Conservation Biology
A branch of scientific study that focuses on nature, ecosystems and the earth's state of biodiversity with the specific aim of protecting species, resources and habitats from extinction.
Conservation Easement
Easement restricting a landowner to land uses that that are compatible with long-term conservation and environmental values.
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Soil and Water Conservation Practices
Control measures consisting of managerial, vegetative, and structural practices to reduce the loss of soil and water.
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Energy Costs and Conservation Facts
Aluminum
Recycled aluminum saves 95 percent energy versus virgin aluminum; recycling of one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hour.
Recycled aluminum reduces pollution by 95 percent.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). A Federal program established under the Food Security Act of 1985 to assist private landowners to convert highly erodible cropland to vegetative cover for 10 years.
Conservation: preserving or protecting living and non-living resources (Definition: Merriam-Webster) ...
Conservation - Preserving and renewing, when possible, human and natural resources. The use, protection and improvement of natural resources according to principles that will ensure their highest economic or social benefits.
Conservation- The wise use of natural resources (nutrients, minerals, water, plants, animals, etc.). Planned action or non-action to preserve or protect living and non-living resources.
Conservation: The use of water-saving methods to reduce the amount of water needed for homes, lawns, farming, and industry, and thus increasing water supplies for optimum long-term economic and social benefits.
CONSERVATION: Obtaining the benefits of water more efficiently, resulting in reduced demand for water. Sometimes called "end-use efficiency" or "demand management." ...
Conservation: The long-term protection and sustainable management of natural resources in accordance with principles that ensure long-term economic and social benefits.
conservation (soil)
(1) Protection of the soil against physical loss by erosion or against chemical deterioration; that is, excessive loss of fertility by either natural or artificial means.
conservation tillage
Any tillage and planting system that maintains at least 30% of the soil surface covered by residue after planting for the purpose of reducing soil erosion by water.
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Conservation: The continuing protection and management of natural resources in accordance with principles that assure their optimum long-term economic and social benefits.
Conservation of mass, law of This states that mass is conserved in chemical reaction: the mass of the reactions is equal to the mass of the products. Nuclear reactions may appear to, but do not, break this law (see below).
Conservation: Preserving and renewing, when possible, human and natural resources. The use, protection, and improvement of natural resources according to principles that will ensure their highest economic or social benefits.
conservation pool Storage of water for later release for usual purposes such as municipal water supply, power, or irrigation in contrast with storage capacity used for flood control.
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Definition (english only)
The management of human use of the biosphere so that many yield the greatest sustainable benefit to current generations while maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future ...
EFH Conservation Recommendation
EFH conservation recommendations are recommendations provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to a Federal or state agency pursuant to section 305(b)(4)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act regarding ...
Water Conservation
Using water wisely and efficiently so that it is not wasted.
Water Cycle ...
energy conservation - using energy efficiently or prudently; saving energy.
Conservation biology - Populations or entire species may become rare due to changes in land use patterns or climatic conditions. Tree species are very rarely threatened with extinction.
WATER CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Stormwater Management - Water runs more quickly off hard surfaces than it does off unpaved surfaces, and when it runs over parking lots in particular it carries with it many pollutants.
and Water Conservation District in some areas); a local
government entity with in a defined water or soil protection
area tat provides assistance to farmers and other local ...
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 provided for a significant federal role in the management of hazardous waste.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA): federal legislation related to hazardous waste (Subtitle C), solid, non-hazardous waste (Subtitle D), and the recovery and use of recycled materials and energy (Subtitle F).
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984) (RCRA)
This Act regulates management and disposal of hazardous wastes currently generated, treated, stored, disposed of, or distributed.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
A 1976 amendment to the first federal solid waste legislation, the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965. In RCRA, Congress established initial directives and guidelines for U.S.
Soil Conservation Service. An agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides technical assistance for resource conservation to farmers, other Federal, state and local agencies, and to local soil conservation districts. ...
The application of conservation, efficiency, or renewable energy technologies to existing structures.
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Conservation tillage:the practice of leaving vegetation on fields during idle periods to protect the soil from erosion and trap moisture.
Preliminary Site Assessment (PSA) A process followed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to determine if a site contains hazardous waste and its potential for harming the public health or environment.
Soil Conservation District (also called Soil and Water Conservation District in some areas); ...
Conservation tillage - a tillage system that does not invert the soil and that leaves a protective cover of plant residue on the
soil surface throughout the year.
Contour farming - growing crops in strips that follow the contour of the land.
models Hydrodynamic models of the atmosphere on a grid or spectral resolution that determine the surface pressure and the vertical distributions of velocity, temperature, density, and water vapor as functions of time from the mass conservation and ...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The World Conservation Strategy ( a global plan to manage the environment) calls for sustainable development, i.e.
Make a Difference in Your School: A How-to Guide for Engaging Students in Resource Conservation and Waste Reduction (PDF) (34 pp, 1.6MB)
Plan a “Make a Difference Day' that inspires students to reduce waste and conserve resources.
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Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) maintains a list of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites in New York State.
BMP. Best Management Practice. An urban water conservation measure that the California Urban Practice Water Conservation Coalition agrees to implement among member agencies.
National Estuary Program: A program established under the Clean Water Act Amendments of 1987 to develop and implement conservation and management plans for protecting estuaries and restoring and maintaining their chemical, physical, ...
Green Building - A building that minimizes impact on the environment through resource (energy, water, etc.) conservation and contributes to the health of its occupants.
How much of this rubbish do you think can be recycled or put back into nature's natural cycle? You can contact your local environmental or conservation group for ideas on how you can recycle some of your rubbish.
Fauna - Animals or animal life of a particular region or a particular time. [New Zealand Journal of Zoology; v15; 577; 1988.] [Biological Conservation; v46; 169; 1988.] ...
which have accumulated when the vehicle is not running, are trapped in the filter. When the engine is running, hot air is forced into the filter and pushes out the vapors into the engine. In this way pollution is reduced and fuel conservation is ...
Various other strategies include development of new technologies, wind power, nuclear power, renewable energy, biodiesel, electric cars (and hybrids), and fuel cells, Energy conservation, carbon taxes and carbon sequestration schemes.
countercurrent heat conservation a circulatory system in which cold venous blood coming from the extremities is in close contact with warm arterial blood coming from the heart.
Conservation The principles and practice of the science of preventing species extinctions. Conspecific Belonging to the same species.
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