Conservation banks

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001489",
  "term": "Conservation banks",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Conservation banks are permanently protected lands that contain natural resource values. These lands are conserved and permanently managed for species that are endangered, threatened, candidates for listing as endangered or threatened, or are otherwise species-at-risk. Conservation banks function to offset adverse impacts to these species that occurred elsewhere, sometimes referred to as off-site mitigation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biodiversity bank",
    "habitat bank"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "conservation areas",
    "habitats",
    "protected species",
    "threatened species",
    "conservation programs",
    "conservation banking",
    "conservation credits",
    "land restoration",
    "biodiversity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "bancos de conservación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/conservation-banks/"
}