Ecological Buffers - The Nature Conservancy
... critical aquatic, riparian and upland habitats used for foraging, overwintering, breeding and nesting as a result of energy development.11,18–20 The benefits and effectiveness of buffers around these habitats vary widely between species.2,4,33 Generally, conservation strategies that extend beyond ri ...
... critical aquatic, riparian and upland habitats used for foraging, overwintering, breeding and nesting as a result of energy development.11,18–20 The benefits and effectiveness of buffers around these habitats vary widely between species.2,4,33 Generally, conservation strategies that extend beyond ri ...
MODELING CARNIVORE HABITAT IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
... Due to the small size and isolation of remnant carnivore populations in the U.S., stochastic factors are also of concern. The remaining distribution of these species often includes habitats with lower natural productivity that have escaped human settlement. High temporal variability in food resource ...
... Due to the small size and isolation of remnant carnivore populations in the U.S., stochastic factors are also of concern. The remaining distribution of these species often includes habitats with lower natural productivity that have escaped human settlement. High temporal variability in food resource ...
Focus on NH Forests - NH Project Learning Tree
... natural history of New Hampshire. During colonial times large forests were claimed by the English as royal or “Crown” forests. The tallest and straightest eastern white pine from these North American virgin forests were marked by a symbol called the King’s Broad Arrow. This mark designated these tre ...
... natural history of New Hampshire. During colonial times large forests were claimed by the English as royal or “Crown” forests. The tallest and straightest eastern white pine from these North American virgin forests were marked by a symbol called the King’s Broad Arrow. This mark designated these tre ...
applied watershed management
... populations continue to grow, the pressure on forests, grazing lands, and marginal agricultural lands lead to inappropriate cultivation practices, forest removal, and grazing intensities that, in the extreme case, leave a barren land that yields unwanted sediment and damaging floods to downstream co ...
... populations continue to grow, the pressure on forests, grazing lands, and marginal agricultural lands lead to inappropriate cultivation practices, forest removal, and grazing intensities that, in the extreme case, leave a barren land that yields unwanted sediment and damaging floods to downstream co ...
Natura 2000 and Forests - European Commission
... 2000 can offer society and ensure that we safeguard – and, where necessary, restore Europe’s rich biodiversity and unique natural heritage. The authors would like to thank all those who participated in the elaboration of this document for their valuable contributions and points of view. Why is there ...
... 2000 can offer society and ensure that we safeguard – and, where necessary, restore Europe’s rich biodiversity and unique natural heritage. The authors would like to thank all those who participated in the elaboration of this document for their valuable contributions and points of view. Why is there ...
fred and idah schultz preserve land
... The Fred and Idah Schultz Preserve originated as the Port Redwing peninsula within an area formerly known as the “Kitchen”. The peninsula was created in the 1960s and 1970s by the deposition of spoil on 300 acres of seagrass beds, oyster bars, tidal flats, an island, mangroves, slatterns, and coasta ...
... The Fred and Idah Schultz Preserve originated as the Port Redwing peninsula within an area formerly known as the “Kitchen”. The peninsula was created in the 1960s and 1970s by the deposition of spoil on 300 acres of seagrass beds, oyster bars, tidal flats, an island, mangroves, slatterns, and coasta ...
THE KAZAKH STEPPE Conserving the world`s largest dry
... ungulate populations and distribution, and hunting pressure. Both the significant declines in ungulate populations and the virtual cessation of the traditional patterns of Kazakh pastoralism, have drastically altered conditions in the steppe. The nomadic way of life involved the seasonal migration o ...
... ungulate populations and distribution, and hunting pressure. Both the significant declines in ungulate populations and the virtual cessation of the traditional patterns of Kazakh pastoralism, have drastically altered conditions in the steppe. The nomadic way of life involved the seasonal migration o ...
Best LIFE Nature Projects 2013
... promoting sustainable fishery practice. The other three ‘Best of the Best’ projects were ‘PLTHautesFagnes’ (LIFE06 NAT/B/000091) – which restored endangered peatland and wet habitats in the Hautes-Fagnes plateau of the Belgian Ardennes – ‘HAPPYFISH’ (LIFE07 NAT/ EE/000120) – which restored oxbow lak ...
... promoting sustainable fishery practice. The other three ‘Best of the Best’ projects were ‘PLTHautesFagnes’ (LIFE06 NAT/B/000091) – which restored endangered peatland and wet habitats in the Hautes-Fagnes plateau of the Belgian Ardennes – ‘HAPPYFISH’ (LIFE07 NAT/ EE/000120) – which restored oxbow lak ...
Specially Protected Areas in the Mediterranean
... Fishing is a particularly important economic and social activity in the Mediterranean. Production varies from one country to another and total landings for the Mediterranean sea are estimated annually at between 1.5 and 1.7 million tons. It generates approx. 300 thousand direct jobs and numerous ind ...
... Fishing is a particularly important economic and social activity in the Mediterranean. Production varies from one country to another and total landings for the Mediterranean sea are estimated annually at between 1.5 and 1.7 million tons. It generates approx. 300 thousand direct jobs and numerous ind ...
Collapse of the world`s largest herbivores
... hunters are shifting their attention more to populations in protected areas (17). Demand for wild meat is intensifying, supply is declining, and protected area management budgets for protecting wildlife from overhunting are often inadequate, particularly in developing nations. This creates a “perfec ...
... hunters are shifting their attention more to populations in protected areas (17). Demand for wild meat is intensifying, supply is declining, and protected area management budgets for protecting wildlife from overhunting are often inadequate, particularly in developing nations. This creates a “perfec ...
Hunting for Balance - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
... deer on the Institute’s forested ecosystems and landscape plantings. Recreational deer hunting has long been the traditional tool used by managers to address deer population issues, but the Institute recognized that a structured program, rather than a purely recreational hunt, was needed to address ...
... deer on the Institute’s forested ecosystems and landscape plantings. Recreational deer hunting has long been the traditional tool used by managers to address deer population issues, but the Institute recognized that a structured program, rather than a purely recreational hunt, was needed to address ...
Part 5:Regional Shorebird Conservation Goals and Strategies
... Because of its size and northerly position, Alaska provides breeding habitat for more shorebird species than any other state in the U.S. Seventy-one species of shorebirds have occurred in Alaska; 37 of them, including several unique Beringian species and Old World subspecies, regularly breed in the ...
... Because of its size and northerly position, Alaska provides breeding habitat for more shorebird species than any other state in the U.S. Seventy-one species of shorebirds have occurred in Alaska; 37 of them, including several unique Beringian species and Old World subspecies, regularly breed in the ...
Biodiversity and Management of Natural Resources
... are the oldest, the most diverse, and the largest group of vertebrates; they outnumber all other vertebrate species combined. Fish have existed for 400 million years, compared with 2 million years for humans, 150 million years for birds, and 240 million years for mammals (Raup 1988). The relative la ...
... are the oldest, the most diverse, and the largest group of vertebrates; they outnumber all other vertebrate species combined. Fish have existed for 400 million years, compared with 2 million years for humans, 150 million years for birds, and 240 million years for mammals (Raup 1988). The relative la ...
Cyanopsitta Magazine.. - Loro Parque Fundación
... Now we have moved into the International Year of Forests, also officially declared by the United Nations. The article on the opposite page gives a few of the many statistics associated with forests, and there is no doubt that they constitute the major repository of life on the planet. Some areas of ...
... Now we have moved into the International Year of Forests, also officially declared by the United Nations. The article on the opposite page gives a few of the many statistics associated with forests, and there is no doubt that they constitute the major repository of life on the planet. Some areas of ...
IHEA-USA Hunter Education Standards
... “stand” location without notifying all other hunters in the group • Changing location will change the safe zone of fire for not only that hunter but for the rest of the hunting party Before taking a shot the hunter must always: • be sure of the target. Positive identification of the target eliminate ...
... “stand” location without notifying all other hunters in the group • Changing location will change the safe zone of fire for not only that hunter but for the rest of the hunting party Before taking a shot the hunter must always: • be sure of the target. Positive identification of the target eliminate ...
Perennial Herbaceous Biomass Production and Harvest in the
... high level of interest. For example, the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (110 P.L. 140) raised the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) to require biofuels blending (with gasoline) of 36 billion gallons per year by 2022 of which 21 million are to come from non-corn sources with the focus on cel ...
... high level of interest. For example, the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (110 P.L. 140) raised the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) to require biofuels blending (with gasoline) of 36 billion gallons per year by 2022 of which 21 million are to come from non-corn sources with the focus on cel ...
Foreman 1-5 - Wilderness.net
... canoeists, hunters and fishers. It contains at least four definitions of wilderness. I believe that all four of these definitions are thoroughly in keeping with self-willed land. The first definition of wilderness is found in the statement of purpose for the Wilderness Act in Section 2(a): In order ...
... canoeists, hunters and fishers. It contains at least four definitions of wilderness. I believe that all four of these definitions are thoroughly in keeping with self-willed land. The first definition of wilderness is found in the statement of purpose for the Wilderness Act in Section 2(a): In order ...
An Analysis of Macaw Conservation Strategies at the Tambopata
... While CITES lists the vast majority of macaw species as illegal to trade, lack of enforcement of these regulations has led to the proliferation of trade of endangered species. In Bolivia, a powerhouse in the South American bird trade, a monitoring of the parrot pet trade from August 2004 to July 20 ...
... While CITES lists the vast majority of macaw species as illegal to trade, lack of enforcement of these regulations has led to the proliferation of trade of endangered species. In Bolivia, a powerhouse in the South American bird trade, a monitoring of the parrot pet trade from August 2004 to July 20 ...
Cultural Geographies
... development in the post-Soviet era. But for another major Latvian conservation organization, the Latvian Fund for Nature, the introduction of the Konik polski signified that ‘an enormous territory [had] been taken out’ of the Latvian landscape: that the nationally iconic Latvian farmer had been driv ...
... development in the post-Soviet era. But for another major Latvian conservation organization, the Latvian Fund for Nature, the introduction of the Konik polski signified that ‘an enormous territory [had] been taken out’ of the Latvian landscape: that the nationally iconic Latvian farmer had been driv ...
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Land Use Plan
... several bat species. Numerous rare and sensitive plants inhabit the area including Emory’s crucifixion thorn, white margined penstemon, scrub lotus, rosy two‐toned beardtongue and white‐margined beardtongue. Between the Clipper Mountains and the Trilobite Wilderness areas is Bonanza Spring, one o ...
... several bat species. Numerous rare and sensitive plants inhabit the area including Emory’s crucifixion thorn, white margined penstemon, scrub lotus, rosy two‐toned beardtongue and white‐margined beardtongue. Between the Clipper Mountains and the Trilobite Wilderness areas is Bonanza Spring, one o ...
Rehabilitation and Restoration of Degraded Forests
... serves the Union membership, representing their views on the world stage and providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge and technical support they need to achieve their goals. Through its six Commissions, IUCN draws together over 10,000 expert volunteers in project teams and ...
... serves the Union membership, representing their views on the world stage and providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge and technical support they need to achieve their goals. Through its six Commissions, IUCN draws together over 10,000 expert volunteers in project teams and ...
abstracts - Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership
... Despite the recognized importance of pollinators and the services they provide there is a growing body of evidence that suggests they may be at risk due to loss of habitat, widespread use of pesticides, climate change, and disease and parasites. There are major pollinator conservation efforts at nat ...
... Despite the recognized importance of pollinators and the services they provide there is a growing body of evidence that suggests they may be at risk due to loss of habitat, widespread use of pesticides, climate change, and disease and parasites. There are major pollinator conservation efforts at nat ...
History and restoration of the longleaf pine-grassland
... The longleaf pine-grassland (Pinus palustris-Poaceae) ecosystem occupied over 30 million ha in the southeastern United States at the time of European discovery. Frequent low- to moderate-intensity surface fires ignited by both lightning and native Americans sustained open diverse stands in a fire cl ...
... The longleaf pine-grassland (Pinus palustris-Poaceae) ecosystem occupied over 30 million ha in the southeastern United States at the time of European discovery. Frequent low- to moderate-intensity surface fires ignited by both lightning and native Americans sustained open diverse stands in a fire cl ...
Wildlife Populations in the Pacaya
... more difficult time during the floods, such as the dolphins, giant river otter and other fish predators, since their prey is more sparsely distributed throughout the large expanses of the flooded forests. When the waters recede during the dry months, fish populations become condensed in the reduc ...
... more difficult time during the floods, such as the dolphins, giant river otter and other fish predators, since their prey is more sparsely distributed throughout the large expanses of the flooded forests. When the waters recede during the dry months, fish populations become condensed in the reduc ...
Spillover of functionally important organisms between managed and
... Received 26 January 2011 Received in revised form 13 September 2011 Accepted 19 September 2011 Available online 20 November 2011 Keywords: Edge effects Herbivory Mosaic landscapes Pollination Seed dispersal ...
... Received 26 January 2011 Received in revised form 13 September 2011 Accepted 19 September 2011 Available online 20 November 2011 Keywords: Edge effects Herbivory Mosaic landscapes Pollination Seed dispersal ...
Conservation movement
The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental and a social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.The early conservation movement included fisheries and wildlife management, water, soil conservation and sustainable forestry. The contemporary conservation movement has broadened from the early movement's emphasis on use of sustainable yield of natural resources and preservation of wilderness areas to include preservation of biodiversity. Some say the conservation movement is part of the broader and more far-reaching environmental movement, while others argue that they differ both in ideology and practice. Chiefly in the United States, conservation is seen as differing from environmentalism in that it aims to preserve natural resources expressly for their continued sustainable use by humans. In other parts of the world conservation is used more broadly to include the setting aside of natural areas and the active protection of wildlife for their inherent value, as much as for any value they may have for humans.