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Environment and habitat

Regional ecological coherence scheme

Updated on 25/02/2019
Définition
Sens technique

Framework Document elaborated in each metropolitan area, by the Regional Council and the regional prefect, in association with local stakeholders, locally developed the green and blue infrastructure. The Regional Ecological Coherence Scheme (SRCE) is to identify biodiversity reservoirs and ecological corridors that link them. It includes an action plan to ensure the preservation and restore ecological continuity identified while taking into account land use planning issues and human activities. The SRCE must also be compatible with the planning documents, such as territorial coherence…

Source
according to IOWater

Regional natural park

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
A vast area where the community stakeholders look for a development respectful of the natural balances, and sometimes a solution for maintaining declining traditional activities. A regional natural park (RNP) is usually managed by a public inter-municipal cooperation organisation, an open mixed syndicate whose board of directors is composed of elected representatives of the member communities (municipalities, departments, regions) and sometimes socio-economic partners. PNRs are classified for a 12-year renewable period.
Source
according to the Observatory of the Mediterranean Forest

National Park

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Remarkable area of the territory that has been classified as "National Park & nbsp;" because of its exceptional natural wealth, from the point of view of landscape quality and natural, historical or cultural heritage. The establishment of a national park requires a certification by the State. It usually generates specific regulations for the protection of fauna and flora.
Source
according to the Observatory of the Mediterranean Forest

Inland waterway

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
A harnessed river or canal open to traffic and waterways transport.
Source
according to Wikipedia

Landscape restoration

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Restructuring of an artificialised area, possibly a fallow land, in order to make it practicable and attractive for residents while integrating it into the landscape.
Source
according to ONF

Oceanography

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Study of the marine environment and ocean floor.
Source
according to the National Centre for Textual and Lexical Resour

Natural environment

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
A more or less vast and wild area, interesting from a biological, ecological or landscape viewpoint, and which requires appropriate protection measures. A natural environment consists of a multitude of intertwined habitats.
Source
according to the Calvados Mixed Syndicate of Coastal Natural Spaces

Humus

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Blackish matter composed of organic matter, resulting from the partial decomposition of plant debris, which is formed in the soil. The evolution of humus depends for a large part on the oxygenation of the environment. In an oxygenated environment, it can produce sludge (more or less dependent on the underlying soil, its pH, and the nature of the foliage that feeds it); in a non-oxygenated environment, it can give more or less acid and anoxic peats.
Source
according to IFREMER

Eco-citizenship

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Individual or collective action to comply with the principles and rules to preserve the environment.
Source
according to the Larousse dictionary

Seawater

Updated on 06/09/2018
Définition
Sens commun
Water from oceans and seas, characterised by having higher salinity and density than freshwater.
Source
according to the Adour-Garonne Water Agency