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Record 1 2026-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

[The Rural BC Party] advocates for the needs of rural British Columbians. [The Party's goals are] to help develop rural BC communities [and] focus on issues that are critical to [those communities].

Key term(s)
  • British Columbia Rural Party
  • BC Rural Party
  • Rural Party of BC

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

BC : British Columbia (Colombie-Britannique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités de los gobiernos provinciales canadienses
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
OBS

Partido de la Columbia Británica Rural: traducción no oficial proporcionada únicamente con fines informativos.

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Record 2 2026-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

Adopted by the Council of the European Union on the 27th of May 2025, SAFE(Security Action for Europe) is the EU's new financial instrument designed to provide financial support to Member States to speed up defence readiness by allowing urgent and major investments in support of the European defence industry, with a focus on closing critical capability gaps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

SAFE [...] Acronyme de «Security Action for Europe» (Action de sécurité pour l'Europe), Safe est un mécanisme de prêts de 150 milliards d'euros destiné à financer des acquisitions conjointes d'équipements militaires par les États membres de l'Union européenne. Adopté en mai 2025, il vise à renforcer la base industrielle de défense européenne en soutenant la production, la disponibilité et la compatibilité des équipements, afin d'accroître la capacité autonome de l'Europe à se défendre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas (Fuerzas armadas)
  • Doctrina militar y planificación de defensa
OBS

[...] Acción por la Seguridad de Europa (SAFE) [es un instrumento] para ayudar a los países a invertir en ámbitos clave de la defensa, como la defensa antimisiles, los drones y la ciberseguridad. [...] El Consejo de la UE adoptó SAFE en mayo de 2025, que fomentará que los Estados miembros gasten mejor, de forma conjunta y centrada en Europa.

OBS

SAFE: por sus siglas en inglés "Security Action for Europe".

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Record 3 2025-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • National and International Economics
  • Mining Operations
OBS

The [Critical Minerals Strategy] will lead to the construction of ports and roads and focus on the first and last mile.

OBS

Critical Minerals Strategy: program announced in the 2025 federal budget.

OBS

Major Projects Office.

OBS

Not to be confused with the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy, which was launched in 2022 and is led by the Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence at Natural Resources Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Exploitation minière
OBS

La [Stratégie sur les minéraux critiques] conduira à la construction de ports et de routes et se concentrera sur le premier et le dernier kilomètre.

OBS

Stratégie sur les minéraux critiques : programme annoncé dans le budget fédéral de 2025.

OBS

Bureau des grands projets.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la Stratégie canadienne sur les minéraux critiques, lancée en 2022 et dirigée par le Centre d'excellence sur les minéraux critiques de Ressources naturelles Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 2025-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • National and International Economics
  • Mineral Prospecting
  • Various Metal Ores
OBS

Budget 2025 proposes to provide $371.8 million over four years, starting in 2026-27, to Natural Resources Canada to create the First and Last Mile Fund.

OBS

This new fund would support the development of critical minerals projects and supply chains at the upstream and midstream segments of value chains, with a focus on getting near-term projects into production.

OBS

First and Last Mile Fund: project announced in the 2025 federal budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Prospection minière
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
OBS

Le budget de 2025 propose d'accorder 371,8 millions de dollars sur quatre ans, à compter de 2026-2027, à Ressources naturelles Canada pour créer le Fonds du premier et du dernier kilomètre.

OBS

Ce nouveau fonds soutiendrait l'élaboration de projets de minéraux critiques et le développement de chaînes d'approvisionnement dans les segments en amont et au milieu des chaînes de valeur, en mettant l'accent sur la mise en production de projets à court terme.

OBS

Fonds du premier et du dernier kilomètre : programme annoncé dans le budget fédéral de 2025.

Spanish

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Record 5 2025-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Corporate Security
CONT

... the digital vault should be a mirror image of the physical vault. Critical data needs to be stored in a secure location, and should be visible only to those with the rights to see it.... A digital vault by its very nature is going to provide some standard services to ensure that its contents are protected, such as being a long-term repository, highly secured regardless of overall network security and regardless of the physical topology of the network.... it allows an organisation to focus its defense resources to a vault at any location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
DEF

[...] espace numérique de conservation hyper-sécurisé et notoirement inviolable permettant de restituer un dépôt non altéré, bit par bit.

OBS

[...] un coffre-fort virtuel et un archivage numérique sont bien différents. L'un fonde sa raison d'être sur le secret et l'hyper sécurisation de son contenu, l'autre s'est construit dans l'optique de la pérennisation des documents.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
  • Seguridad general de la empresa
CONT

Caja fuerte electrónica. Permite almacenar documentos de interés personal en un espacio personal (caja fuerte personal) perenne y altamente protegido. [...] La caja fuerte es propiedad del usuario y la información se encuentra encriptada, de forma que sólo el usuario puede acceder a ella.

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Record 6 2024-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
CONT

Rinsing as a dynamic operation refers to the diluting and subsequent removal of surface films and contaminants. The focus or driving force is to eliminate contaminants from the surface to the extent these are no longer of detrimental consequence. It is an extremely critical portion of any metal finishing process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
  • Techniques industrielles
CONT

Une ligne de traitements de surface est une succession de traitements chimiques ou électrolytiques, séparés par des rinçages. Les rinçages ont donc une double vocation : débarrasser les pièces de leur pellicule d’entraînement du bain après immersion [et] jouer le rôle de barrière antipollution entre deux opérations consécutives.

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
OBS

Research initiatives at the Aphasia Institute focus on observing what happens within on-site programs, exploring critical questions about the aphasia experience, and testing ideas on how to better deliver care and support.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
CONT

Screening assessments focus on information critical to determining whether a substance meets the criteria as set out in section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999(CEPA 1999)... Screening assessments examine scientific information and develop conclusions by incorporating a weight of evidence approach and precaution...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
CONT

Les évaluations préalables mettent l'accent sur les renseignements jugés essentiels pour déterminer si une substance répond aux critères établis à l'article 64 de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement (1999) [LCPE (1999)] Les évaluations préalables visent à étudier les renseignements scientifiques et à tirer des conclusions fondées sur la méthode du poids de la preuve et le principe de prudence [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Personnel Management (General)
CONT

The Human Resources Management Modernization Branch(HRMM) was established in April 2004, as an organization within the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada(PSHRMAC), the new central agency whose core business, purpose and focus is to improve the management of people, and of leadership, in the public service of Canada. In this context the HRMM branch plays a critical role within the Agency and across government for managing the transition to a reformed HR system, and its associated performance measurement regime. The HRMM branch is accountable for providing leadership and oversight over a broad range of functional areas, with primary responsibility for the implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act(PSMA), leading the ongoing Classification reform process, aligning Employment policies and developing the HR dimension of the CASS initiative. In summary, the HRMM branch and its Executive team provide the visible face of HR reform to key stakeholders and the HR community across government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
CONT

La Direction de la modernisation de la gestion des ressources humaines (MGRH) a été mise sur pied en avril 2004 à titre d'organisation faisant partie de l'Agence de la gestion des ressources humaines de la fonction publique du Canada (AGRHFPC), le nouvel organisme central dont les activités principales, la raison d'être et l'intérêt premier consistent à améliorer la gestion des personnes et du leadership au sein de la fonction publique du Canada. Dans ce contexte, la Direction de la MGRH joue un rôle crucial au sein de l'Agence et dans l'ensemble du gouvernement en ce qui concerne la gestion de la transition qui doit donner lieu à une refonte du système de RH et de son régime de mesure du rendement connexe. La Direction de la MGRH a le mandat de jouer un rôle de chef de file et de supervision au sein d'une grande diversité de secteurs fonctionnels, et sa responsabilité première consiste à assurer la mise en œuvre de la Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique (LMFP), à diriger le processus de réforme de la classification en cours, aligner les politiques sur l'emploi, et élaborer le volet RH de l'initiative des SMAP. En résumé, la Direction de la MGRH et son équipe de direction sont la personnification de la réforme des RH auprès des principaux intervenants et de la collectivité des RH dans l'ensemble du gouvernement.

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Courses
  • Emergency Management
  • Police
Universal entry(ies)
SCRIBE
classification system code, see observation
OBS

This... course will focus on the key responsibilities that a critical incident scribe holds within the Incident Command System.

OBS

SCRIBE: a Canadian Police College course code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de cours
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Police
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
SCRIBE
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Ce cours [...] portera sur les principales responsabilités qu'[assume] un préposé au registre des communications en cas d'incident critique [...] au sein du Système de commandement des interventions.

OBS

SCRIBE : code de cours du Collège canadien de police.

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Educational Psychology
DEF

One who acquires skills or knowledge ... through instruction, experience, or training ...

CONT

The focus of educational technology is the learner and his needs... Consequently, information about learners—their levels of performance, aptitudes, background experiences, and other characteristics—is critical to a technological approach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Psychologie scolaire
DEF

Toute personne qui apprend ou qui est engagée dans l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances, habiletés et attitudes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pedagogía (Generalidades)
  • Psicología educacional
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Record 12 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
DEF

An action triggered by the didactic module, that is observable by the student.

CONT

The didactic operation is more general than a didactic intervention, in that it does not necessarily correspond to actions visible to the student.

OBS

Interventions can be either prefabricated (prestored) or tailored to student’s viewpoint (i.e. generated by the system).

CONT

Even if an important issue has been recognized as overlooked in the current move and evaluated as weak in the student model, however, coaching principles can still oppose tutorial intervention, for instance if it would otherwise take place for two moves in a row (didactic source). In general, once an operation has been triggered in a given context, the system must still decide what to do or say, how to do or say it, or even whether to do or say anything at all.

CONT

As decompilation reveals the locus of expertise and represents structural and strategic abstractions explicitly, didactic interventions can focus on critical concepts and can describe expertise in general terms rather than problem-specific ones.

CONT

Much previous work on ICAI ... has focussed on the "buggy model of learning," in which the computer is supposed to diagnose the student’s incorrect ... operators and direct specific tutorial action to correcting these misconceptions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente
DEF

Suivi de l'apprenant par le module pédagogique.

CONT

Selon ce modèle, l'intervention éducative consiste à modifier l'environnement culturel, en y introduisant de nouveaux éléments de construction et en éliminant les éléments nuisibles.

OBS

Comparer à opération didactique.

Key term(s)
  • action didactique

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Energy
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
CONT

… the critical importance of accounting correctly for the relationship between wind availability and demand … shows clearly that over the winters 2006-9, the mean wind load factor across the hours of very highest demand was considerably lower than the mean load factor across more typical(lower) winter demands. This confirms that any group of hours spread across the whole winter, without consideration of demand level, will not be representative of absolute peak demand; plotting the mean load factor across all hours above a certain demand combines the degree of aggregation which is needed to reveal any trend, with the necessary focus on the hours of highest demand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie éolienne
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
CONT

La vitesse moyenne du site permet en outre de définir le taux de charge moyen de la machine [éolienne], défini comme le rapport entre la puissance fournie à «V» et sa puissance nominale : il est équivalent au nombre d’heures pendant lequel la machine aurait fonctionné à pleine puissance.

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • Criminology
OBS

The RCMP Organized Crime Strategy will focus on "Reducing the threat and impact of organized crime. "In countering the growth of these groups, and dismantling or disrupting their structures and sub-groups, a critical component is the improved coordination, sharing and use of criminal intelligence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Criminologie
OBS

L'échange de renseignements criminels s'avère également un recours indispensable pour la GRC, entre autres, dans sa Stratégie nationale de lutte contre le crime organisé. En effet, pour lutter efficacement contre la croissance des groupes criminels et démanteler ou déstabiliser leur structure et leurs sous-groupes, ou encore, afin de prévenir leurs agissements, il est essentiel d'améliorer la coordination, la mise en commun et l'utilisation des renseignements criminels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas nacionales canadienses
  • Criminología
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Record 15 2009-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • IT Security
OBS

The Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre(CCIRC) is responsible for monitoring threats and coordinating the national response to any cyber security incident. Its focus is the protection of national critical infrastructure against cyber incidents.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Cyber Incident Response Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

Le Centre canadien de réponse aux incidents cybernétiques (CCRIC) est chargé de la surveillance des menaces et de la coordination des interventions aux incidents de sécurité cybernétique. Son mandat est la protection des infrastructures essentielles contre les incidents cybernétiques.

Spanish

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Record 16 2007-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Environment
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

The Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem(PHARE) Graduate Training Program is aimed at : drawing skills from across the country to responde to changing demographics and technology, addressing the challenges facing persons living in rural Canada as they seek a healthy, safe and sustainable lifestyle, building capacity in agricultural and health related fields as they pertain to rural Canada utilizing the best of available resources nationally and internationally, developing a critical mass of trainees who have a focus on agricultural and rural related issues and who will provide an agricultural/rural perspective to their individual field of study and/or who will train future trainees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Environnement
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

Programme de formation graduée, formulaire de demande d'admission de l'Université de la Saskatchewan. L'abréviation française du programme demeure PHARE. Santé publique et écosystèmes ruraux agricoles (PHARE) a été utilisé par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Santé publique et écosystèmes ruraux agricoles

Spanish

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Record 17 2006-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
  • Military Organization
OBS

Providing operational focus and critical military concepts and experimentation support to facilitate the processes of capability based planning, the CFWC will enable the Central Force Development Authority to provide the necessary top down direction for an effective system of integrated force development. The initial concept for the CFWC includes the following : Integrated Lessons Learned Cell, Integrated Operational Trends Analysis Cell, Integrated Concept and Force Employment Scenario Development Cell, Integrated Doctrine Development Cell, Pol-Mil War Gaming Cell AND Canadian Forces Experimentation Centre.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
  • Organisation militaire

Spanish

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Record 18 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

However, the rare skills should not be the focus of learning. The most good comes from taking an organization's most common jobs and creating training for them, not for the top positions or the few that are critical. Organization can gain the competitive edge by improving the jobs performed by lots of people. There's such volatilily in organizations these days that the cost of re-training new people become prohibitive. E-learning is, of course, the more cost-efficient way to train any new employee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

Utilisation de compétences spécifiques rares.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 19 2005-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Scientific Research
OBS

The proposed primary goal of CHRIMCY are to initiate, support and disseminate excellence in peer-reviewed research encompassing the critical stages of life, including preconception, pregnancy, fetal and newborn development, and growth and development throughout childhood and adolescence. These primary goals define the nature of research that would be supported by the proposed institute, and clearly distinguish this institute from others that may form within the CIHR. Research would be conducted in the fields of basic biomedical science, clinical and applied health, health services and health care systems, and population health, with a particular focus on the determinants of health. The proposed main objectives of CHRIMCY is to reinforce individual investigator initiatives by aiding in the formation of networks of research teams that would cross disciplines, institutions, regions and the country. This includes providing mechanisms for researchers to work across the institutes of the CIHR. CHRIMCY would have the unique mandate and framework to identify reserach themes and to harness reserach expertise cross the country, and to focus on priority issues affecting the health of mothers, children and youth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Recherche scientifique
OBS

Institut canadien de recherche en santé pour la mère, l'enfant et l'adolescent : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 20 2004-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Accounting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

UNDP. "The Programme for Accountability and Transparency(PACT) aims to build and strengthen capacities to improve accountability and transparency in the financial, political and administrative spheres, thereby creating an enabling environment for good governance. In close partnership with other stakeholders in accountability, interventions take place at the global, regional, and country levels, with focus on :-supporting key international networks and professional institutions, and building alliances among critical stakeholders;-analyzing, synthesizing, and developing new strategies and approaches for stronger and more effective accountability mechanisms and systems;-and pilot-testing innovative tools and packaging best practices in accountability, transparency and integrity improvement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Comptabilité
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
Key term(s)
  • PRT

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Contabilidad
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Key term(s)
  • PRCT
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Record 21 2000-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
CONT

Key value drivers are those variables that determine the value delivered to customers. Managers should examine these both individually and in conjunction with each other to maximise value for customers and shareholders alike.

CONT

For example, airlines know that passenger load is the most critical variable affecting their profitability. Therefore they focus on increasing this figure, adding as much to shareholder value as possible without destroying value in other aspects of the business. Likewise, a television cable company knows that the number of subscribers is the all-important variable in determining their profitability. The goal of value chain analysis is to discover these key drivers of shareholder value by understanding how each activity the firm undertakes creates value for customers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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Record 22 1988-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
CONT

Among keys to the emergence of effective strategies is the ability to focus on strategy development rather than planning systems and to consider multiple strategies. The development of strategy is, of course, only part of the task. There seems to be a growing realization that the critical aspect of strategy implementation needs more attention.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
CONT

Une bonne stratégie tend, en général, à rendre prévisibles les actions des membres de l'organisation en vue de réaliser un objectif donné mais, dans l'effort stratégique c'est l'objectif qui est déterminant. Une importante question est donc : comment concevoir de bons objectifs? La réponse est ce qu'on appellera la conception stratégique. Le cheminement à suivre inclurait trois étapes principales qu'on peut résumer ainsi : Connais-toi toi-même ou l'intelligence interne, l'intelligence externe et la création stratégique.

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Record 23 1988-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

To be useful as an operational guide, social scoping is often cast in terms of the plant or animal species perceived by society to be important. Thus, among other more ecological criteria, Carins(1975) used commercial, recreational or aesthetic values as some of the bases for establishing a list of critical species. Similarly, Trutt(1978) established the focus for a major impact research programme on ’key species’ which were defined on the basis of abundance, and commercial, recreational and food value to man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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