There's been an encouraging increase in new marine conservation zones in recent years, but still — the total area of oceans that is truly protected is nowhere near what it should be. (treehugger.com)
Birdlife found logging taking place in conservation zones such as Poloniny national park in eastern Slovakia and in Italian riverside forests around Emilia - Romagna, where it said it had been falsely presented as flood - risk mitigation. (sunshinehours.net)
Islanders identify their settlements as being on the windward or leeward side, as the mountainous and unsettled center of the island is home to one of the Caribbean's first conservation zones. (caradonna.com)