noun phrase · academic
conservation efforts
UK/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən ˈefət(s)/US/ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən ˈefərts/con·SER·va·tion EF·forts
Actions or programmes intended to protect wildlife, habitats or natural resources.
Examples
“International conservation efforts have helped recover some endangered species.”
“Volunteer groups play a key role in local conservation efforts.”
“Conservation efforts often include habitat restoration and anti-poaching patrols.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective conservation efforts require long-term funding, community engagement and strict enforcement of anti-poaching laws.”
Collocations
- carry out conservation efforts
- support conservation efforts
- increase conservation efforts
Word family
Common mistakes
conservative efforts→conservation efforts
do conservation efforts→carry out / undertake conservation efforts
Say it for a higher band
5protect nature actions→6conservation measures→7+conservation efforts
Synonyms
conservation measures
Easily confused
conservation measures
“The government introduced conservation measures to limit logging in protected areas.”
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