nature reserve [ biosphere reserve | game park | game reserve | natural preserve | natural reserve | nature park | nature preserve | protected landscape | wildflower park | wildlife park ]

protected nature reserve classification

protected landscape

Protecting Places and People: Conserving Canada's Natural Heritage [ Protecting Places and People: Conserving Canada's Natural Heritage: Report of the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources ]

Land Use Planning and Protection Act, 1996 [ An Act to promote economic growth and protect the environment by streamlining the land use planning and development system through amendments related to planning, development, municipal and heritage matters ]

to acquiesce in the use of the Community trade mark in the territory where this right is protected

And the network of 27 000 protected Natura 2000 sites, which comprises the EU's rich natural heritage, accounts for 18% of the EU's land and almost 6% of its marine territory.

19. Recalls that, if a Member State is the victim of a terrorist attack or of a natural or man-made disaster, the Union and the Member States have an obligation to act jointly in a spirit of solidarity to assist it, at the request of its political authorities, and that the Union shall in such cases mobilise all the instruments at its disposal, including the military resources made available by the Member States; recalls also the Union’s obligation to mobilise all the instruments at its disposal to prevent terrorist threats in the EU and to protect democratic institutions and the civilian population from any terrorist attack;

4. Recognises that infrastructure-building, urbanisation, industrialisation and physical intervention in the landscape in general are amongst the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; calls on local, regional and national governments, in the context of their planning regulations and implementation measures and within the framework of their competences, to consider these factors, which pose a threat to ecosystems and habitats in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; recognises the pressures and needs that exist at local and regional levels to provide substantial economic development, and recommends that local and regional authorities be mindful to strike a balance bet ...[+++]ween development and the need to protect biodiversity and natural habitats; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies in order to deliver biodiversity benefits and halt further loss of habitats, especially in times of economic and financial crisis;

26. Recognises that infrastructure-building, urbanisation, industrialisation and physical intervention in the landscape in general are among the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; calls on local, regional and national governments, in the context of their planning regulations and implementation measures and within the framework of their competences, to consider these factors – which pose a threat to ecosystems and habitats – in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; recognises the pressures and need at local and regional level to provide substantial economic development, and recommends that local and regional authorities be mindful of striking a balance between deve ...[+++]lopment and the need to protect biodiversity and natural habitats; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies in order to deliver biodiversity benefits and halt further loss of habitats, especially in times of economic and financial crisis;