conservancy
/kənˈsəːv(ə)nsi
/noun (plural conservancies)
1 [in names] A body concerned with the preservation of natural resources: the Nature Conservancy...
- Traditional conservation areas include national parks and wildlife reserves; more recent categories include biosphere reserves and community conservancies.
- Over 1200 land trusts and conservancies in the United States have preserved over 5 million acres, exceeding the area of the State of New Jersey.
- And the conservancy has already offered 90,000 of the most suitable acres to local people and set up a trust in their behalf.
1.1A commission controlling a port, river, or catchment area: the Thames Conservancy Board...
- The Department of Conservation's Wanganui conservancy has reported to me that it has assisted people affected by the floods with equipment and labour.
- Also, the Annapolis Conservancy Board will monitor the easements each year to ensure that their terms are being observed.
- The Lewis County Water Conservancy Board will also be invited to attend.
2 [mass noun] The conservation of wildlife and the environment: from the point of view of nature conservancy, I’d rather see it left unspoilt...
- Just a few of the benefits to your program are natural beauty, recreational opportunity, environmental education, conservancy, wildlife protection, and resource utilization.
- Several speakers raised concerns about the draft OCP approach to nature conservancy.
- I have supported both preservation of art and architecture and nature conservancy and I'm sure I'm not alone among your readers.
Origin
Mid 18th century: alteration of obsolete conservacy, from Anglo-Norman French conservacie, via Anglo-Latin from Latin conservatio (see conservation).