A designated site
of nature conservation interest, it has a rich mix of woodland species, including what are reported to be the oldest inhabitants of Dorset: a scattering of coppice stools of small - leaved limes.
Accordingly, when it comes to conserving species diversity and providing sustainable protection for natural resources, the stability of such animal and plant communities is the main
goal of nature conservation and ecosystem management.
«The
combination of nature conservation and peace - building is not only important, but it also brings a new message of hope that our society is looking for,» Roulin said.
Simon Zisman, a British geographer working in Belize, has recently completed the second edition of his highly recommended Directory of Belizean Protected Areas and
Sites of Nature Conservation Interest.
This Rio meeting helped to connect the dots between this and the economic and social agendas: building consensus around the urgency of pursuing economic and social policies no longer antithetical to conservation of biodiversity, and pursuing
policies of nature conservation that can also support local entrepreneurship, job creation and social protection.
The finding of extinguishment on reserves in the Miriuwung Gajerrong decision, and in particular within those reserves created for the
purpose of nature conservation, was unexpected.
«This is particularly worrisome because endemic plants represent a natural heritage unique to a region and their loss is hence irreversible», added Karl Hülber from the Vienna
Institute of Nature Conservation & Analyses (VINCA).
It again shows that some certificates rather serve the purpose of marketing than the interests
of nature conservation.
«Everyone suspected that there was something in [the footprints],» says Agnieszka Sergiel, a biologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences» Institute
of Nature Conservation and a co-author of the study, which was published recently in Scientific Reports.