Glossary - Chapter 3 Flashcards
Ecotourism
Tourism intended to have a low environmental impact, usually involving seeing wildlife
Plagioclimax
A community of species that does not develop to a natural climax, but is maintained by external influences including human activities.
NGOs
Non-Governmental Organisations
Natural England
The UK governmental organisation with responsibility for the conservation if wildlife and the landscape
LNRs
Local Nature Reserves
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act
The UK law that enabled the establishment of National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and many public rights of way
Natura 2000
A network or protected sites in the EU that combine the SPAs and SACs set up under the birds and habitats directives
Species Recovery Programme
UK programme to help to increase the numbers of some endangered species
DEFRA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity
A measure of the variety and abundance if wildlife species
BAP
Biodiversity Action Plan
Convention on Biological Diversity 1992
International conference held in Brazil, often called the Rio Summit
Rio Summit
An alternative name for the Convention on Biological Diversity 1992
Forestry Commission
The UK governmental forestry organisation, which manages research, commercial timber production, learning and leisure
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature is an environmental campaigning and pressure group
