environmental conservation

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalandconservation

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/
us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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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 ofenvironmentalandconservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this case, we seek to answer the question of what factors explainenvironmentalconservation.
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In this sense, the twin goals of economic efficiency andenvironmentalconservationare intertwined.
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This is a beneficial aspect of citizens' actions as far asenvironmentalconservationis concerned.
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Citizens' actions can therefore be viewed as very effective in terms ofenvironmentalconservation.
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In addition, increased awareness ofenvironmentalconservationamong both consumers and producers has accelerated the development of organic agriculture1,2.
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Economic valuation techniques can be used to measure the benefits associated withenvironmentalconservationprojects and nature tourism activities.
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They may lead to high rates of time preference, which again may affect investments inenvironmentalconservation.
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Similarly, scattered settlement patterns played an important role inenvironmentalconservation, because land was allowed enough time to regenerate after use.
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Well-targeted interventions and programs for the poor to promote sustainable forest resource use are needed not only forenvironmentalconservationbut also for poverty alleviation.
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Sustainable forest management is thus of great importance not only forenvironmentalconservationbut also for poverty alleviation.
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High rates of time preference and shorter time horizons may also prevent poor people from investing inenvironmentalconservation.
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Firstly, theenvironmentalconservationfactor became more prominent, in a context in which many areas of the country were heavily underpopulated.
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Environmentalconservationand land use management of wetland ecosystem.
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Land-granting policies may favorably affectenvironmentalconservationby intensifying land use in agriculture, but they also may harm development by discouraging timber production.
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Environmentalconservationrequires society to consider the trade-off between allocating resources to productive activities and pollution control activities.
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The poor are, therefore, less likely to invest inenvironmentalconservation.
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The results indicate that the amount of land owned, household size, gender, number of cattle owned, and favourable perceptions concerning the value ofenvironmentalconservationfavour the migration decision.
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Environmentalconservation(which increases environmental capital) is a dummy variable assigned the value of 1 if the herder migrates in search of pasture and 0 if he does not migrate.
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The results indicated that the amount of land owned, household size, gender, number of cattle owned, and favourable perceptions concerning the value ofenvironmentalconservationfavour the migration decision.
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