conservation purpose
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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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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofconservationandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Maasai stock had access to both types of pasture for grazing and conservation purposes.
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In many cases modifications, including leaving areas unplanted for amenity or conservation purposes, are made to planting proposals as a result of such consultations.
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Existing designations are confined either to landscape purposes or to nature conservation purposes.
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Moreover, for water conservation purposes we might well need the reservoirs in one part of the river and for flood prevention in another part.
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We accept, therefore, that from time to time restrictions for genuine conservation purposes are necessary.
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The best control for conservation purposes is by the price mechanism, not by direction.
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Instead, those who live in communities within the environment that the hunt organises for social as well as conservation purposes will suffer.
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It is important to get control of the 100-mile zone for ourselves, for conservation purposes as much as for anything else.
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It will be defined as an improvement of those facades which are being kept for conservation purposes.
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We have to be careful that the changes in the rules do not undermine the essentialconservationpurposeof the measure.
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Will that not destroy theconservationpurposeof the area?
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Set-aside initially meant leaving fields fallow in mediaeval times, but many such fields are an abomination today and serve no usefulconservationpurpose.
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I propose that "greater weight" should only be given to conservation where there is evidence that the promotion of public enjoyment is in conflict with theconservationpurpose.
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So it may be that the banning of the self-locking snare is a discouragement to the pelt trade, and a discouragement to the pelt trade is aconservationpurpose.
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As aconservationpurpose, wildlife habitat is managed for maintaining and using the resources in sustainable manner.
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A vaccination program for conservation purposes may induce cross-subsidizing other vaccination or veterinary activities needed by low income ranchers.
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These modifications allow measuring the effects of saving land for conservation purposes.
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For conservation purposes and even from a strictly economic perspective, knowledge of the mechanisms of water loss from these seeds is important.
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Estimating carnivore densities for conservation purposes.
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Moreover, export licences will be required for conservation purposes for the first time.
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None of these items is currently subject to statutory regulations for fuel conservation purposes.
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It is designed specifically to prevent the buying up of farm land—in this case, land set aside for conservation purposes—as a cover for tax avoidance.
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Quotas and fishing method restrictions for conservation purposes cannot be imposed effectively without the co-operation of the industry.
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We believe that set-aside is a negative use of public funds, except when it is used for conservation purposes—long-term set-aside.
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