as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest
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An additional $4 million was removed from a forest legacy program aimed at encouraging good management practices from landowners whilst $28 million was slashed from funds provided to multiple state conservancies to increase wildfire resilience.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
Wildlife sightings may be limited compared with luxury safaris in private game reserves or conservancies.
—Harriet Akinyi, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The conservancy's outgoing CEO, Janet Cowell, is running for mayor.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
Wildlife sightings may be limited compared with luxury safaris in private game reserves or conservancies.
—Harriet Akinyi, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The conservancy's outgoing CEO, Janet Cowell, is running for mayor.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservancy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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