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	Conservation area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded.
		A conservation area may be a nature reserve, a park, a land reclamation project, or other area.
		In the United Kingdom, conservation area is often the name designation given to nature reserves.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conservation_area (97 words)

	Naturenet: Special Area of Conservation
		The bodies responsible for advising on SACs in Wales and Scotland are the Countryside Council for Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage respectively.
		The EC Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) (Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora) agreed at the Environment Council in December 1991 was adopted in May 1992.
		These areas are to be protected for the purpose of conserving Europe's rarest flora and fauna species and habitat type; and may be designated both on land and at sea.
	www.naturenet.net /status/sac.html (895 words)

	EEA - Glossary - special area of conservation
		EEA - Glossary - special area of conservation
		Special area of conservation means a site of Community importance designated by the Member States through a statutory, administrative and/or contractual act where the necessary conservation measures are applied for the maintenance or restoration, at a favourable conservation status, of the natural habitats and/or the populations of the species for which the site is designated.
		SAC, īpaša dabas aizsardzības teritorija, kas noteikta saskaņā ar ES Dzīvotnes un savvaļas floras un faunas aizsardzības direktīvu
	glossary.eea.eu.int /EEAGlossary/S/special_area_of_conservation (173 words)

	Encyclopedia: Special Area of Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This, in turn, is part of the Emerald network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) under the Berne Convention.
		See: Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland are part of the European Natura 2000 network of sites with special flora or fauna.
		A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Special-Area-of-Conservation (424 words)

	PROTECTED AREA : CONFLICTS BETWEEN EUROPEAN LEGISLATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Special Area of Conservation was split from the original Solent Maritime possible SAC following public consultation.
		Special Area of Conservation was submitted to Government by English Nature including their response to challenges to the scientific basis of the possible designation.
		Over 83% of the coastline is included within Special Areas of Conservation designations and much of the remaining lengths are included in the Special Protection Area.
	www.eurisles.org /Textes/Strategy/NonPub/IOW_Protected_area_EN.htm (1081 words)

	Hampshire County Council
		Reason for Designation 4.1 A range of species and habitats of European significance are found within the candidate Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation boundaries, including cordgrass swards, Atlantic salt meadows and estuaries, for which this is considered to be one of the best areas in the UK.
		Proposed Management of the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation - Current Situation 5.1 The original proposal for a Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation was a blanket designation covering the whole area between the mainland and the Isle of Wight, together with the inshore areas around the rest of the island.
		While the Ports Panel's desire to see an effective management scheme established for the Special Area of Conservation is welcomed, it is believed that all the relevant authorities must be involved in agreeing the approach and that an overall framework must be set to provide the guiding management principles for the Special Area of Conservation.
	www.hants.gov.uk /scrmxn/c26851.html (1147 words)

	Moray Firth Partnership - Moray Firth candidate Special Area of Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SACs are European designations covering areas of land or sea which protect rare, endangered or vulnerable habitats and species in the European Community.
		Through the SAC designation the Moray Firth will be managed to ensure that conditions for a healthy dolphin population are in place.
		Although responsibility for managing the SAC lies with the relevant authorities, the success of the management scheme in helping to protect the dolphins will depend on the input and co-operation of everyone with an interest in the Firth and the dolphins.
	www.morayfirth-partnership.org /SAC(main).html (550 words)

	What is a Special Area of Conservation? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are areas of land and sea that are considered important for threatened European habitats and species.
		This network of sites is designed to conserve rare, endangered or vulnerable habitats, wild animals and plants, both on land and at sea.
		Where a Natura 2000 designated area includes areas of sea or seashore, it can also be known as an "European marine site".
	www.carmarthenbaysac.org.uk /frames/whatsacFr.htm (274 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska
		Roadless areas and their associated values are and will continue to be abundant on the Tongass, even without the prohibitions of the roadless rule.
		Congressionally designated LUD II areas are to be managed in a roadless state to retain their wildland characteristics; however, they are less restrictive on access and activities than wilderness, primarily to accommodate recreation and subsistence activities and to provide vital Forest transportation and utility system linkages, if necessary.
		The Tongass Selected Areas Alternative is not selected because it also would ``be of considerable consequence at local levels where the timber industry is a cornerstone of the local economy and where the Forest Service has a strong presence,'' as stated in the roadless rule's record of decision.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/December/Day-30/i32077.htm (10286 words)

	A conservation and use plan for the Stanford Dish area
		The Dish area now serves as an important recreational hiking and jogging area for Stanford faculty, staff, and students, and the university wishes to maintain its use for those purposes.
		Ample parking not far from the Dish area is available to the public on weekends and holidays in existing campus lots and spaces that are designated for faculty and staff employees during normal working hours on weekdays.
		The implementation of this conservation and use plan will require a number of physical improvements, the preparation of explanatory materials and new signs, and the hiring and training of management staff.
	dish.stanford.edu /gerhard.html (1226 words)

	The Life Peatlands Project 2001-2005 - Restoring Active Blanket Bog of European Importance in North Scotland - SAC ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This area has been recommended as a candidate Special Area of Conservation (SAC) because it contains habitat types and/or species which are rare or threatened within a European context.
		The area is considered to have a high diversity of habitats/species of European importance.
		This vegetation on exposed peat, or sometimes sand, occurs naturally on frost-eroded areas of heath and bogs, in flushes or on the edges of bog pools.
	www.lifepeatlandsproject.com /htm/peatlands/sac_citation.asp (862 words)

	Arisaig, Scotland,Sound of Arisaig Marine Special Area of Conservation
		Arisaig, Scotland,Sound of Arisaig Marine Special Area of Conservation
		The Sound of Arisaig marine Special Area of Conservation (mSAC) is one of a network of areas designated to conserve natural habitats and species of wildlife which are rare, endangered or valuable in the European Community under the "Natura 2000" scheme.
		The mSAC lies between the Ardnish and Ardnamurchan peninsulas on the West Coast of the Highlands of Scotland.
	www.soundofarisaig.org (146 words)

	Press Release - The Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation
		Its main aim is to ensure that biodiversity is maintained through conservation of important, rare or threatened habitats and the habitats of certain species.
		However, the management of marine areas for their conservation interest is a relatively new concept in the UK.
		The conservation objectives are statements that present goals for the restoration and subsequent maintenance of the Moray Firth bottlenose dolphin population.
	www.anglersnet.co.uk /sacn/release04.htm (867 words)

	Marine Protected Area - Map
		The area is threatened by an extensive fishery for Norway lobster and by marine litter.
		The area is threatened by pollution caused by the dense ship traffic and by destruction due to the planned establishment of an offshore wind farm.
		Many fish species and cetaceans tend to aggregate in their vicinity and use them as feeding and spawning grounds.Due to its reef-like character, the Galicia Bank qualifies as a potential offshore Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive.
	www.ngo.grida.no /wwfneap/Projects/MPAmap.htm (3273 words)

	Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
		Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are strictly protected sites designated under the EC Habitats Directive.
		The listed habitat types and species are those considered to be most in need of conservation at a European level (excluding birds).
		Of the Annex II species, 43 are native to, and normally resident in, the UK.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /page-23 (223 words)

	University to develop conservation plan for Dish area: 5/00
		The Dish area may need to be closed for two to four weeks this summer, he said, for road repairs and other work.
		The plan is the result of an intense review of university policies for the area, which involved the president in consultations with staff from the Stanford Planning Office, Office of Public Safety, the Center for Conservation Biology, the Stanford Management Company, the Legal Office and Facilities Operations and Maintenance.
		Casper noted that the Dish area is not a public park but serves as an important recreational hiking and jogging area for faculty, staff, students and neighbors of the university community.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2000/may3/dishconser-53.html (497 words)

	Partry House Estate, Partry, County Mayo, Ireland
		A tall stone arch guards the approach to the estate from the main road (there is evidence that this may have been part of a larger building) beside the gate lodge.
		Plentiful and various species of flora and fauna abound and as such has been given Special Area of Conservation designation.
		It is seen as an asset to the locality as a visitor attraction and evidence of the rich cultural heritage of the area.
	www.museumsofmayo.com /partry2.htm (231 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The islands are a breeding area for the following waterbird species: Larus ridibundus, L. canus, Sterna sandvicensis and Cepphus grylle.
		In 1995 the existing conservation regulations were revised by a new Ministerial Order pursuant to the Conservation of Nature Act.
		The area protected against hunting remains unchanged (500 hectares) and the total Conservation Area has been extended to cover approximately 2,000 hectares.
	www.wetlands.org /RDB/Ramsar_Dir/Denmark/DK008D02.doc (363 words)

	Kilkenny Flood Relief Scheme - Lamprey conservation and management in Ireland - Central Fisheries Board
		Under Annex II of this directive each EU state is required to identify habitats as areas of conservation for threatened or endangered species.
		The River Nore was chosen from Ballyragget to Inistioge, as a candidate Special Area of Conservation.
		Thus, the focus of the CFB investigations was to identify aspects of lamprey ecology within the area of the flood scheme and to address conservation aspects in regard to the different life history strategies of the lampreys.
	www.cfb.ie /fisheries_research/lamprey/kilkenny.htm (613 words)

	News Wales > Environment > Action plan for Pen Llyn’s marine life
		Lucy Kay, the Countryside Council for Wales’ marine conservation expert for north west Wales said: "The Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau candidate Special Area of Conservation is a great opportunity for people to work together.
		The challenge of managing the Special Area of Conservation is to achieve a balance that ensures protection of the natural environment as well as enabling sustainable use of the sea and coast."
		Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau is of European importance for the variety of marine plants and animals which live on the reefs off the coast of Pen Llyn, Meirionnydd and north Ceredigion, and in the Glaslyn/Dwyryd, Mawddach and Dyfi estuaries.
	www.newswales.co.uk /index.php?section=Environment&F=1&id=4519 (584 words)

	Find Special Area on Almondnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		The surface area of a prism is the area of both ends, plus the sum of the areas...
		The surface area of a cylinder is the area of both ends...
	www.energy-trading-systems.co.uk /energy/find_special_area.html (401 words)

	The special area of conservation management process in the context of port and harbour operations
		The special area of conservation management process in the context of port and harbour operations
		While some relevant authorities named under the Habitats Regulations 1994 may welcome the designation of marine SACs, others are concerned about the potential for restricting their core statutory operations, and about the amount of resources, both in terms of time and money, that their duties under the Regulations may involve.
		What follows is a description of one way in which a structured approach to SAC management can be developed, which draws extensively on the increasing amount of guidance being developed by the country conservation agencies and other interested bodies.
	www.ukmarinesac.org.uk /activities/ports/ph2_2.htm (167 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Mar 1996 (pt 20)
		Health authorities and special health authorities are statutorily required to admit members of the public to their meetings.
		Health authorities and special health authorities are statutorily required to publish the agendas of their meetings.
		Member, maps of all potential special areas of conservation on which we consulted last year have been placed in the Library of the House.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960321/text/60321w20.htm (1203 words)

	Foinaven - Special Area of Conservation - SAC
		The former community is especially extensive, occurring over the huge areas of quartzite rock debris on the summit ridges.
		It is the best example in this area because of the extensive development of the communities and the range of unusual types of rocks on which they occur, such as calcareous serpulite grits and fucoid beds, as well as calcareous schists.
		Characteristic species that occur are fl spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, fir clubmoss Huperzia selago and starry saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris, while rarer species, such as rock whitlowgrass Draba norvegica, and oceanic ferns, such as Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii, with associated oceanic bryophytes, may occur.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /protectedsites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUcode=UK0013141 (1163 words)

	Hampshire County Council
		Introduction 2.1 As reported on 7 April, a meeting of all relevant authorities was organised on 11 March 1999 in order to discuss proposed arrangements for preparing the management scheme for the candidate Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation, as required by the Habitats Regulations.
		Portsmouth Harbour 3.1 At the meeting on 7 April, surprise was expressed that Portsmouth Harbour had been excluded from the candidate Special Area of Conservation.
		English Nature, as the Government's adviser on nature conservation, is responsible for recommending the boundaries of Special Areas of Conservation on the basis of scientific assessment according to agreed criteria.
	www.hants.gov.uk /scrmxn/c27131.html (554 words)

	Flamborough Head - Special Area of Conservation - SAC
		Flamborough Head has been selected for the presence of species associated with the chalk and for the site’s location at the southern limit of distribution of several northern species.
		The site supports an unusual range of marine species and includes rich animal communities and some species that are at the southern limit of their North Sea distribution, e.g.
		Flamborough Head is an exception and is therefore important for the conservation of calcareous cliff vegetation.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0013036 (631 words)

	Amazon Conservation Team: Fragua River Special Conservation Area
		In it are detailed and concrete plans for the establishment of a pilot conservation area involving the Ingano in the administration and management of Ingano territory and their sacred sites.
		This innovative pilot project holds great potential as an alternative to the commonly advanced systems of sustainable production, such as slash and burn over 30-year cycles, which are no longer viable as a result of increased population density from immigration and the small size of the Indian reserves.
		ACT is seeking support for the development of the special conservation and sustainable management area in the Fragua River region of the Alto Caqueta in the foothills of the Colombian Amazon, known as the Niñeras and Fraguas Special Conservation and Sustainable Management Areas project (or the Parks Agreement).
	www.amazonteam.org /fragua.html (454 words)

	Wildlife News: Life underwater in Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The area was named a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) in 1996 under the EU Habitats Directive, for the importance of the varied plants and animals which live on the reefs off the coast and within the estuaries.
		The Bangor University research vessel Prince Madog was also used for some of the trials to tow a silver 'torpedo' sidescan designed to create fan depth sounding, giving a 3-D impression of the sea floor, and a video device which travelled across the sea floor relaying images back to the ship.
		The monitoring is crucial if the area is to be conserved and managed effectively for future generations to enjoy.
	www.naturalworldtours.co.uk /articles2000/sept/sept0900l.htm (556 words)

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