as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest

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Recent Examples of conservancy James Liu, a producer on Tiger King and Chimp Crazy, was first a veterinarian at the conservancy. Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024 The conservancy aims to transform 5.5-miles of Detroit riverfront and has already refurbished and opened key portions in recent years. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 But in the decades since its formation, the conservancy has acquired hundreds of plots of land in attempts to create a pristine, undevelopable greenbelt surrounding Cayucos. Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 All of the conservancy’s large projects are informed by extensive community engagement, Cofer said; this project arose from feedback that trailgoers wanted more spaces for fishing. Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for conservancy 

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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservancy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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