An analysis of recent state conservation policy and the complexities of local control of forest land in northern Thailand. Author holds that government agencies resist allowing ethnic minorities to have a role in conservation. The government
maintains that shifting cultivation has only a negative impact on the environment, disregarding the variety of local practices. The state has striven to extend its control over forests, and the implementation of the state's conservation policy has had many
Vers de nouveaux territoires de la conservation. Exemple de littoraux ouest-africains
Africa ; Biodiversity ; Coastal environment ; Local development ; Nature conservation ; Public policy ; Territory ; West Africa
Historique de la conservation des littoraux tropicaux : changement d'appréciations et de politiques. Les territoires de conservation du littoral ouest-africain : des sites Ramsar aux corridors marins protégés. Les corridors de la conservation
Whose heritage to conserve? Cross-cultural reflections on political dominance and urban heritage conservation
Afrique ; Afrique au sud du Sahara ; Canada ; Conservation ; Ghum ; Géographie humaine ; Patrimoine urbain ; Quartier ancien ; Ville
La conservation du patrimoine urbain est un phénomène géographique à ne pas négliger. S'il est bien étudié dans les pays occidentaux et socialistes, par contre, on relève une lacune en ce domaine dans les pays du Tiers Monde. (ALS).
Bibliographie ; Conservation des sols ; Dynamique de versant ; Erosion des sols ; Erosion littorale ; Erosion éolienne ; Europe ; Europe du Nord ; Législation ; Ruissellement ; Sol cultivé ; Utilisation du sol
Bibliography ; Coastal erosion ; Cultivated land ; Europe ; Land use ; Legislation ; Northern Europe ; Rill wash ; Slope dynamics ; Soil conservation ; Soil erosion ; Wind erosion
The soil conservation policies of several European countries (Denmark, Germany, Iceland, The Netherlands and the UK) are reviewed, along with several Australian and North American strategies. These policies are compared and best management practices
abstracted, to recommend appropriate approaches to soil conservation in northern Europe.
Conservation tillage for rational water management and soil conservation
Agriculture ; Agropédologie ; Conservation des sols ; Eau du sol ; Gestion de l'eau ; Lutte contre l'érosion ; Pratique culturale
Agricultural practice ; Agriculture ; Agropedology ; Erosion control ; Soil conservation ; Soil water ; Water management
Conservation agriculture is a very successful method for keeping rainwater in the soil and for decreasing the sediment and nutrient load of surface waters. The authors concluded that by applying non-inversion, shallow tillage runoff can be reduced
to a mere one third and soil loss to the thirtieth-fortieth of the values measured under conventional tillage, depending on weather conditions of the given year. Experiments show that conservation agriculture provides for profitable production
Traditional knowledge and conservation as a basis for development in a West Nepal village
Communauté rurale ; Conservation des sols ; Ecologie humaine ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Montagne ; Népal ; Népal de l'Ouest ; Village
Conservation of slope lands in the Middle Mountains village of Phalabang in Salyan district is most effective when a household sees these efforts in terms of its own self-interest. Communal strategies are less successful. - (DWG)
Flora and vegetation of Ukijima Mire. Conservational flora of Hokkaido 2
The AA. listed plant communities registered in Ukijima Mire. They discussed on the standards of conservation values of species protected for nature conservation. The AA. designed Degree of muddiness to estimate tolerance of plants to treading
L'étude de la conservation des forêts tropicales a fait récemment des progrès considérables: extension de la forêt dense et taux de défrichement| production et cycle nutritif| apport de la biologie dans la conservation et la gestion de la forêt
La Genévrière de Cour à Stoumont et son intérêt pour la conservation de la nature. (The juniper heath of Cour at Stoumont (Ardennes, Belgium) and its interest for nature conservation)