Word: conservationism
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Halting the assault on biodiversity will not be easy, but there are many actions that governments can take. First, they should develop and support local scientific institutions that train professionals in conservation techniques. More money should flow into educational programs that alert people to the irreversible consequences of a loss...
Throughout the developing nations there are encouraging stirrings of local environmental activity. In Malaysia blowgun-armed Penan tribesmen have joined forces with environmentalists in an effort to stop rampant logging. And in Brazil, which has some 500 conservation organizations, environmentalist Jose Pedro de Oliveira Costa organized a coalition of legislators...
Unfortunately, scientists cannot agree on how much global warming has occurred, how much more is on the way and what the climatic consequences will be, giving policymakers an excuse for delay. But no one disputes the fact that the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen and continues to...
According to city officials, the proposal, which would take effect January I, would encourage conservation and even out the rate burden. Water use has already been declining over the past 20 years, according to City Manager Robert W. Healy, but he said it is still too high.
Walsh said that although the measure is supposed to encourage conservation, it would actually raise the rates without lowering consumption.