Organizer Headquarters- The Iowa Climate Caucus: Who's a Leader on Global Warming?
Iowa's Premiere Step It Up 2007 Event
This is the organizer's headquarters for the Iowa City Step It Up 2007 rally on the Pentacrest following the policy disucssion. Iowa City organizer: Robert Anderson National organizer: Daniel Bell This event will be an opportunity for citizens to hear and ask questions of their elected leaders; it will be an opportunity for elected and campaigning representa ...learn more
GROUP DETAILS
Created: Oct 11, 2007
Updated: Aug 28, 2008
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
Conservation Direct Threats >>
Taxonomy: Residential and Commercial Development
General Info
- Definition:
- Threats from human settlements or other nonagricultural land uses with a substantial footprint.
- Keywords:
- Residential development, commercial development, housing, urban, area, commercial, industrial, tourism, recreation, biodiversity, conservation, direct, threat
About
These are threats tied to a defined and relatively compact area, which
distinguishes them from those in Transportation and Service Corridors
which have a long narrow footprint, and Human Intrusions and
Disturbance which do not have an explicit footprint. Includes Housing
and Urban Areas, Commerical and Industrial Areas, and Tourism and
Recreation Areas as sub-categories.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Direct threats to biodiversity’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation threat use the Conservation Pages.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Direct threats to biodiversity’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation threat use the Conservation Pages.
