Unfortunately, economic reasons for conservation measures have thus far been underemphasized due to a dearth of reliable methodologies and relevant data.
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The second premise, that carbon restrictions are necessary for energy consumption control, belies inherent logic of free market economic incentives to advance conservation economies.
Still, the struggle between conservation and economic development has only escalated.
The Final Recommendations prioritize actions for the NOC to pursue, and call for a flexible framework for coastal and marine spatial planning to address conservation, economic activity, user conflict, and sustainable use of the ocean, our coasts and the Great Lakes.
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In a world of good economic growth, even with greater conservation, world energy demand grows by 75%.
The future of the Cook Inlet belugas is caught between the competing, and sometimes conflicting, interests of environmentalists, conservation scientists, native Alaskans and economic developers.
But all complaints were rejected by Mrs Justice Nicola Davies, who said the council had take all conservation, environmental and socio-economic issues properly into account when reaching its decision.
However, Peter Barclay, from the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign, said the claim of economic benefits is "difficult to understand".
That's because the domestic fleets were hewing to quotas mandated by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, a global economic treaty organization (a sort of NATO for fish).
They seek to reconcile conservation of biological and cultural diversity, and economic and social development through partnerships between people and nature.
Congress wants broadband to promote social economic initiatives, such as smarter education, health care and energy conservation.
Russell Mittermeier (RM): We need to continue to demonstrate that biodiversity conservation must be a basic element in any long-term economic development strategy.
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This is the case when opportunities for growth provide the most economic value or during periods when business is weak enough to favor the conservation of cash.
Conservation easements, unlike national parks, do generally allow for some economic activity to happen, usually preexisting uses like agriculture and sustainable timber cutting.
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Martin Palmer, of the British-based Alliance of Religions and Conservation, says faiths often have the clearest view of the social and economic aspects of an environmental problem.
Though Koomey can't specify to what extent the financial crisis and technological advancements are to blame, he insists, broadly speaking, that we're primarily seeing fallout from the economic slowdown -- a stay of execution, of sorts, for those of us rooting for energy conservation.
In addition to his one term in the state Legislature, Salazar's prior public service included stints on the Governor's Economic Development Advisory Board, the State Agricultural Commission, the board of directors of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, and the board of directors of the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Forum.
According to the National Parks and Conservation Association study in 2006 each federal dollar invested in national parks generates at least four dollars of economic value to the public.
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