noun phrase · academic
conservation efforts
UK/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən ˈefə(r)ts/US/ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən ˈefərts/con·ser·VA·tion EF·forts
Actions and programmes intended to protect nature, wildlife or natural resources.
Examples
“Conservation efforts have helped the population of the species recover.”
“Local communities often lead conservation efforts in their regions.”
“Funding is crucial for long-term conservation efforts.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long-term conservation efforts require community engagement, scientific monitoring and stable funding.”
Collocations
- support conservation efforts
- fund conservation efforts
- lead conservation efforts
Word family
Common mistakes
do conservation→carry out / support conservation efforts
conservation effort→conservation efforts
Say it for a higher band
5saving animals→6protection programmes→7+conservation efforts
Synonyms
protection programmes
preservation efforts
Easily confused
preservation
“Preservation seeks to keep the forest untouched, while conservation may allow managed use.”
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