University College of the North, Université de Moncton, Cégep de Sainte-Foy, Université Laval Special Report from three Universities – Forest Management and Conservation in Romania

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (04) ◽  
pp. 559-564
Author(s):  
Samuel Lafleur-Careau ◽  
Sylvie Carles ◽  
Brittany Nouwen ◽  
Phil Comeau ◽  
Michel Vallee
2000 ◽  
Vol 151 (12) ◽  
pp. 502-507
Author(s):  
Christian Küchli

Are there any common patterns in the transition processes from traditional and more or less sustainable forest management to exploitative use, which can regularly be observed both in central Europe and in the countries of the South (e.g. India or Indonesia)? Attempts were made with a time-space-model to typify those force fields, in which traditional sustainable forest management is undermined and is then transformed into a modern type of sustainable forest management. Although it is unlikely that the history of the North will become the future of the South, the glimpse into the northern past offers a useful starting point for the understanding of the current situation in the South, which in turn could stimulate the debate on development. For instance, the patterns which stand behind the conflicts on forest use in the Himalayas are very similar to the conflicts in the Alps. In the same way, the impact of socio-economic changes on the environment – key word ‹globalisation› – is often much the same. To recognize comparable patterns can be very valuable because it can act as a stimulant for the search of political, legal and technical solutions adapted to a specific situation. For the global community the realization of the way political-economic alliances work at the head of the ‹globalisationwave›can only signify to carry on trying to find a common language and understanding at the negotiation tables. On the lee side of the destructive breaker it is necessary to conserve and care for what survived. As it was the case in Switzerland these forest islands could once become the germination points for the genesis of a cultural landscape, where close-to-nature managed forests will constitute an essential element.


Author(s):  
Vítor Correa Ferreira

OO Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada, localizado no sul fluminense, possui atrativos turísticos muito interessantes, sendo o pico da Pedra Selada e os percursos para a Pedra Boca do Sapo, os mais conhecidos. Os objetivos do trabalho foram caracterizar e mapear as trilhas para localizar os pontos de limitações e os pontos de fragilidade ecoturística para auxiliar a gestão da Unidade de Conservação no planejamento, no manejo e na conservação da área. Para isso, foram mapeados com auxílio do GPS, os atrativos, os pontos de cicatrizes de erosão e na identificação das áreas sem manejo. O geoprocessamento foi utilizado em conjunto com a metodologia do Índice de Atratividade de Pontos Interpretativos; o que permitiu localizar os pontos de fragilidade ecoturística. Esse estudo foi importante porque poderá contribuir com a Unidade de Conservação na implantação do Plano de Manejo e, auxiliar a gestão do Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada na preservação dos atrativos, podendo melhorar a visita dos turistas, a renda da população local e, principalmente, minimizar os impactos negativos na biota. Como principais resultados e conclusões, o presente trabalho contribuiu para auxiliar a gestão do Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada na identificação das áreas de baixa, média e alta fragilidade ecoturística; no diagnóstico antecipado das áreas que possam sofrer impactos causados pela visitação e contribuir também na implantação da zona de amortecimento da Unidade de Conservação na região da Pedra Boca do Sapo. te Park; Fragility Ecotourism; GIS. Evaluation of the potential and limitations of the Sealed Stone trail and paths for the Pedra Boca do Sapo (Mouth Frog Stone) in the ‘Pedra Selada’ (Sealed Stone) State Park (RJ, Brazil) ABSTRACT The state Park off Pedra Selada, located on the south of Rio de Janeiro’s state, has very interesting touristic attractions, one of them being the Pedra Selada and the paths to the Boca do Sapo Rock, those are the most famous ones. The focus of this study were characterize and map the trails to locate both the limitation and the vulnerability of those eco touristic spots it was done to assist management of the Conservation Unit on planning, forest management and conservation of the area. In order to do those attractions were mapped with the help off a GPS the spots of erosion scars and on the identification of areas without forest management. The geoprocessing was used in conjunction with the attractiveness Index methodology points Interpretive; what me possible to locate the vulnerable eco touristic. This study was important because it can contributes with the Conservation Unit at the implementation off the Forest management Plan and assist on the managing of the state Park off Pedra Selada preserving attractions making both the tourist visit and the income of the local population better and manly , minimize negative impacts on environment. As main result and conclusions, the study contributed to help management of the State Park off Pedra Selada identifying areas with low, medium and high vulnerability ecotourism; the early diagnosis of the areas that may suffer impacts due to visitation and also contribute to the establishment of the buffer zone of the Conservation Unit in the region of Boca do Sapo Rock. KEYWORDS: ‘Pedra Selada’ State Park; Fragility Ecotourism; GIS.


2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (02) ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron N. Day ◽  
Danijela Puric-Mladenovic

Analysis using the Vegetation Sampling Protocol (VSP) pilot data collected in the Lake Simcoe watershed (2011) was done to assess the protocol's effectiveness in supporting natural heritage monitoring for the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (LSPP). The VSP data was analyzed and assessed in the context of information needs for forest management and conservation. Specific information needs to support forest management are used as a criterion for stand analysis. While a variety of inventory approaches and methods are used in the Lake Simcoe watershed, most are done for specific purposes or lack necessary stand-level, compositional and structural information to inform biodiversity reporting, monitoring, and other management objectives of the LSPP. The study has shown that VSP plot data can be used to meet the requirements of the LSPP and further support the requisite information for active forest management. Stand analyses provide insight into the varying conditions of the Lake Simcoe watershed forests and can steer future analysis and comparisons.


1932 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 275-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Dix ◽  
S. H. Jones

A SMALL Arthropod was discovered by one of us (S. H. J.) in the course of investigations of the Coal Measures of the area around Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on the north crop of the South Wales Coalfield. It is preserved in a fine grained, light blue shale from the roof of the Little Vein (lower part of the Pulchra Zone of Davies and Trueman), at the Blaina Colliery, Pantyffnon, about one mile south-west of Ammanford. The specimen is in the collection of the University College of Swansea, No. A. 152.


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