conservancy

American  

[kuhn-sur-vuhn-see] / kənˈsɜr vən si /

noun

plural

conservancies

1. conservation of natural resources.

2. an association dedicated to the protection of the environment and its resources.

3. British. a commission regulating navigation, fisheries, etc.

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conservancy British  

/ kənˈsɜːvənsɪ /

noun

1. (in Britain) a court or commission with jurisdiction over a river, port, area of countryside, etc

2. another word for conservation

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Other Word Forms

• conservant adjective

Etymology

Origin of conservancy

1550–60; < Medieval Latin conservantia ( see conserve, -ancy); replacing conservacy < Medieval Latin conservātia; see -acy

Example Sentences

“If we could direct the deer to just eat invasives, we would love to do that but, obviously, deer eat all vegetation,” said Pepe Barton, communications director for the conservancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Bupa was rescued from a mass elephant cull in Zimbabwe in 1989 and brought to the conservancy when he was eight years old.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

But friends and colleagues said Kawahara was a passionate advocate for fish and conservancy, fighting to maintain safe and healthy habitats for fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants said they had lost property and suffered health complications because of the 2021 fire in the Lolldaiga conservancy in Kenya's Rift Valley.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

“This dam, this conservancy district has the farmers down there on pins and needles. Arresting Joe Mondragon for a symbolic act like this could start something nasty.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Related Words

• preservation
• protection