Bringing Back the New England Cottontail
... support from our conservation partners including the Wildlife Management Institute, UNH Cooperative Extension, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. In particular, the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has been integral in helping to create habitat on the landscape. NRCS has a long histo ...
... support from our conservation partners including the Wildlife Management Institute, UNH Cooperative Extension, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. In particular, the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has been integral in helping to create habitat on the landscape. NRCS has a long histo ...
abstracts - Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability
... Castro and Carlos Montes Dealing with the invisibility of the ecological functioning underlying the provision of benefits to human well being, stated preference techniques can be successfully applied to the valuation of ecosystem services, as well as, to assess the trade-offs between different possi ...
... Castro and Carlos Montes Dealing with the invisibility of the ecological functioning underlying the provision of benefits to human well being, stated preference techniques can be successfully applied to the valuation of ecosystem services, as well as, to assess the trade-offs between different possi ...
November - Australasian Wildlife Management Society
... mouse is incomplete and the loss of one local population has been documented in southeast Queensland (Van Dyck et al. 2006), a region where pressures from urban and industrial development are increasing. Water mouse populations have not been studied intensively enough to enable the primary factors r ...
... mouse is incomplete and the loss of one local population has been documented in southeast Queensland (Van Dyck et al. 2006), a region where pressures from urban and industrial development are increasing. Water mouse populations have not been studied intensively enough to enable the primary factors r ...
Habitat Fragmentation, Edge Effects and Biological
... on the maintenance of the planet homeostasis. Therefore, their destruction may not only threaten the maintenance of biodiversity, but could also affect climatic and hydrological cycles at local, regional and global scales. In addition to the loss of forest cover, the process of fragmentation results ...
... on the maintenance of the planet homeostasis. Therefore, their destruction may not only threaten the maintenance of biodiversity, but could also affect climatic and hydrological cycles at local, regional and global scales. In addition to the loss of forest cover, the process of fragmentation results ...
Makira REDD+ Project, Madagascar Summary of the Project The area
... the land beyond the first cycle of slash and burn. The project is helping households to adopt alternative techniques that replace these destructive and unsustainable methods. These activities include: improved intensive rice cultivation, soil fertility enhancement through composting, and improved cr ...
... the land beyond the first cycle of slash and burn. The project is helping households to adopt alternative techniques that replace these destructive and unsustainable methods. These activities include: improved intensive rice cultivation, soil fertility enhancement through composting, and improved cr ...
The Vanishing Hawaiian Forest
... economic mainstay. In response, the 1903 Territorial Legislature created Hawaii’s forest reserve system, ushering in a new era of massive public-private investment in forest restoration. Today, we reap the benefits of this investment but, ironically, no longer have a wellfunded forest management pro ...
... economic mainstay. In response, the 1903 Territorial Legislature created Hawaii’s forest reserve system, ushering in a new era of massive public-private investment in forest restoration. Today, we reap the benefits of this investment but, ironically, no longer have a wellfunded forest management pro ...
Silviculture`s role in managing boreal forests
... harvesting and tending portions of stands at frequent (20 − 40 yr) intervals (Nyland 1996). There are two uneven−aged systems: single−tree selection and group selection. Both of these systems, when combined, can form hybrids such as patch selections, or patch and strip systems (Nyland 1996, Smith et ...
... harvesting and tending portions of stands at frequent (20 − 40 yr) intervals (Nyland 1996). There are two uneven−aged systems: single−tree selection and group selection. Both of these systems, when combined, can form hybrids such as patch selections, or patch and strip systems (Nyland 1996, Smith et ...
DOC - World bank documents
... to identify “core” areas, buffer zones, and corridors, and would specify land uses compatible for each. It will further identify the appropriate conservation approach for each pilot area. Specifically, the project will develop legal mechanisms (e.g., conservation easements, private reserves and/or b ...
... to identify “core” areas, buffer zones, and corridors, and would specify land uses compatible for each. It will further identify the appropriate conservation approach for each pilot area. Specifically, the project will develop legal mechanisms (e.g., conservation easements, private reserves and/or b ...
Grazing Opportunities on Lands Enrolled in the USDA Natural
... enhance wetlands in exchange for placing land into a conservation easement. In the 2014 Farm Bill, WRP was replaced by Wetlands Reserve Easements, under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP-WRE). On acres enrolled in Wetlands Reserve easements, either through WRP or ACEP-WRE, the lan ...
... enhance wetlands in exchange for placing land into a conservation easement. In the 2014 Farm Bill, WRP was replaced by Wetlands Reserve Easements, under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP-WRE). On acres enrolled in Wetlands Reserve easements, either through WRP or ACEP-WRE, the lan ...
Course Descriptions FWCE 110 (3 cr.) – Introduction to Natural
... FWCE 439 (3 cr.) – Game Bird Ecology and Management (Revised by Scott) In this class we will look at the overall history of game bird management and conservation, how management and conservation of game birds was and still is the foundation for wildlife conservation in North America, define the chal ...
... FWCE 439 (3 cr.) – Game Bird Ecology and Management (Revised by Scott) In this class we will look at the overall history of game bird management and conservation, how management and conservation of game birds was and still is the foundation for wildlife conservation in North America, define the chal ...
Preparing a Conservation Plan
... This includes looking at the connectivity of habitats, integrity of aquatic and wetland systems, etc. Interconnectedness is the norm for components of ecosystems and human communities. The interrelationships of these components occur on many different scales, some of which bear no relation to munici ...
... This includes looking at the connectivity of habitats, integrity of aquatic and wetland systems, etc. Interconnectedness is the norm for components of ecosystems and human communities. The interrelationships of these components occur on many different scales, some of which bear no relation to munici ...
Biodiversity, ecosystem thresholds, resilience and forest degradation
... reduction in the production of goods and services. Therefore, “change in ecosystem state” can be used as an indicator of degradation. For example, if a forest is expected to be of mixed species but is instead dominated by only a few species, or if it should be a closed canopy forest but is actually ...
... reduction in the production of goods and services. Therefore, “change in ecosystem state” can be used as an indicator of degradation. For example, if a forest is expected to be of mixed species but is instead dominated by only a few species, or if it should be a closed canopy forest but is actually ...
Dowload SFI Landowner`s Manual - Minnesota Logger Education
... To promote the growing of renewable forest resources on private lands while protecting environmental benefits and increasing public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry. Minnesota has over 1,700 Tree Farmers who have made a commitment to protect wildlife habitat and watersheds, to co ...
... To promote the growing of renewable forest resources on private lands while protecting environmental benefits and increasing public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry. Minnesota has over 1,700 Tree Farmers who have made a commitment to protect wildlife habitat and watersheds, to co ...
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... Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).10 At a regional level, several agreements exist among species range states, e.g. the North American Migratory Birds Convention. Governments can take advantage of these agreements to support th ...
... Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).10 At a regional level, several agreements exist among species range states, e.g. the North American Migratory Birds Convention. Governments can take advantage of these agreements to support th ...
2008 Equator Initiative Award (15 October 2008)
... WCHS protects the resident hippopotamus population along the Black Volta River in northern Ghana. The sanctuary is operated by a management board that represents over ten thousand people from 17 communities. Along with the hippopotamus population, the reserve is home to over 500 other animal species ...
... WCHS protects the resident hippopotamus population along the Black Volta River in northern Ghana. The sanctuary is operated by a management board that represents over ten thousand people from 17 communities. Along with the hippopotamus population, the reserve is home to over 500 other animal species ...
First Announcement
... It is estimated that the proportion of the planet covered by grasslands varies between 20 and 40 % of the total surface of arable land. Grasslands and pastures contribute to sustain around 800 million people, mostly low-income agricultural producers. Grasslands provide a great variety of environment ...
... It is estimated that the proportion of the planet covered by grasslands varies between 20 and 40 % of the total surface of arable land. Grasslands and pastures contribute to sustain around 800 million people, mostly low-income agricultural producers. Grasslands provide a great variety of environment ...
Sample HGSE 355 Syllabus
... Course Description: This course provides and in-depth examination of the processes that shape coastal terrestrial ecosystems through time and applications of that information to present-day management. Topics include geological history of BC’s coast; soils; Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (B ...
... Course Description: This course provides and in-depth examination of the processes that shape coastal terrestrial ecosystems through time and applications of that information to present-day management. Topics include geological history of BC’s coast; soils; Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (B ...
Ecosystem resilience in the Seychelles
... < 1% of EEZ is protected and yet it has one of the highest catches of tuna and potential for offshore petroleum reservoirs and government plan to increase that area by 30% Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) initiative provide a practical, transparent way to create and establish a more sustainable use ...
... < 1% of EEZ is protected and yet it has one of the highest catches of tuna and potential for offshore petroleum reservoirs and government plan to increase that area by 30% Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) initiative provide a practical, transparent way to create and establish a more sustainable use ...
Institutional capacity building in the area of environment protection
... because of the lack of research and monitoring, but currently in the Georgian Red List are listed 139 animal species and 56 wooded plant species; 43 of the animal species and 20 of the plant species are categorised as endangered or critically endangered; many of the animal species in the list are a ...
... because of the lack of research and monitoring, but currently in the Georgian Red List are listed 139 animal species and 56 wooded plant species; 43 of the animal species and 20 of the plant species are categorised as endangered or critically endangered; many of the animal species in the list are a ...
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009—Summary
... understanding of the impacts of climate change on freshwater resources and to develop strategies to improve this understanding. ...
... understanding of the impacts of climate change on freshwater resources and to develop strategies to improve this understanding. ...
factors that influence the “carrying capacity” of game species
... and wildlife management interests; renting of hunting grounds; accurate estimates a systems analysis approach is needed. Given this complexity, while carrying capacity remains an important topic, it is ambiguous, and all relevant variables are rarely taken into account in management and modeling of ...
... and wildlife management interests; renting of hunting grounds; accurate estimates a systems analysis approach is needed. Given this complexity, while carrying capacity remains an important topic, it is ambiguous, and all relevant variables are rarely taken into account in management and modeling of ...
Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Forest Management in Chile
... Often an indigenous reserve is established to protect the biodiversity of the forest and can serve as a conservation mechanism, while allowing the indigenous community to have control over management strategies. However, an indigenous community usually does not have the financial resources to establ ...
... Often an indigenous reserve is established to protect the biodiversity of the forest and can serve as a conservation mechanism, while allowing the indigenous community to have control over management strategies. However, an indigenous community usually does not have the financial resources to establ ...
Sacred Land, Sacred People Sacred Land, Sacred People
... wildlife, they are equally celebrated for its diverse people and their cultures. With more than 40 languages spoken here, the region is home to a mosaic of cultures and faiths Buddhists, Hindus, Christians and animists all of whom have lived closely with nature for centuries. Many of these commu ...
... wildlife, they are equally celebrated for its diverse people and their cultures. With more than 40 languages spoken here, the region is home to a mosaic of cultures and faiths Buddhists, Hindus, Christians and animists all of whom have lived closely with nature for centuries. Many of these commu ...
Early draft of multi-state SAFE Proposal
... disturbances are less likely to affect populations and the individual birds and the populations are quick to recover when habitat quality is high. Population impacts from unfavorable weather conditions are also ameliorated by having high quality habitats. Managing for quality habitats, while maintai ...
... disturbances are less likely to affect populations and the individual birds and the populations are quick to recover when habitat quality is high. Population impacts from unfavorable weather conditions are also ameliorated by having high quality habitats. Managing for quality habitats, while maintai ...
THE PRIMATOLOGY, WILDLIFE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
... - A strong focus on primate field studies. Participants will observe and collect data on 10 primate species, including some of the most endangered species on earth. - The exploration of a variety of habitats. Students will discover and conduct research in environments ranging from the mangroves on t ...
... - A strong focus on primate field studies. Participants will observe and collect data on 10 primate species, including some of the most endangered species on earth. - The exploration of a variety of habitats. Students will discover and conduct research in environments ranging from the mangroves on t ...