Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Study to Provide Recommendations Regarding the Development of a National Conservation Plan: Third Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (41st Parl. 1st Sess.). June 2012
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Study to Provide Recommendations Regarding the Development of a National Conservation Plan
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Study to Provide Recommendations Regarding the Development of a National Conservation Plan ; Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development ; 41st Parliament, 1st Session
Author: Study to provide recommendations regarding the development of a national conservation plan
Author: Canada. Parlement. Chambre des communes. Comité permanent de l'environnement et du développement durablePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309451558
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands of farmers and livestock operators. It is also is the source water for several springs and rivers, including the two largest freshwater springs in Texas that form the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The unique habitat afforded by these spring-fed rivers has led to the development of species that are found in no other locations on Earth. Due to the potential for variations in spring flow caused by both human and natural causes, these species are continuously at risk and have been recognized as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act(ESA). In an effort to manage the river systems and the aquifer that controls them, the Edwards Aquifer Authority and stakeholders have developed a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The HCP seeks to effectively manage the river-aquifer system to ensure the viability of the ESA-listed species in the face of drought, population growth, and other threats to the aquifer. The National Research Council was asked to assist in this process by reviewing the activities around implementing the HCP. Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan: Report 2 reviews the progress in implementing the recommendations from the Committee's first report, seeking to clarify and provide additional support for implementation efforts where appropriate. The current report also reviews selected Applied Research projects and minimization and mitigation measures to help ensure their effectiveness in benefiting the listed species.
A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California's Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309212340
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is a large, complex estuarine ecosystem in California. It has been substantially altered by dikes, levees, channelization, pumps, human development, introduced species, dams on its tributary streams and contaminants. The Delta supplies water from the state's wetter northern regions to the drier southern regions and also serves as habitat for many species, some of which are threatened and endangered. The restoration of water exacerbated tensions over water allocation in recent years, and have led to various attempts to develop comprehensive plans to provide reliable water supplies and to protect the ecosystem. One of these plans is the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The report, A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California's Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan, determines that the plan is incomplete in a number of important areas and takes this opportunity to identify key scientific and structural gaps that, if addressed, could lead to a more successful and comprehensive final BDCP. The plan is missing the type of structure usually associated with current planning methods in which the goals and objectives are specified, alternative measure for achieving the objectives are introduced and analyzed, and a course of action in identified based on analytical optimization of economic, social, and environmental factors. Yet the panel underscores the importance of a credible and a robust BDCP in addressing the various water management problems that beset the Delta. A stronger, more complete, and more scientifically credible BDCP that effectively integrates and utilizes science could indeed pave the way toward the next generation of solutions to California's chronic water problems.
National Recreation Lakes Study
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Terrestrial Habitat Conservation in Canada
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"The Government of Canada announced its intention to develop a national conservation plan in its 2011 Speech from the Throne. Since this announcement, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (the "Committee") has completed three studies to support the federal government's development of the plan, including a study to provide recommendations to the Minister of the Environment regarding the development of the plan, as well as a study on urban conservation practices in Canada. This report summarizes the Committee's findings from its third study, which focussed on terrestrial habitat conservation in Canada"--Introduction.
Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309368901
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands of farmers and livestock operators. It is also is the source water for several springs and rivers, including the two largest freshwater springs in Texas that form the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The unique habitat afforded by these spring-fed rivers has led to the development of species that are found in no other locations on Earth. Due to the potential for variations in spring flow caused by both human and natural causes, these species are continuously at risk and have been recognized as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). In an effort to manage the river systems and the aquifer that controls them, the Edwards Aquifer Authority and stakeholders have developed a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The HCP seeks to effectively manage the river-aquifer system to ensure the viability of the ESA-listed species in the face of drought, population growth, and other threats to the aquifer. The National Research Council was asked to assist in this process by reviewing the activities around implementing the HCP. Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan: Report 1 is the first stage of a three-stage study. This report reviews the scientific efforts that are being conducted to help build a better understanding of the river-aquifer system and its relationship to the ESA-listed species. These efforts, which include monitoring and modeling as well as research on key uncertainties in the system, are designed to build a better understanding of how best to manage and protect the system and the endangered species. Thus, the current report is focused specifically on a review of the hydrologic modeling, the ecological modeling, the water quality and biological monitoring, and the Applied Research Program. The fundamental question that Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan: Report 1 addresses is whether the scientific initiatives appropriately address uncertainties and fill knowledge gaps in the river-aquifer system and the species of concern. It is hoped that the successful completion of these scientific initiatives will ultimately lead the Edwards Aquifer Authority to an improved understanding of how to manage the system and protect these species.
Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030948197X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation water to thousands of farmers and livestock operators. It is also the source water for several springs and rivers, including the two largest freshwater springs in Texas that form the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The unique habitat afforded by these spring-fed rivers has led to the development of species that are found in no other locations on Earth. Due to the potential for variations in spring flow caused by both human and natural causes, these species are continuously at risk and have been recognized as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). In an effort to manage the river systems and the aquifer that controls them, the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) and stakeholders have developed a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The HCP seeks to effectively manage the river-aquifer system to ensure the viability of the ESA-listed species in the face of drought, population growth, and other threats to the aquifer. This report is the third and final product of a three-phase study to provide advice to the EAA on various aspects of the HCP that will ultimately lead to improved management of the Edwards Aquifer. This final report focuses on the biological goals and objectives found in the HCP for each of the listed species.