conservation projects may have multiple benefits — including those that might not be as obvious, she said.

He is not ready to say, however, if Western's controversial community - based conservation projects are on the chopping block.

«In our study, one pro-environment change appeared to lead to other benefits and that could be important to know as city leaders and others consider conservation projects,» said Sintov, formerly of the University of Southern California.

Create or maintain ongoing collaborative conservation projects across the Big Bend - Río Bravo landscape;

«But it's definitely cheaper to put the LEDs in,» says Stephen Prey, who coordinates energy conservation projects for the California Department of Transportation.

Scientists with the VaquitaCPR conservation project and Mexico's Secretary of the Environment Rafael Pacchiano announced they succeeded in locating and rescuing a highly endangered vaquita porpoise yesterday, but in an abundance of caution the vaquita, which was a calf, was released.

«The individuals involved in this unprecedented conservation project are the best in their respective fields,» said Secretary Pacchiano.

The findings will be used in part by the Nature Conservancy to help direct federal funding toward ecosystem restoration and conservation projects that protect the most people and property, Arkema said.

Wallace - Hadrill heads what many see as a model for conserving Pompeii: the Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP).

Both cities, located on Italy's Neapolitan coast, were simultaneously destroyed and preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, but the historic site of Herculaneum is faring much better, thanks to a sustainable conservation project.

The successful identification and reversal of the problem provides a paradigm for other insect conservation projects.

Undergraduate students can volunteer as field assistants on conservation projects, working with experienced researchers.

It committed # 320 000 to the development of a conservation strategy for Ethiopia and is supporting an extensive programme for the sustainable management of tropical forests, including # 2 million for a forest conservation project in Indonesia.

There are already international agreements in place that provide cash in exchange for forest conservation projects in developing countries.

THE famous trail of fossil footprints at Laetoli in northwest Tanzania, which is being attacked by weather and tree roots, could be saved by a conservation project to be launched this year by the Tanzanian government and American conservators.

A conservation project undertaken in 1999, Grain for Green, promoted the development of soil - dwelling animals.

Dominion Resources Inc.'s Virginia subsidiary plans to install 46,500 «smart meters» in Charlottesville and surrounding Albemarle County by the end of the year — the first of 13 electricity conservation projects slated for the state, company executives announced today.

Here, a large - scale conservation project is under way.