Environmental policy

Environmental policy

Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.

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biosphere reserves

Environment; Environmental policy

Protected land, water, and/or costal environments that, together, constitute a world-wide network of scientific information and include significant examples of natural biomes and/or unique, ...

biota

Environment; Environmental policy

All living organisms, both plant and animal, that exist within a given area or period.

biotic potential

Environment; Environmental policy

The maximum ability of plants and animals to increase in number when conditions are optimum.

biotope

Environment; Environmental policy

A small geographical unit occupied by a community of plants and/or animals and characterized by a high degree of uniformity in its main climatic, soil and biotic conditions (e.g., a sandy desert).

buffer zone

Environment; Environmental policy

(Protective zone) A designated land or water area along the edge of some land (often nature or other reserves) use, whose own use is regulated so as to absorb, or otherwise preclude un-wanted ...