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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un organisme ou une commission chargé de la surveillance de la pêche et de la navigation dans un port ou une rivière, ou la protection officielle des ressources naturelles telles que les arbres, les sols et les cours d'eau.

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.

   🇫🇷autorité de gestion des voies navigables

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷protection de l'environnement

   Synonymes: conservationenvironmentalismguardianshiphusbandrypreservationstewardship

   Antonymes: degradationdestructionexploitationwaste

• conservancies plural form
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• conservancy's possessive singular form