conservation investment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconservationandinvestment
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conservation
noun[U]
uk/ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.sɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of ...
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investment
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈvest.mənt/us/ɪnˈvest.mənt/
the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money, effort, time, etc. used to ...
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Unfortunately, lack of data at this stage prevents us from evaluating farm-level benefits to soil conservation investments in broader areas of the highlands.
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This initial condition determines the type of effect that theconservationinvestmenthas.
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Such positive correlation was found both for the probability of private plot-level conservation and the intensity of plot-level privateconservationinvestment.
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These two equilibria are separated by a threshold level of soil degradation beyond which aconservationinvestmentwill not yield a positive return.
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These equilibria are separated by a threshold level of soil degradation, defined as the point at which returns to the soilconservationinvestmentbecome negative.
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In this case, we shall say that theconservationinvestmenthas an avoidance effect by preventing the productivity decline that otherwise would have occurred.
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If a field were fully degraded at the time aconservationinvestmentwas made, then the benefits of the investment would be a pure restoration effect.
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Next we present a simple model of a soilconservationinvestment, and use this model to provide a heuristic explanation for the existence of multiple equilibria in agricultural systems.
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I referred to the inconsistent view of the pay-back period, which discriminates againstconservationinvestmentcompared with energy supply projects.
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Nevertheless, decisions on energyconservationinvestmentare best made by individual consumers in the light of their own circumstances and the correct price signals.
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It involves a systematic capacity to compare the benefits fromconservationinvestmentwith generation investment.
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The capital grants are also available for energyconservationinvestment, for example in double glazing.
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We proposed a review of corporation tax allowances, with additional allowances for anti-pollution orconservationinvestment, together with a provision to make non-allowable expenditure on items that create pollution.
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However, the maps also show ways to prioritiseconservationinvestmentinto areas where those resources could be most effective.
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This increases profits, the shadow price of land and the returns to conservation investments.
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The cut-off rate of return for conservation investments in barley is lower than 5 per cent.
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Economic analyses of soil conservation investments may be done from private and social perspectives.
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The initial stock of land quality evolves in response to soil and water conservation investments and natural degradation due to erosion and nutrient depletion.
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Recharge is a function of the stock of forest, which can be maintained through conservation investments.
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One major factor contributing to this is that conservation investments reduce the effective area planted.
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For example, soil conservation investments like terraces are not fully recoverable unless adopters can sell their plots in well-functioning land markets.
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