Natura 2000 and climate change—Polarisation, uncertainty, and pragmatism in discourses on forest conservation and management in Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. de Koning ◽  
G. Winkel ◽  
M. Sotirov ◽  
M. Blondet ◽  
L. Borras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Conservation And Management

scholarly journals From Planning to Action: Forest Conservation and Management in Papua New Guinea

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy MacKinnon
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Subsistence Agriculture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Eastern Half ◽  
Conservation And Management

Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and still boasts 33 million hectares of closed natural forest (77% of the country), home to numerous endemic species. Overall PNG is sparsely populated with some 700 distinct cultural/ language groups. Economic growth over the past two decades has been spurred by large-scale mining, petroleum and logging operations though the majority of the population continues to rely upon subsistence agriculture (swidden) and collection and utilization of forest products. Some 15 million hectares of forests are accessible for logging, of which 1.5 million hectares have already been logged, generally in an unsustainable manner. Of the over 6 million ha of approved timber blocks more than 1.5 million hectares have been located in areas of high biological value. Forest loss and degradation is now becoming a serious problem.

scholarly journals Local knowledge and practices towards the ecological restoration of selected landscape in Atok, Benguet, Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
LEILA LANDICHO ◽  
Maria Theresa Nemesis Ocampo ◽  
Rowena Esperanza Cabahug ◽  
Maryanne Abadillos ◽  
Russel Son Cosico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Evenness Index ◽  
Conservation And Management ◽  
Soil And Water

Abstract. Landicho LD, Ocampo MTNP, Cabahug RED, Abadillos MG, Cosico RSA, Castillo AKA, Ramirez MAJP, Laruan KA. 2021. Local knowledge and practices towards the ecological restoration of selected landscape in Atok, Benguet, Philippines. Biodiversitas 22: 2785-2794. This study argues that local ecological knowledge and practices contribute to forest conservation and management efforts. This argument is based on the research conducted in upland communities in Atok, Benguet, Philippines. Interviews, farm visits, and focus group discussions revealed that the local communities have been dependent on the forest resources within the watershed in their agricultural production activities. These local communities employed their knowledge and practices towards restoring the ecological state of the watershed. These include the integration of trees on the farm, planting of Alnus japonica for soil and water conservation, the establishment of structural soil and water conservation, maintenance of communal forests, and awareness building among the youth on forest conservation and management. A moderate level of biodiversity and evenness index were in the conservation of giant tree ferns. A very low (0.9718) diversity index and a very high (0.825) evenness index were recorded in the farm lots, while a very low (0.437) diversity index and moderate (0.421) evenness index were measured in the communal forests. On the other hand, high soil organic matter contents of 6.49% and 5.86% were recorded both at the community and farm lots, respectively. Results imply the need to sustain the use of local knowledge and practices in combination with the technological interventions from academia and research institutions to enhance the ecological restoration of forest landscapes.

scholarly journals Velocity of climate change algorithms for guiding conservation and management

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 997-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hamann ◽  
David R. Roberts ◽  
Quinn E. Barber ◽  
Carlos Carroll ◽  
Scott E. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Conservation And Management

scholarly journals Differential Response of the Microbiome of Pocillopora acuta to Reciprocal Transplantation Within Singapore

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey K. Deignan ◽  
Diane McDougald
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Amplicon Sequencing ◽  
Post Transplantation ◽  
Reciprocal Transplantation ◽  
Adaptive Resilience ◽  
Stressful Environments ◽  
Conservation And Management

AbstractAs corals continue to decline globally, particularly due to climate change, it is vital to understand the extent to which their microbiome may confer an adaptive resilience against environmental stress. Corals that survive on the urban reefs of Singapore are ideal candidates to study the association of scleractinians with their microbiome, which in turn can inform reef conservation and management. In this study, we monitored differences in the microbiome of Pocillopora acuta colonies reciprocally transplanted between two reefs, Raffles and Kusu, within the Port of Singapore, where corals face intense anthropogenic impacts. Pocillopora acuta had previously been shown to host distinct microbial communities between these two reefs. Amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA) was used to assess the coral microbiomes at 1, 2, 4, and 10 days post-transplantation. Coral microbiomes responded rapidly to transplantation, becoming similar to those of the local corals at the destination reef within one day at Raffles and within two days at Kusu. Elevated nitrate concentrations were detected at Raffles for the duration of the study, potentially influencing the microbiome’s response to transplantation. The persistence of corals within the port of Singapore highlights the ability of corals to adapt to stressful environments. Further, coral resilience appears to coincide with a dynamic microbiome which can undergo shifts in composition without succumbing to dysbiosis.

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