Article: The wisdom of the sands: for centuries, small family groups in the Algerian Sahara have gathered remarkable collections of ancient Arabic manuscripts in their homes. These priceless works are now under serious threat of decay, but a European-led conservation project may yet save them.

Article: Is locally led conservation planning working? A ...
Rural Sociology;  June 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Is Locally Led Conservation Planning Working? A Farm Town Case Study1 Sonya Salamon, Richard L. Farnsworth,* and Jody A. Rendziak** ABSTRACT A qualitative ...

Article: USDA Moving Toward 'Locally Led' Conservation ...
U.S. Newswire;  March 4, 1997 ;     657 words ... ... the next four years, appears in the magazine's next issue. "At USDA, we are moving toward what we call 'locally led conservation'," Glickman stated. "I strongly believe that the needs, the willingness and the motivation must come from local individuals ...

Article: District Leaders Stress Need For Locally-Led ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 23, 2008 ;     490 words ... ... Conservation leaders from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C., this week to emphasize the importance of locally-led conservation on Capitol Hill. More than 200 delegates representing almost every state and territory gathered for the National Association ...

Transcript: CLIMATE CHANGE:EARL GARBER
Congressional Testimony;  June 11, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... and sequester carbon. NACD has always supported locally led conservation, and maintaining our member district`s ability to work ... Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with a locally led conservation district. Today several of our members are working with ...

Transcript: EPA AGRICULTURAL REGULATORY PROGRAMS:GLENDA L. HUMISTON
Congressional Testimony;  October 28, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... activities will continue to involve the public through locally- led conservation, involving people at the local level to identify various ... resource conservation programs; community-based, locally led conservation efforts; and collaborative partnerships. USDA manages ...

Article: A Little Corner of Freedom: Russian Nature Protection from Stalin ...
Environmental History;  April 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... for the Protection of Nature, the Moscow Society of Naturalists, and the druzhinniki-university-based, student-led conservation brigades. Much of their activity involved creating, working in, and defending the zapovedniki-nature reserves established ...

Article: Wamsutter: a real place lurks behind those production reports.
Natural Gas Week;  June 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... bird currently undergoing a federal endangered species status review (NGW, Apr.28,p1). Some locals assist state-led conservation efforts by counting birds and taking photographs, and many can point out particular patches of brush where they've recently ...