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VILLAGE FOREST [6 records]

Record 1 2009-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Environmental Management
DEF

A forest owned and generally managed by a village, town, tribal authority, or local government, the members of which share its benefits in cash or kind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Forêt détenue et généralement gérée par un village, une ville, une administration de bande ou un gouvernement local, dont les membres partagent les bénéfices en argent ou en nature.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
  • Explotación forestal
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2006-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • National History
OBS

Katyn(Polish : Katy’n) is the name of both a village and a forest on the Dnieper river approximately 12 miles to the west of Smolensk, Russia. The Katyn Forest in the Soviet Union, was the site of the Katyn massacre in the time of Second World War, in which captured Polish officers and other citizens were killed. The Soviet Union initially blamed Nazi Germany, but in 1990 admitted that Stalin had been responsible. A number of earlier mass graves of victims of the Soviet System have also been found there, as Katyn Forest had long been used as a excution site for Soviet citizens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Histoires nationales
OBS

Le massacre de Katy'n désigne l'exécution d'environ 22 000 personnes, essentiellement des personnalités et anciens officers polonais, au printemps 1940 par le gouvernement de l'Union soviétique, sur ordre de Staline. Le 13 avril 1943, la Wehrmacht découvre une partie des corps dans la forêts de Katy'n, proche de Gnezdovo, un village de Russie proche de Smolensk, et situé à environ 50 kilomètres de la frontière biélorusse.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Silviculture
DEF

Forest constituted and managed for the supply of forest produce to a village.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Forêt constituée et aménagée en vue d'approvisionner un village en produits forestiers divers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
  • Silvicultura
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Record 4 2000-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Wood Industries
DEF

A village community established in or proximate to a reserved or protected forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Industrie du bois
DEF

Agglomération sans statut juridique établie en forêt, regroupant des travailleurs forestiers et leurs familles.

OBS

village forestier : terme et définition recommandés par l'OLF.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
CONT

Have you ever been walking on a hot day in a field or village then entered a forest or heavily shaded area? It feels much cooler and even damp!! Why do you think this happens?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Surface de terrain couverte par des plantes forestières.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Silviculture
CONT

Urban and Community Forestry -- A program that promotes improvement in community quality of life through the planting and management of trees, shrubs, and other vegetation. The object of this program is to improve the environment and make major contributions to soil, water, and air quality.

OBS

community forest :Forest owned and generally managed by a community, e. g. a village, town, tribal authority or local government, the members of which share in cash, kind and/or other benefits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Foresterie communautaire. La foresterie communautaire permet aux communautés locales de gérer et d'aménager elles-mêmes les forêts et les arbres. Elle est devenue dans beaucoup de pays une importante stratégie de gestion durable des forêts. La gestion durable des forêts n'est pas possible sans la participation des habitants de la forêt et des alentours, qui utilisent la forêt et qui en vivent.

Spanish

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