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All Documents in Wildlands Tagged habitat protection
- End of the Road: The Adverse Ecological Impacts of Roads and Logging
A Compilation of Independently Reviewed Research
Report - An annotated bibliography providing an overview of primary research, almost all from peer-reviewed journals, documenting the adverse impacts of roads and logging on North American forest ecosystems.
Documents Tagged habitat protection in All Sections
- Reviving Our Oceans
Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help avert a crisis.
Overview - Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help avert a crisis.
- Ocean Blueprint
Stopping ocean sprawl with smart coastal and marine spatial planning
Overview - Increased ocean activities, if not carried out wisely, will cause "ocean sprawl," further stressing these valuable resources and jeopardizing the food, jobs and recreation we need our oceans to provide. Coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) is a common sense process that allocates space in the oceans for various uses, identifying areas in which different uses make sense and other areas where ocean habitat needs protection.
- Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future
A Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership
Issue Paper - With tourism, fishing, and recreational sport bringing billions of dollars into Florida each year, the coast is Florida's economic engine. This issue paper provides a blueprint for how local leaders and decision makers can -- and must -- take action to protect Florida’s marine and coastal ecosystems.
- Protecting Ocean Habitat from Bottom Trawling
Halting this underwater version of strip-mining in sensitive areas can keep our oceans healthy and full of vibrant marine life.
Overview - Halting this underwater version of strip-mining in sensitive areas can keep our oceans healthy and full of vibrant marine life.
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