Sentences with phrase «protecting additional lands»

Your tax - deductible contribution will help care for our wildlife sanctuaries and ensure Mass Audubon can grow green and strong into the future, protecting additional lands and continuing to benefit the people and communities we serve.

«We were grateful to be given the opportunity to protect additional land on the west side of the sanctuary which connects to the Four Corners Conservation Area, includes a section of the historic Boston - to - Barre Turnpike, and is adjacent to the Midstate Trail,» Cary said.

Not exact matches

The budget calls for more enforcement money for the FDA to step up drug safety rules, more for the EPA to crack down on industrial polluters, additional funds to protect endangered species and land and water conservation and to protect wildlife from climate change.

The budget also includes additional state funding for the purchase of land from «willing sellers» in order to help protect drinking water supplies.

For instance, though about 30 percent of farmers surveyed agreed that extreme weather events will become more frequent in the future, 52 percent agreed that farmers should take additional steps to protect their land from increased precipitation.

Scientists have argued that protecting the habitat of key species — such as large carnivores that need expanses of land, or organisms such as prairie dogs on which many others depend — would shelter additional species, thus offering a bigger bang for the conservation buck.

A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can be achieved if an additional 5 % of land is set aside to protect key species.

This 170 percent increase in the amount of land slated for agribusiness, much of it under forest cover, since Myanmar's new government took office, and the additional millions of acres identified as available for agricultural conversion, contradicts national statements purporting to protect Myanmar's remaining forests and land rights.

The property is adjacent to Lloyd's Berean Park as well as 270 additional acres of town - owned watershed land and 47 acres previously protected by the Wallkill Valley Land Trust, a partner in the Saving the Land That Matters Most initiatland and 47 acres previously protected by the Wallkill Valley Land Trust, a partner in the Saving the Land That Matters Most initiatLand Trust, a partner in the Saving the Land That Matters Most initiatLand That Matters Most initiative.

In 2010 Scenic Hudson expects to build on this year's Saving the Land That Matters Most successes by protecting up to 17 additional properties encompassing over 2,000 acres of iconic views, irreplaceable wildlife habitat and working farmland.

An additional 150 million hectares of forest lands have been granted protected status since 1990, and during that same period, area that were already protected have grown in size by around 200 million hectares.

For example, developers might have to mitigate the impact on a site by shrinking the construction footprint or buying additional land to protect from development and offset habitat loss, he says.

EPA also unveiled a new tool to help local governments identify specific zoning code and land ordinance fixes that would improve access to affordable housing, provide additional low - cost transportation options, preserve community character and protect the environment.