Conservation International and other conservation organizations consider the chaparral to be a biodiversity hotspot-a biological community with a large number of different species-that are under threat by human activity.

A biological survey by the Chagos Conservation Trust reported that the resulting inundation additionally washed away shoreline shrubs and small to medium-size coconut palms.

He has served on the Board of Directors since 2009 for the Amazon Conservation Association, whose mission is to conserve the biological diversity of the Amazon.

According to the Land Conservation Council Rivers & Streams Special Investigation 1990, " It is an important example of the large-scale biological systems that were once widespread in south-eastern Australia.

Conservation is vital for future study and for field research to be undertaken, and because biological richness is an unmeasurable aesthetic that may be developed into commercial recreational attractions.

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He has also served on the Board of Directors since 2009 for the Amazon Conservation Association, whose mission is to conserve the biological diversity of the Amazon.

Conservation biology and the concept of biological diversity ( biodiversity ) emerged together, helping crystallize the modern era of conservation science and policy.

Conservation biology is a field of science based on the premise that the conservation of biological diversity is important and benefits current and future human societies.

It is also a Geological Conservation Review site for its Quaternary geomorphology and was first designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) in 1971 for both its biological and geological interests.

* The International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable use of Pollinators: A proposal for a plan of action Convention on biological diversity, Montreal, 12 – 16 November 2001,

Antarctic toothfish is managed by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCAMLR ), which has limited fishing to a precautionary catch level in the Ross Sea ; fishing takes place with the aim of collecting sufficient biological and stock size information to effectively manage this fishery in the future.

* Society for Conservation Biology, a professional organization promoting the scientific study of the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity

Conservation biology refers to biological study used for conservation, control, and preservation of various species and ecosystems.

Initially, the Smithsonian National Zoo acquired a few thamin for observations and subsequently shifted a few to its Conservation and Research Center at Front Royal, Virginia for biological study.

Named after the Comfort family on whose land the tree once stood, it has been designated a Conservation site for its biological and historical significance.

An Expert Group has prepared a " Wildlife Action Plan for Conservation Measures on the Pulicat Lake Sanctuary ", which has envisaged to set up a hydro biological research station, establish a visitor centre, provide shallow-bottomed boats to enable sanctuary staff to patrol the lagoon and to prepare a management plan and conservation strategy for the entire area.

The Mamberamo area also broadly refers to several nearby mountain ranges, including the Van Rees and Foja Mountains ( also known as Foya ), which were the subject of a recent rapid biological assessment conducted by Conservation International, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and Cenderawasih University.

The New Zealand government, through the Department of Conservation, works aggressively to protect what remains of New Zealand's biological heritage.

The site also includes a 0. 08 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as it is used as a roost site by Lesser Horseshoe Bats and has been designated as a Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ).

The site also includes a 0. 08 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as it is used as a roost site by Lesser Horseshoe Bats and has been designated as a Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ).

Just south of the village is Great Breach and Copley Woods, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a Nature Conservation Review Woodland Site, owned and managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.

SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature / geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon them, including National Nature Reserves, Ramsar Sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation.

SSSIs were originally set up by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, but the current legal framework for SSSIs is provided by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, amended in 1985 and further substantially amended in 2000 ( by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 ), in Scotland by the Nature Conservation ( Scotland ) Act 2004 and in Northern Ireland by the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands ( Northern Ireland ) Order 1985.

It advises the Scottish Government and acts as a government agent in the delivery of conservation designations, i. e. National Nature Reserves, Local Nature Reserves, Long Distance Routes, National Parks, Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSIs ), Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and the National Scenic Area.

The " New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening " ( 1999 ) points out that among the various kinds of organisations now known as botanical gardens there are many public gardens with little scientific activity, and it cites a more abbreviated definition that was published by the World Wildlife Fund and IUCN when launching the ’’ Botanic Gardens Conservation Strategy ’’ in 1989: " A botanic garden is a garden containing scientifically ordered and maintained collections of plants, usually documented and labelled, and open to the public for the purposes of recreation, education and research.

Conservation of these sites usually concentrates on maintenance of access for future study.

The Conservation Crews typically do trail work, usually trail construction or erosion control, depending on the needs of the park.

Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust ( usually referred to simply as Buglife ) is a British nature conservation charity based in Cambridgeshire, England.

Indeed, the Victoria and Albert Museum's Conservation Journal states that "... the majority of the deterioration seen in such prints is usually associated with the supports, which are often yellowed and brittle, rather than the actual image.

Denholm is a Conservation Area listed as ' a planned village as opposed to the traditional unplanned or organic form of village usually found in Roxburghshire.

Interventive Conservation refers to any act by a conservator that involves a direct interaction between the conservator and the cultural material.

The isolation from the Tasmanian mainland, where DFTD is running unchecked and has killed more than half of all devils, is ideal for maintaining a healthy wild Tasmanian Devil population in a project that involves the local Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park at Taranna and government and university scientists.

Conservation requires work at many levels, from local to international, and involves protection and law enforcement as well as research and education.

The project involves the Conservancy, National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ), the Conservation League Foundation and the Californian American Water company ( CalAm ) working together to remove the San Clemente Dam.

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa provides environmental stewardship and service-learning opportunities to youth and young adults while accomplishing conservation, natural resource management projects and emergency response work through its Young Adult Program and the Summer Youth Program.

Conservation science has shown that the presence of natural resins like mastic in the paint film causes embrittlement, darkening, and continued solubility.

Roosevelt was a leader in Conservation, fighting to end the waste of natural resources

Indicators adopted by United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) to measure natural biodiversity use the term in a slightly more specific way.

The site chosen for the facility was West of Tucson — of mostly natural desert with some structures originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and known as the " Mountain House.

Furthermore, the Natura 2000 network is the EU contribution to the " Emerald network " of Areas of Special Conservation Interest ( ASCIs ) set up under the Bern Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats.

As a Queensland National Park the natural and cultural resources of the Island itself ( down to high tide ) are protected by the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and much of the island is therefore off-limits to visitors.

Conservation of the natural environment in Australia is derived from five different sources of law, namely international law, federal law, State law and local government law as well as the application of the common law.

A Conservation Commission, also appointed by the Board of Selectmen, establishes advisory conservation policies, advocates for the conservation of Washington's natural and cultural resources, and acquires and manages municipal open space, consisting of land owned by the town and conservation easements held on private property.

The Wildlife Conservation Society protects their natural habitat and works to recreate it for pudús in captivity.

In the list of the major natural regions of Germany issued by the Federal Office for Nature Conservation ( Bundesamt für Naturschutz ) it is region number D28.

In the United States a federal agency, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, specializes in providing technical and financial assistance for those interested in pursuing natural resource conservation and production agriculture as compatible goals.

Conservation of the nation's natural resources and beautiful places was a very high priority for Roosevelt, and he raised the national visibility of the issue.

The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, also known as the Bern Convention ( or Berne Convention ), is a binding international legal instrument in the field of Nature Conservation, it covers the natural heritage in Europe, as well as in some African countries.

Funds for the purchase came from the Land and Water Conservation Fund derived from royalties the US government receives from offshore petroleum and natural gas drilling.

The commitment and actions of small volunteering association in villages and towns, that endeavour to emulate the work done by well known Conservation Organisations, is paramount in ensuring generations that follow understand the importance of conserving natural resources.

* Conservation Trust for North Carolina is a land trust that protects natural resources along the Parkway corridor ; in 1996, Gov.

A driving force in the preservation of the island is the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation which was founded in 1967 with a mission to " preserve natural resources and wildlife habitat on and around the islands of Sanibel and Captiva.

The Department of Conservation ( In Māori, Te Papa Atawhai ), commonly known by its acronym, " DOC ", is the state sector organisation which deals with the conservation of New Zealand ’ s natural and historic heritage.

“ Scientific Conservation ,” as it was called, advocated " the efficient utilization of natural resources through the application of science and technology.

The Conservation Act 1987 prevents any access by vehicles and livestock, the construction of tracks and buildings, and all indigenous natural resources are protected.

The region roughly coincides with the natural region of the Lower Saxon Hills defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation or BfN.

Conservation was also essential because although Soviet supplies of natural gas were expected to increase, the more important flow of crude oil was likely to stagnate.