[DOC] [TLE] NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) - Discover the Networks [PAR] Founded in 1951 and based in Arlington, Virginia, The Nature Conservancy ... 
the diversity of life by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. ... "
Regulation and buying land alone probably won't be sufficient for conservation to 
take ... "Encroaching development ... reduces habitat for key species," TNC 
explains. [DOC] [TLE] Nature-Oriented Tourism - Virginia Places [PAR] There must be a place to stay, a place to eat, a place to buy stuff, as well as 
something to see. ... However, Virginia has nearly 40,000 square miles of land, 
so Federal/state ... It is headquartered in Arlington, right at the Ballston Metro 
Station. ... The Nature Conservancy is actively trying to protect the mussel 
species in the... [DOC] [TLE] 'We're Attempting to Build a Second Ark' | NatureServe [PAR] Jan 2, 2015 ... Leading the charge to bring scientific rigor to TNC's land-buying practices was ... 
Jenkins was the first person to see the link between data and conservation. ... So 
I began thinking about what we should be trying to protect. ... renown as a go-to 
source for the best data on threatened species and habitats. [DOC] [TLE] The Nature Conservancy - Wikipedia [PAR] The Nature Conservancy is a charitable environmental organization, 
headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Its mission is to "conserve the lands and 
waters on which all life depends. ... The Conservancy has over one million 
members, and has protected more than 119,000,000 acres (48,000,000 ha) of 
land and thousands of... [DOC] [TLE] Conservation Banking - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PAR] protected lands that contain natural resource values. ... species may purchase 
the credits from ... incentives to protect species and their habitat. Landowners can 
profit from ... collaborative, incentive-based approach ... Arlington, VA 22203. [DOC] [TLE] The State Role in Biodiversity Conservation | Issues in Science and ... [PAR] In many ways the states, where key land use regulations are made and ... The 
ESA and its habitat conservation plan provisions are not designed to protect ... As 
a result, the ESA protects only a fraction of the nation's imperiled species. .... The 
Indiana Biodiversity Initiative is a broad-based effort that receives .... Arlington, Va
. [DOC] [TLE] Conservancy aims to protect marine habitat | Deseret News [PAR] Oct 22, 2002 ... Accustomed to buying land to protect it from developers, The Nature 
Conservancy is ... Some of the Arlington, Va.-based organization's earlier land 
buys in New York, Virginia and ... Their populations have been declining 
because of pollution, heavy fishing and predation by many other species, he said
. [DOC] [TLE] Nature Lovers Turn Wheeler-dealers To Preserve Land In Its Natural ... [PAR] Feb 25, 1990 ... Sometimes the best way to preserve environmentally important land is to ... an 
official with the country`s largest land trust, the Arlington, Va.-based Nature 
Conservancy. ... have protected about 8 million acres, based on figures supplied 
by ... habitat for rare and endangered animals and plants, open spaces,... [DOC] [TLE] The Conservation Fund Acquires 32,000 Acres Of Habitat For Elk ... [PAR] Jan 5, 2016 ... This purchase and the first-of-its-kind elk restoration program in West ... Over the 
next few years, the Fund will convey the land to the DNR in ... With this 
conservation effort, West Virginia joins a multi-state ... They provide ideal 
grassland and forest habitat for a variety of wildlife species, including elk, deer,... [DOC] [TLE] Land cover and conservation: from protected areas to landscapes [PAR] The Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 
22203. ... the identification of priority areas for protection increasingly data-based, 
the ... Moreover, some of the world's major habitat types are severely under- .... 
map accompanying a proposal to purchase a parcel of land (red) as a protected 
area. [DOC] [TLE] WEC368/UW413: Government Efforts to Protect Habitat for the ... [PAR] The ESA is one important regulatory approach that helps protect species

Question: This Arlington, Virginia-based conservancy protects species & habitats by buying lands
Answer: The Nature Conservancy