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Community-led marine reserve produces benefits for fisheries and conservation

2015-02-23 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] The first and only fully protected marine reserve in Scotland is continuing to provide benefits for fisheries and conservation, according to new research by the University of York. Backing from the local community has been crucial to the success of Lamlash Bay marine reserve after its creation off the Isle of Arran in 2008, following a decade-long campaign by the local Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST). The new study, published in Marine Biology, repor…

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Forest Trends recasts preservation debate, econ benefit conservation

2015-02-22 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Times: Michael Jenkins believes there`s more than one way to hug a tree. The president of the Washington-based nonprofit Forest Trends is trying to recast the long-running debate between developers and environmentalists over how to preserve and profit from the world`s forests. This means emphasizing redefining conservation as something that deals with more than just ecology and also with economics and business development. "What we tried to do when we started Forest Trends was to say, 'How can...

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Case Study: Water Conservation Efforts Pay Off

2015-02-19 18:55:00| Chemical Processing

Multifaceted worldwide initiative significantly reduces consumption.

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2015 Conservation Legacy Awards Northeast region winner: M&J Farms

2015-02-18 21:50:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

M&J Farms, Brownsburg, Ind., protects water resrouces and commits to conservation. They focus on the edge of the field, no-till and nutrient efficiency, along with conservation methods. read more

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