Historical aspects and the current trends in nature conservation and landscape protection in the country. They are shown on four branches: protection of species, dispersed greenery, regional and geological protection. - (MS)
The karstlands of Antigua, their land use and conservation
Action anthropique ; Antigua et Barbuda ; Conservation des sols ; Géomorphologie ; Karst ; Petites Antilles ; Ressource naturelle ; Utilisation du sol
Antigua and Barbuda ; Geomorphology ; Human impact ; Karst ; Land use ; Lesser Antilles ; Natural resources ; Soil conservation
Modelés de karst. Ressources naturelles, utilisation du sol, développement et conservation : impacts pré-européens, agriculture, tourisme, affaissement du sol, exxploitation de carrières, fourniture d'eau, conservation et zones protégées.
Etudie le rôle de la conservation dans la planification. Présente les obligations légales, discute les arguments pour ou contre la conservation, compare avec les expériences européennes. Analyse les ambiguïtés et les contradictions de la
conservation, et les tendances récentes vers une attitude plus disciplinée.
Three differing levels of protection of the musk deer (« Moschus ») suggest that local cultural practice and economic contingencies are more important than legal sanctions in wildlife conservation.―(DWG)
Cropping techniques in the Tropics for soil conservation and soil improvement
Agriculture ; Amélioration des terres ; Conservation des sols ; Géographie plurirégionale ; Monde ; Sol ; Technique agricole ; Tropiques
Contour cultivation, the establishment of contour ridges and contour hedges, the best suited way of tilling, are some of the great number of proven techniques which could be employed simultaneously for soil conservation and soil improvement. - (L'A.).
Mediterranean ecosystems : problems and tools for conservation
Biodiversity ; Biogeography ; Ecosystem ; Environmental conservation ; Geographical information system ; Human impact ; Mediterranean States ; Mediterranean area ; Spatial analysis ; Vegetation ; World
Mediterranean ecosystems rival tropical ecosystems in terms of plant biodiversity. This rich biodiversity and the complex biogeographical and political issues make conservation a difficult task in the region. Species, habitat, ecosystem
and landscapes approaches have been used to identify conservation targets at various scales : ie, European, national, regional and local. This paper reviews the biogeographic data, the problems arising from current conservation efforts and methods
for the conservation assessment and prioritization using GIS.
From soil and water conservation to sustainable land management
Conservation des sols ; Développement durable ; Eau ; Environnement ; Erosion des sols ; Gestion de l'environnement ; Pratique culturale ; Sol ; Utilisation du sol
Agricultural practice ; Environment ; Environmental management ; Land use ; Soil ; Soil conservation ; Soil erosion ; Sustainable development ; Water
Part III of this volume II with 6 chapters : sustainable land use management - policies, strategies and economics; institutional and planning aspects of soil and water conservation; approaches to soil and water conservation and watershed development
; technologies for soil and water conservation and sustainable land management; adoption of soil and water conservation practices; land tenure and soil and water conservation.