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CONSERVANCY NATURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

[The preservation of] nature as it is at present, and [the] taking [of] steps to make sure that it is not polluted or disturbed.

OBS

Includes historical, picturesque and archeological sites.

CONT

Federal Research Centre for Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology.

OBS

conservancy: Conservation, especially of natural resources. [For example:] conservancy work being done on the ... rivers to control floods. [NOTE specifically: means an organization designed and often government-sponsored to conserve and protect natural resources (as trees or wildlife).

OBS

conservation; preservation; protection : Do not confuse these terms. "Conservation" refers to the implementation of measures for the rational use, maintenance and rehabilitation or restoration of natural resources; "preservation" refers to the actions taken to retard the deterioration of, or to prevent damage to a natural resource; "protection" implies the idea of a threat and refers to regulatory measures, resource management and public education programs aimed at ensuring that ecosystems are maintained in a natural state.

Key term(s)
  • conservancy of nature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature.

CONT

Centre fédéral pour la conservation de la nature et de la géoécologie.

OBS

conservation; préservation; protection : Ne pas confondre ces trois termes. «Conservation» désigne la mise en œuvre de mesures visant l'utilisation rationnelle, le maintien ou la remise en état des ressources naturelles; «préservation» (ou «sauvegarde») se rapporte à la mise en œuvre de mesures visant à prévenir qu'une ressource naturelle soit détériorée ou détruite; «protection» évoque l'idée d'une menace et désigne l'ensemble des mesures réglementaires et des programmes de gestion des ressources et d'éducation du public qui visent à maintenir les écosystèmes dans un état naturel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Protección del medio ambiente natural.

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