VOA标准英语--帮助肯尼亚保护野生动物

 

This month, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, the DOI, announced a grant to the Kenya Ministry¹ of Environment and the Africa Conservation Centre to support Kenya's National Wildlife Conservation Strategy.

The grant and seven other grants awarded over the past year provide a total of $1.3 million, or 103 million Kenyan shillings, to support conservation and combat wildlife crime in Kenya and East Africa and lay the groundwork for sustained collaboration² between U.S. government and Kenyan counterparts.

Wildlife crime threatens the security, economy, and biodiversity of East Africa, as demand for products like elephant ivory and rhino³ horn continues to rise and poaching methods become increasingly sophisticated. International networks for poaching, transit⁴, and sale of illegal wildlife products target wildlife populations across borders, creating a complex problem that transcends⁵ national boundaries. Kenya is currently a key source and transit country for illegal wildlife products from Africa.

The conservation and sustainable management of wildlife and habitats is crucial to the region's long term economic growth and development.

In support of the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, USAID is taking action to enhance wildlife management and the enforcement and prosecution⁶ of wildlife crime.

USAID has partnered with the DOI's International Technical Assistance Program, or DOI-ITAP, on a five-year project that uses DOI's expertise⁷ in law enforcement, investigation⁸, and prosecution to create a strong network of regional actors to combat wildlife trafficking throughout East Africa.

Since March 2016, USAID and DOI-ITAP have funded work with government agencies responsible for managing wildlife, non-governmental organizations fighting wildlife crime, and civil society groups that inform the public about this serious issue.

In addition to the Ministry of Environment grant, projects supported include grants administered by Save the Elephants to support the Elephant Crisis Fund; regional coordinating⁹ efforts and enhanced community engagement to counter wildlife crime by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature; high-profile events like the Giants Club Summit; public outreach initiatives by WildlifeDirect; security for rhino protection by the Laikipia Wildlife Forum¹⁰; and organizational planning to protect wildlife at the Kenya Wildlife Service.

As U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec noted¹¹, “By protecting wildlife and the environment, we can create jobs and build prosperity while preserving Kenya's rich natural heritage.”

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

4 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

5 transcends   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的第三人称单数 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• The chemical dilution technique transcends most of the difficulties. 化学稀释法能克服大部分困难。
• The genius of Shakespeare transcends that of all other English poets. 莎士比亚的才华胜过所有的其他英国诗人。

6 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

7 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

10 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。