cost of conservation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcostandconservation
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cost
noun
uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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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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(Definition ofcostandconservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As noted above, the opportunitycostofconservationis often low.
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The second, offsetting, component of thecostofconservationis the increase in profit afforded to the eco-friendly enterprise.
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He was worried about the additionalcostofconservationthat would be greatly resented by them.
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The second is the rate at which thecostofconservationof these things is rising.
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If there is to be re-rating of agricultural buildings, let alone woodlands, hedgerows and land, there will be a severe impact on conservation and on thecostofconservation.
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This fee covers lodging, most meals, insurance, instructions, and a contribution towards thecostofconservationwork and building materials.
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A realistic policy in the short term should consider new ways of offsetting the yield penalty and subsidizing the initial investment costs of conservation.
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This suggests relatively high agricultural land values and thus high private and social opportunity costs of conservation.
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These two factors have combined to increase costs of conservation.
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Unless resource-use patterns are modified, reducing costs of conservation, there will be resistance to attempts at conserving the resource.
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The logic of these programs is that by reducing the short-term costs of conservation, farmers will be induced to conserve for long-term and offsite benefits.
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Balmford et al. (2002) have shown that the costs of conservation are often outweighed by the benefits, and by a significant margin.
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Secondly, the costs of conservation, display and security of the collections increase every year.
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