In collaboration with academic, industry, conservation and government partners, The Nature Conservancy is using spatial mapping tools to show where coastal and ocean habitats hold the greatest value to humans -- from coastal protection to fisheries.
The research followed a single embedded case study approach (of a national-level SEA for renewable energy planning in South Africa) and engaged with four different stakeholder groups, namely government, industry, conservation groups, and interested and affected parties (IAPs).
Through his infectious enthusiasm for the peregrine, Dr. Cade managed to harness a huge cooperative venture, getting universities, government agencies, industries, conservation groups and the public to participate in its rescue.
We need to start a debate about how we can meet the needs of the maritime industries, conservation and food production in a way that supports a healthy and biodiverse sea.
In January 2003, representatives of state and federal agencies, ranchers, the oil and gas industry, and conservation organizations formed a working group to create a conservation strategy for two candidate species, the LPCH and sand dune lizard (SDL, Sceloporus arenicolous) in shinnery oak and sandsage grassland communities in New Mexico.
We also recommend steps for governments, industry and conservation organizations to better understand and agree on subsidy regimes that support the conservation of the world's forests and forestry's contribution to social development.
The arguments on each side echo other conflicts between industry and conservation.
Mr. Taylor was one of many experts who gave presentations before the panel, which consists of 16 geologists, ecologists and other experts, most from academia and some with ties to industry and conservation groups.
To guard against such problems, a watchdog group called the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, representing both industry and conservation groups, seeks to promote good environmental practices on palm oil plantations and respect for local communities.
The unanimous vote was unusual in that it was largely supported by industry and conservation groups alike and because it was the first time the United States had acted to close a fishery as a result of climate change instead of in reaction to overfishing, proponents of the measure said.
In black and white Un oeuf is enough A man, a plan, a canal A struggling city by the sea The charge of the Brat Pack ReprintsFar from gearing up for battle, however, the traditional antagonists of industry and conservation have so far been rather accommodating.
