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DictionaryconservancyConservation organization
noun

conservancy

kun-SUR-vuhn-see/kənˈsɜːrvənsi/

An organization that protects and manages natural resources.

The conservancy’s volunteers restore the riverbank habitat.

Two volunteers restore a small riverbank habitat: one plants a native sapling beside the water while the other removes plastic litter from the reeds.
Etymology
conLatinperhaps adds emphasis
+servLatinto keep watch, maintain
+anLatinpresent participle ending
+cyEnglishstate or office

Servare supplies the idea of keeping watch or preserving, with con- perhaps adding emphasis. Conservancy developed from an official protective commission and the act of preserving to an institution devoted to protecting nature.

In context

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the anti-poaching wildlife conservancy and so my goal and ambition is maybe to get some more celebrities
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More examples

  • A local conservancy maintains the woodland trails.
  • She volunteered with a river conservancy.
  • The conservancy’s report tracked habitat restoration.

Forms

conservancy · conservancies

Similar words

land trust
A land trust commonly protects land through ownership or agreements; conservancy is a broader conservation organization term.
preserve
A preserve is protected land; a conservancy is often the organization managing protection.