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 development of an environmental assessment map in this recreation area allows for further research in the protection and conservation of this environmentally at risk area. - (JS)
This paper is a personal perspective on how New Zealand appears to have changed in its approach to environmental management in the twenty years since 1970.
A seat at the table : geographers and the formulation of environmental policy
Environment ; Environmentalconservation ; Geographer's role ; Planning ; Practice of geography
A call for geographers to be more visible in the formulation of environmental policy by participating on boards and commissions and be interjecting themselves in media reports. - (SLD)
Mediterranean ecosystems : problems and tools for conservation
Biodiversity ; Biogeography ; Ecosystem ; Environmentalconservation ; 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.
Energie ; Energie nucléaire ; Environnement ; Groupe de pression ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Idéologie ; Mouvement écologiste ; Parti conservateur ; Politique économique ; Royaume-Uni ; Récession économique ; Vie politique
L'écologisme dans un contexte de déclin industriel. Analyse du débat et de l'idéologie du gouvernement conservateur au Royaume-Uni. Bibliographie 1979-1980. (Vnm).
Conserving English landscapes : land managers and agri-environmental policy
Attitude ; Behaviour ; England ; Environmental management ; Land management ; Landscape esthetics ; Management ; Nature conservation ; Participation ; Rural area ; Rural landscape ; United Kingdom
Examen des attitudes et pratiques des aménageurs fonciers à l'égard de la conservation des paysages ruraux : leur intérêt vis-à-vis de ces problèmes ainsi que les investissements effectués dans ce domaine sont soulignés. Des interférences avec la
Global environmental policy: the role for economic instruments
Biodiversity ; Environment ; Environmentalconservation ; Environmental management ; Global change ; Government policy ; Greenhouse effect ; International agreement ; Pollution ; Taxation system ; Technology transfer
This paper discusses global environmental problems such a climate change and biodiversity conservation, and reviews policies to address them. Two broad groups of instruments are analyzed: taxes and marketable permits. The paper concludes
with an overview of the available set of policy instruments indicating their potential role in reaching efficient and equitable international environmental agreements.
The main substantive theme of last year's review of developments in the study of environmental issues was air pollution, embracing brief updates on acid rain, radon gas, ozone depletion and greenhouse gases. This year the focus shifts away from
environmental science towards environmental management, and the emphasis is on the broader context of environmental decision-making and emerging approaches to the resolution of environmental conflicts.
Environment ; Environmentalconservation ; Environmental management ; Geographical information system ; Resource management
Author reports on the research performed at the Department of Environmental Protection, University of Forestry and Wood Industry (Sopron). The objective of the research was to investigate the general problems of environmental monitoring, first
of all, the summary of types in environmental monitoring and assessment as well as identifying the fundamentals of an information system. - (JS)
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
Banking nature? the spectacular financialisation of environmentalconservation
Bank ; Capital ; Capital accumulation ; Commodification ; Ecosystem ; Environment ; Environmentalconservation ; Environmental crisis ; Environmentality ; Finance ; Financing
environnementaux et axant leurs discours sur le développement durable. Il conclut par l’implication grandissante du capital dans la conservation environnementale et décrit les effets et les coûts qui y sont associés.
From soil and water conservation to sustainable land management
Agricultural practice ; Environment ; Environmental management ; Land use ; Soil ; Soil conservation ; Soil erosion ; Sustainable development ; Water
Conservation des sols ; Développement durable ; Eau ; Environnement ; Erosion des sols ; Gestion de l'environnement ; Pratique culturale ; Sol ; Utilisation du sol
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.
The latest developments in respect of environmental planning and management in Nigeria are reviewed. The main focus is the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) law of 1988, which among other things enunciated government position
on environmental protection in the country. Although the law has been framed to operate on a sectoral basis, a geographical framework is proposed involving the use of existing river-basin framework.