Today Shackleton's hut is the focus of a conservation project run by the New Zealand government.
The study highlights charismatic mega-fauna such as whales, tigers and polar bears as animals more likely to be the focus of successful conservation programs, protective legislation and public funding drives.
It describes how vulnerable species that overtly display characteristics human beings respect or find desirable -- such as beauty, strength, power or cuddliness -- are more likely to be the focus of concerted conservation programs than animals or plants that are less appealing to the eye.
This important project will be jointly implemented by the UNESCO Kabul Office and different departments of the Ministry of Information and Culture throughout the country, with an operational focus on the conservation of the Islamic Citadel of Shar-i-Gholgholah at the World Heritage Site of Bamiyan.
Inscription can promote tourism, and increased focus on the conservation of a site.
Northern Quebec, a vast territory twice the size of France, will be the focus of the legislation on a conservation and sustainable front as well as preserving and respecting aboriginal communities and culture in the area.
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Steve Galster's comment about "studying the world to death" certainly communicated this concern, the future of conservation in many cases should focus on law enforcement, local initiatives and strong action, and conservation funding should reflect this direction.
Held in conjunction with the UNESCO Office in Doha, the trip was aimed at raising awareness of the students, with the focus on basic mangrove ecology, the importance of ecosystems for biodiversity conservation, re-creation, and carbon sequestration.
Working at the interface of science and environmental policy she will bring together long term data sets on biodiversity, the environment and human impacts to explore spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem functioning and help identify where conservation attention needs to focus in the future.
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