Moringa asbl Home of TEEB AgriCultures Network UK NEA IED Innovations Environnement Développement Natural Environment White Paper Over 15,000 people and organisations sent responses to a call for ideas on the Natural Environment White Paper, a record number for a Defra consultation, proving that people want to see a real positive change in the future of our natural environment. The natural environment underpins our economic prosperity, health and wellbeing. The aim of the White Paper is to set out a clear framework for protecting and enhancing the things that nature gives us for free, which are too often taken for granted. Thanking everyone for their responses, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said: “I’m delighted with the overwhelming response that we have had to our call for ideas on the Natural Environment White Paper. “This is exactly the kind of debate that we had hoped to stimulate. Stephanie Hilborne OBE, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts, who is delighted with the response said: Work continues to develop the White Paper for publication in the spring. Caroline Spelman continued:
Médiaterre - Desertification Portail Désertification, 18/04/14 à 22h54 GMT | Publications Le 15 avril 2014, l'Initiative ELD (Economics of Land Degradation) a rendu public le rapport d'un Atelier sur l'économie de la dégradation des terres organisé pour le secteur privé. L'Atelier visait plus précisément le développement d'une "boîte à outils" pour le secteur privé. L'Initiative ELD vise à accroître la sensibilisation politique et publique quant aux coûts (...) Les 29 et 30 mai 2014 à l'Académie des Sciences, Washington DC, Etats-Unis, l'Institut Veolia Environnement, conjointement avec ses partenaires l'Agence Française de Développement (AFD), l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN) et le Water Sciences and Technology Board (WSTB) du Conseil pour la Recherche américain, organisera sa prochaine Conférence internatio (...) Portail Désertification, 13/04/14 à 19h08 GMT | Partenariats La dégradation des sols est un problème de développement durable.
Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are zones of the seas and coasts where wildlife is protected from damage and disturbance. The Government is committed to establishing a well-managed ecologically coherent network of MPAs in our seas. By linking MPAs together into a coherent network, supported by wider environmental management measures, we will promote the recovery and conservation of marine ecosystems. The network will contain MPAs of different sizes containing different habitats and species, connected through movements of adults and larvae, with a range of protection levels that are designed to meet objectives that single MPAs cannot. The UK has committed to establishing an ecologically coherent network of MPAs under several agreements including the OSPAR Convention, World Summit on Sustainable Development and Convention on Biological Diversity. Latest news 31 March 2014 - Draft Marine Protected Area Conservation Advice: invitation to comment. Why do we need MPAs? on different types of MPAs.
Soilscapes This section describes the natural lime status and the 'reaction' of the whole soil - whether it is naturally acid or alkaline. Soils of very low natural fertility are very acid, have low numbers of soil-living organisms and support heathland and acid woodland habitats. Soils of low natural fertility are associated with a wide range of habitat types and are usually acid in reaction. This section gives a general indication of the soil texture in the upper 30 cm of the soil. ‘Light’ soils have more sand grains and are described as sandy, while ‘heavy’ soils have few sand grains but a lot of extremely small particles and are described as clayey. All soils contain cracks and pores. This section provides a general indication of the plant communities and habitats with which the soils are associated. This section gives an overall national indication of the use to which the soils within the unit are put. OS grid reference Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (6 digits).