conservancy

IPA: kʌnsˈɝvʌnsi

The conservation of a resource.
An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
(Britain) A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
(US, law) A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.

Examples of "conservancy" in Sentences

It was the newsletter of a local conservancy or the like.
A percentage of sales will support the nature conservancy.
The conservancy is a nonprofit group that helps maintain the park.
The area we were in was a "conservancy", around 150 square kilometres of bushland managed by the locals.
The conservancy is a little bit smaller than Rhode Island; about 3,200 people live within its boundaries.
Water shortages may also occur in the Tapakuma conservancy, which is partly supplied by pumping from the Pomeroon river.
The conservancy is a nonprofit based in Cold Spring, N.Y., and the tours, which drew more than 75,000 people last year, are its largest fund-raiser.
The conservancy is a land trust that seeks permanent protection of forest, agricultural, riparian and scenic lands in the Rogue Basin and surrounding areas.
The conservancy is a volunteer organization dedicated to the creation of the Willow Waterhole Greenway Project, which is part of the flood control district's Project Brays.
Chuck Skypeck, co-owner of Ghost River, said teaming with the conservancy is a no-brainer because beer is 90 percent water, and the brewery's ability to craft good beer relies directly on Wolf River water the conservancy is helping sustain.