scholarly journals Understanding distribution and occupancy of Himalayan monal in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand for conservation and management planning

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Sharief ◽  
Hemant Singh ◽  
Bheem Dutt Joshi ◽  
Inder Singh ◽  
Tanoy Mukherjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Planning ◽  
Conservation And Management

scholarly journals Cetacean habitat modelling to inform conservation management, marine spatial planning, and as a basis for anthropogenic threat mitigation in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Sahri ◽  
Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra ◽  
Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika ◽  
Danielle Kreb ◽  
Albertinka J. Murk
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Cetacean Species ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Marine Traffic ◽  
Conservation And Management

ABSTRACTIndonesia harbours a high diversity of cetaceans, yet effective conservation is hampered by a lack of knowledge about cetacean spatial distribution and habitat preferences. This study aims to address this knowledge gap at an adequate resolution to support national cetacean conservation and management planning. Maximum Entropy (Maxent) modelling was used to map the distribution of 15 selected cetacean species in seven areas within Indonesian waters using recent cetacean presence datasets as well as environmental predictors (topographic and oceanographic variables). We then combined the individual species suitable habitat maps and overlaid them with provincial marine spatial planning (MSP) jurisdictions, marine protected areas (MPAs), oil and gas contract areas, and marine traffic density. Our results reflect a great heterogeneity in distribution among species and within species among different locations. This heterogeneity reflects an interrelated influence of topographic variables and oceanographic processes on the distribution of cetacean species. Bathymetry, distance to-coast and −200m isobaths, and Chl and SST were important variables influencing distribution of most species in many regions. Areas rich in species were mainly related to high coastal or insular-reef complexity, representing high productivity and upwelling-modified waters. Although some important suitable habitats currently fall within MPAs, other areas are not and overlap with oil and gas exploration activities and marine traffic, indicating potentially high risk areas for cetaceans. The results of this study can support national cetacean conservation and management planning, and be used to reduce or avoid adverse anthropogenic threats. We advise considering currently unprotected suitable cetacean habitats in MPA and MSP development.

Fish Habitat: Essential Fish Habitat and Rehabilitation

1999 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fishery Management ◽  
Fish Habitat ◽  
The United States ◽  
Essential Fish Habitat ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Fishing Fleets ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
National Marine Fisheries Service ◽  
Conservation And Management ◽  
Poor Management

<em>Abstract</em> .—Food production in the United States from ocean fisheries is leveling off after impressive growth in the 1970s and 1980s. Fishery officials project further gains through more effective regulation of harvests and reduced discarding of catch. In the longer term, however, the most important opportunity to boost production involves rehabilitating fishery habitats that have been damaged or lost because of poor management. Many thousand tons of additional seafood production can be “unlocked” for fishermen and consumers if habitats are restored. Changes in 1996 to the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (the Magnuson-Stevens Act) call for the mapping of these habitats and the inclusion of habitat concerns in fishery management planning. These new requirements, if properly implemented, will help focus the attention of fishermen and seafood consumers on what is being lost and what needs to be done to restore productivity. Although these requirements are a good first step, the rules and guidance for the new essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions are fundamentally flawed. For example, the rules to implement EFH provisions muddle the Magnuson-Stevens Act’s definition of EFH with numerous references to prey species and vague ecological ideas. Especially troubling is the introduction by the National Marine Fisheries Service through the rules of the concept of “contribution to a healthy ecosystem” as an apparent standard for delineating necessary amounts of EFH. In addition, it is important to remember that competition among fishing fleets is fierce, and the promise of these new habitat requirements could be lost if habitat concerns become enmeshed in the ongoing political battles for harvest allocations.

scholarly journals The Volubilis project, Morocco: excavation, conservation and management planning

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fentress ◽  
Hassan Limane ◽  
Gaetano Palumbo
Keyword(s):  
Management Planning ◽  
Conservation And Management

scholarly journals First country-wide survey of the Endangered Asian elephant: towards better conservation and management in Sri Lanka

Oryx ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prithiviraj Fernando ◽  
M.K. Channa R. De Silva ◽  
L.K.A. Jayasinghe ◽  
H.K. Janaka ◽  
Jennifer Pastorini
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Paradigm Change ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Elephant Conservation ◽  
Agrarian Communities ◽  
Conservation And Management

Abstract The Endangered Asian elephant Elephas maximus comes into widespread conflict with agrarian communities, necessitating active management. The species’ distribution is of primary importance for management planning. However, data-based countrywide distribution maps have not been available for any of the 13 Asian elephant range states. We conducted a 5 × 5 km grid-based questionnaire survey in Sri Lanka to produce an island-wide elephant distribution map. Elephants occur over 59.9% of Sri Lanka and people are resident in 69.4% of elephant range, indicating the challenge of separating people and elephants at a landscape scale. Elephants in Sri Lanka have lost 16.1% of their range since 1960 but their current distribution remains largely contiguous. We found the range of adult males was 15.1% greater, and less seasonal, than that of herds, possibly because males have a higher tolerance for conflict with people. The distribution of conflict coincided with the co-occurrence of humans and elephants. We conclude that a human–elephant coexistence model is the only viable option for effectively mitigating human–elephant conflict and conserving elephants in Sri Lanka. The findings are currently being used to effect a paradigm change in elephant conservation and management in the country.

scholarly journals A Conservation and Management Plan for the National Heritage Listed Fitzroy River Catchment Estate (No. 1)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Poelina ◽  
◽  
J. Alexander ◽  
N. Samnakay ◽  
I. Perdrisat
Keyword(s):  
Management Plan ◽  
Fiduciary Duty ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
Fitzroy River ◽  
Conservation And Management

The Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council (Martuwarra Council) has prepared this document to engage widely and to articulate its ambitions and obligations to First Law, customary law and their guardianship authority and fiduciary duty to protect the Martuwarra’s natural and cultural heritage. This document outlines a strategic approach to Heritage Conservation and Management Planning, communicating to a wide audience, the planning principles, key initiatives, and aspirations of the Martuwarra Traditional Owners to protect their culture, identity and deep connection to living waters and land. Finer granularity of action items required to give effect to this Conservation and Management Plan for the National Heritage Listed Fitzroy River Catchment Estate are outlined in section 7 and which will be more fully explored by the Martuwarra Council in the coming months and years.

An Overview of Risk Management Planning

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martie Gillen ◽  
Beatrice Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Risk Management Planning

As risks evolve and diversify, approaches to conducting business require a targeted focus on risk management, particularly in agriculture. This new 3-page document explores risk in agriculture, the need to understand risk, formation of strategies to manage risk, and government programs that exist to help growers and producers manage risk. Written by Martie Gillen and Beatrice Pierre, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, May 2019.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1482

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