Having determined to his satisfaction how the portrait entered his family's collection three centuries ago, Mr. Cobbe obtained confirmation of his finding from an old friend, Alastair Laing, adviser on art and sculpture to the National Trust, the conservation agency that leases Hatchlands Park to Mr. Cobbe.
The state conservation easement will allow leases to fishing and hunting clubs to continue and will afford new access to areas where the public will be able to climb mountains, ski, ride snowmobiles and participate in other recreational activities.
Landowners are more comfortable with informally encouraging their tenants to use specific practices than including conservation provisions in their leases.
A nearby landowner acquired the parcel, secured a conservation easement and agreed to lease the acreage to Mr. Lewis.
She encourages programmes that deliver tangible benefits from wildlife left alive rather than poached, with tourism helping to pay to lease land for conservation, or to fund schools and clinics.
Mr. Clinton is seeking to establish an endowment for land conservation, financed by offshore oil leases, in his 2001 budget.
However, a last minutes campaign by one of the last keepers and by locals was successful, and the buildings were therefore leased to the National Trust of Australia (NSW), which was responsible for its conservation, and a caretaker in turn leased them from the National Trust.
But Joseph Matta, the country's forestry minister, would rather lease it to a conservation group.
As part of the agreement, Yellowstone will commit $1.5 million, with an additional amount that will be paid largely by conservation groups, to a 30-year lease for the ranch land north of the park.
The Department of Fisheries was responsible for collecting lease money and ensuring conservation of fisheries resources.
The petition asks the Indonesian government to lease the area out to conservation organizations.
