L4 - Nature Conservation Flashcards
What are considered to be species?
Animals, Birds and Plants
What type of landscapes need to be protected?
National Parks
AONBs
World Heritage Sites
Heritage Coasts
What are Ramsar Sites?
Wetlands of International Importance
What is an SAC?
Special Area of Conservation
What is an SPA?
Special Protection Area
Which EU directive works to protect SACs? (Including the Directive Code)
The Habitats Directive (92/43/EC)
Which EU directive works to protect SPAs? (Including the Directive Code)
The Wild Birds Directive (79/409/EC)
What is the full name of Directive 92/43/EC?
Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora
What is the full name of Directive 79/409/EC?
Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds
What is a European Marine Site?
A collective term for SACs and SPAs covered by tidal water
What is the aim of a National Nature Reserve (NNR) and how does it differ from a SSSI?
To protect wildlife and geology but it is owned and managed by conservation agencies not by landowners like for SSSIs
What is the aim of a SSSI and how does it differ from a NNR?
To protect wildlife and geology but it is owned and managed by landowners not by conservation agencies like for NNRs
What is the aim of a Local Nature Reserve (LNR)?
To protect wildlife and geology that is of specific local interest
Name 2 Conservation Agencies
- DEFRA
2. NRW
What does CROWA stand for?
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000)
What is Stage 1 of the SAC selection and designation process?
Member States must send the EC a list of candidate sites using criteria laid down in Annex II of the Directive