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41-50 of 52 for the Category : Conservation and the Subcategory : Flora

Soil

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Soil, along with sunlight and water, is essential for our life here on earth. All the plants that grow on the earth (including all of the crops that we eat and the grass that our animals eat) need soil to grow, and we even need soil to form the br

Stewardship

( Article Type: Explanation )

Land stewardship is an ancient concept which refers to the wise use, management and protection of land that has been entrusted to an owner/user.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

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A strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is an environmental assessment that is carried out on one or more strategic actions, policies, plans or programmes. Whereas an EIA studies a physical project, the SEA looks at policies, plans, ideas and prog

The Green/Brown Debate

( Article Type: Explanation )

The so-called ‘Green/Brown Debate’ only became prominent in the early to mid 1990s when community environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) entered the wildlife/ environmental debate. ‘Green’ means a more wildlife focus while ‘Bro

Transfrontier (Peace) Parks

( Article Type: Explanation )

The Peace Parks Foundation, a Section 21 company not for gain, was started in February 1997 to facilitate the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas, which are also commonly referred to as peace parks.

Tropical Rain Forest

( Article Type: Explanation )

Tropical rain forests appear like a girdle around the equator and occupy approximately 8% of the earth's land surface, yet they comprise about half of all growing wood on the face of the earth and provide habitats for at least two fifths of all the

Urban Greening

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Urban greening describes the varied initiatives that are being undertaken within the urban areas to ‘green’ and soften the urban landscape and make it more ‘people friendly’.

Vetiver Grass

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Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides), sometimes called ‘Mauritius grass’, is a coarse grass that can be used as a natural barrier to prevent erosion of soil.

Wetlands

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Wetlands (vleis, bogs, swamps, sponges or marshes) are vital ecosystems, which have been described as some of the most productive in the world.

Wilderness Area

( Article Type: Explanation )

Under the IUCN’s Framework for Protected Areas the highest form of protection an area can achieve is a Wilderness Area.