conservancy

English - Turkish

Definition of conservancy in English Turkish dictionary

koruma

muhafaza

{i} sahip çıkma

kurul

{i} doğal kaynakları kontrol eden kuruluş

Related Terms

conservancy area

koruma alanı

nature conservancy

doğayı koruma

English - English

Definition of conservancy in English English dictionary

An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources

A commission that deals with fishery and navigation

The conservation of a resource

{n} a preservation of the fishery in the Thames

Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use

Conservancy is used in the names of organizations that work to preserve and protect the environment. the Nature Conservancy Council. = conservation

the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc

a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river

{i} official conservation of natural resources; organization dedicated to the conservation of the environment

Related Terms

Nature Conservancy

Nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation and the preservation of biodiversity, founded in 1951, that operates the largest private system of nature sanctuaries in the world. It owns and manages more than 1,500 preserves throughout the U.S., comprising more than 9 million acres (3.8 million hectares) of ecologically significant land, and has expanded into Latin America and the Pacific. Government-administered programs identify the relative abundance of plant and animal species and the habitats they need to survive, and the Conservancy then acquires through gifts, exchanges, easements, debt-for-nature swaps, purchases, and other nonconfrontational arrangements areas that are home to threatened species

conservancies

plural of conservancy

Hyphenation

con·serv·an·cy

Turkish pronunciation

kınsırvınsi

Pronunciation

/kənˈsərvənsē/ /kənˈsɜrvənsiː/

Etymology

[ k&n-'s&r-v&n(t)-sE ] (noun.) 1755. alteration of obsolete conservacy conservation, from Anglo-French conservacie, from Medieval Latin conservatia, from Latin conservare.