Sentences with phrase «species conservation actions»

Our activities range from single species conservation actions to restoration of ecological communities and functional ecosystems.

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Mass Audubon's Inventory and Monitoring Project will help us evaluate the changes in the species that live in Massachusetts and provide the basis for future conservation action.

Alan Jarrett, Chairman of BASC said: «I welcome the RSPB and scientists» endorsement of pest control as a key action that benefits species, many of which are already of conservation concern, and which could further suffer from climate change.

In addition to guiding all aspects of NISC Secretariat operations, Jamie is currently providing the leadership necessary to develop an Arctic Invasive Alien Species (ARIAS) Strategy and Action Plan under the Arctic Council's Conservation of Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Protection of the Marine Environment (PAME) working groups; produce a documentary on invasive species entitled, Protecting What Matters; establish an annual Innovation Summit to advance U.S. scientific and technical capacities to address the most pressing invasive species issues; and raise the capacity of other governments to more effectively institutionalize invasive species prSpecies (ARIAS) Strategy and Action Plan under the Arctic Council's Conservation of Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Protection of the Marine Environment (PAME) working groups; produce a documentary on invasive species entitled, Protecting What Matters; establish an annual Innovation Summit to advance U.S. scientific and technical capacities to address the most pressing invasive species issues; and raise the capacity of other governments to more effectively institutionalize invasive species prspecies entitled, Protecting What Matters; establish an annual Innovation Summit to advance U.S. scientific and technical capacities to address the most pressing invasive species issues; and raise the capacity of other governments to more effectively institutionalize invasive species prspecies issues; and raise the capacity of other governments to more effectively institutionalize invasive species prspecies programs.

The established reserve outperformed equally sized, simulated reserves for only 12 of the 52 background species of wildlife listed in the State Wildlife Action Plan as «species of greatest conservation need.»

The study, compiled by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative and the first of its kind to look at the vulnerability of bird populations in Canada, the United States and Mexico, said 37 percent of all 1,154 species on the continent needed urgent conservaConservation Initiative and the first of its kind to look at the vulnerability of bird populations in Canada, the United States and Mexico, said 37 percent of all 1,154 species on the continent needed urgent conservationconservation action.

«Success in planning for conservation and adopting remedial management actions can only be achieved if we know what species there are, how many need protection and where,» he says.

Southern tidewater goby has only been found in three lagoons in San Diego County, making this new species critically endangered, and the researchers call for conservation actions to prevent possible extinction as the habitat is threatened by California's drought.

«We hope that this study will highlight the marine species that are most in need of management and conservation actions under climate change,» said William Cheung, associate professor in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and director of science for the Nippon Foundation — UBC Nereus Program.

Summarizing the key message of the review study, Prof. Bejder stated, «The recovery of the iconic humpback whales of Australia delivers both hope and optimism, as well as an opportunity to celebrate success at two levels: (1) the successful implementation of contentious international management actions to protect marine species; and (2) the wise and significant investment in conservation science, illustrating how society can respond to strong conservation interventions to achieve outcomes that are not simply for immediate, human material gains.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently identified seven of the state's struggling bumblebee species as being among the animals and plants in greatest need of conservation under its Wildlife Action Plan.

Conservation and management actions will include extending the habitat into favourable adjacent areas, implementing measures to reduce the risk of fires, and removal of invasive alien plant species.

Emergency actions for the conservation of Hyloxalus jacobuspetersi (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae), a species at the verge of extinction.

Conservation Actions Proposed Use independent observers on longline vessels to investigate the numbers of this species killed (Ratcliffe 1999).

«This strategy's four actions areas - tackling feral cats, providing safe havens for species at risk, improving habitat and intervening to avert extinctions - are commendable,» said Kelly O'Shanassy, Australian Conservation Foundation chief executive.

More than a decade of recovery actions conducted by a host of organizations and individuals, in a cooperative conservation effort that now serves as model for species conservation, has resulted in one of the quickest recoveries, ever, of an endangered species.

«Within our lifetime, hundreds of species could be lost as a result of our own actions,» said Julia Marton - Lefèvre, the director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or I.U.C.N., a network of campaign groups, governments, scientists and other experts.»

Iceland's actions threaten the conservation status of an endangered species and undermine multilateral efforts to ensure greater worldwide protection for whales.

«Banning all ivory sales would give eBay an opportunity to become a conservation leader and take immediate action to protect elephants and other illegally traded species,» said Flocken.

(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2014) The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake Erie.

The International Plan of Action for sharks (IPOA - Sharks), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) are the three primary tools for conservation and management of sharks on a global level.

«Without it, we have little idea of the actual status of species, whether threats are increasing or decreasing, whether any of our conservation actions are actually helping, or what kinds of future actions are most likely to be effective.»

The president affirmed that «Iceland's actions threaten the conservation status of an endangered species and undermine multilateral efforts to ensure greater worldwide protection for whales.»

However, the report also stresses that concerted conservation action can have an impact: 5 % of species currently listed as threatened in the wild (including such high profile species as the African elephant) are showing signs of recovery.

• Develop standard practices for utility operations, maintenance activities, and land and water management, using information on species, habitat, and conservation actions; and

«Lewis's Woodpecker is on the 2016 State of North America's Birds» Watch List, which includes bird species that are most at risk of extinction without significant conservation actions to reverse declines and reduce threats.»

The factors identified in this study as predisposing species to high extinction risk due to climate change suggest that conservation actions should focus on species that occupy a small or declining area, have small population size, or have synchronized population fluctuations.

This week Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), declined to place the Greater Sage Grouse on the Endangered Species list, stating that unprecedented cooperative, voluntary, conservation actions by advocates, state governments and the private sector had sufficiently increased the bird's population and protected its habitat.

Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), declined to place the Greater Sage Grouse on the Endangered Species list, stating that unprecedented cooperative, voluntary, conservation actions by advocates, state governments and the private sector had sufficiently increased the bird's population and protected its habitat.

This week Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, declined to place a sub-population of the Greater Sage Grouse on the Endangered Species, stating that cooperative, voluntary, conservation actions by advocates, state governments and the private sector had increased the bird's population.

William, who will be president of the collaboration, said in a statement: «The threats to our natural heritage are extensive, but I believe that this collaboration of the best minds in conservation will provide the impetus for a renewed commitment and action to protect endangered species and habitats for future generations.»