collocation (adjective + noun) · academic
community-based conservation
UK/kəˈmjuːnəti beɪst ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/US/kəˈmjunəti beɪst ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən/com·MU·ni·ty-BASED con·ser·VA·tion
Conservation actions that involve local people in planning and running projects to protect nature.
Examples
“Community-based conservation often improves local livelihoods while protecting biodiversity.”
“The park introduced community-based conservation to reduce illegal hunting.”
“Payment schemes can support community-based conservation by giving locals a stake in outcomes.”
Band 8 sentence
“Community-based conservation has proven effective when traditional knowledge is integrated with scientific management.”
Collocations
- promote community-based conservation
- community-based conservation projects
Word family
Common mistakes
community conservation→community-based conservation
local people protect by themselves→local people participate in conservation
Say it for a higher band
5help local people→6community conservation→7+community-based conservation
Synonyms
participatory conservation
Easily confused
community-led conservation
“A community-led conservation initiative may be more sustainable because locals set priorities.”
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