conservancy

A noun referring to a commission or authority with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river, or the official conservation of natural resources such as trees, soil, and rivers.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Behörde oder Kommission bezeichnet, die die Fischerei und Schifffahrt in einem Hafen oder Fluss beaufsichtigt, oder die amtliche Erhaltung natürlicher Ressourcen wie Wälder, Böden und Gewässer.

1. Regulatory body for waterways C1 formal british

   A commission or organization that has authority over the management, fisheries, and navigation of a port, river, or other waterway.

   • The Thames Conservancy oversees all river traffic and fishing licenses.
   • The port conservancy issued new regulations for cargo ships.
   • He applied for a fishing permit from the local river conservancy.

   🇩🇪Wasserstraßenverwaltung

   Synonyme: boardcommission

2. Environmental protection B2 formal

   The official preservation and management of natural resources, such as forests, soil, and rivers.

   • The conservancy works to protect the region's ancient woodlands.
   • Soil conservancy programs help prevent erosion on farmland.
   • The river conservancy ensures clean water for local communities.

   🇩🇪Naturschutz

   Synonyme: conservationenvironmentalismguardianshiphusbandrypreservationstewardship

   Antonyme: degradationdestructionexploitationwaste

• conservancies plural form
• conservancies' possessive plural form
• conservancy's possessive singular form