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GROUP DETAILS
Created: Feb 23, 2008
Updated: Nov 20, 2009
Membership: Open
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Conservation Direct Threats >>
Taxonomy: Natural System Modifications
General Info
- Definition:
- Threats from actions that convert or degrade habitat in service of “managing” natural or semi-natural systems, often to improve human welfare.
- Keywords:
- Natural system, modification, fire, fire suppression, dams, water management, ecosystem modification, biodiversity, conservation, direct, threat
About
This category deals primarily with changes to natural processes such as
fire, hydrology, and sedimentation, rather than land use. Thus it does
not include threats relating to agriculture (which should be under
Agriculture and Aquaculture), or infrastructure (Residential and
Commercial Development and Transportation and Service Corridors).
Includes Fire and Fire Suppression, Dams and Water Management/Use, and
Other Ecosystem Modifications 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.
