conservancy
pronunciation
How to pronounce conservancy in British English:
UK [kənˈsɜ:vənsi]
How to pronounce conservancy in American English:
US [kənˈsɜrvənsi]
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- Noun:
- a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
- the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
Word Origin
- conservancy (n.)
- 1755, "commission with jurisdiction over a port or river," from Latin conservant-, present participle stem of conservare (see conserve) + -cy. Earlier was conservacy (mid-15c., Anglo-French conservacie). Meaning "official preservation of undeveloped land" dates from 1859 (first reference is to protection of bo trees in Ceylon).
Example
- 1. The conservancy must look after local residents as well as roads and equipment .
- 2. It was transported hours later to the marine mammal conservancy in key largo for treatment , but died unexpectedly on wednesday .
- 3. Chinese environmental groups and the nature conservancy have waged a long battle against the xiaonanhai dam , one of 19 dams proposed or under construction on the upper reaches of the yangtze .
- 4. An international team of researchers led by michael beck of the nature conservancy and the university of california , santa cruz , examined the condition of native oyster reefs in 40 ecoregions , including 144 bays .
- 5. He began to suck millions from them , and in return his organization and others , like the nature conservancy ( tnc ) , gave them awards for " environmental stewardship . "