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unusual facts about nature conservation



CPIE Bocage de l'Avesnois

The association aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe; it does this through nature conservation, environmental education and supporting local agents to carry out sustainable development.

Milnerton Racecourse

The land inside the race tracks was retained by the City of Cape Town for nature conservation purposes.

Tamar–Tavy Estuary

The SSSI, due to its habitats, is of international importance for nature conservation, in particular as a wintering site for wildfowl and wader birds.


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Brissago

In 1949 the islands were acquired under joint ownership: the canton of Ticino, the municipalities of Brissago, Ascona and Ronco sopra Ascona, the Swiss Heritage Society and the Swiss Federation for Nature Conservation.

Eerik

Eerik Kumari (1912–1984), Estonian biologist, founder of ornithology and nature conservation in Estonia.

Francesco Nardelli

This plan is continuing under the leadership of the Department of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation of the Indonesian Government, assisted by the U.K. based Save the Rhino International, the U.S.A.’s International Rhino Foundation and other agencies.

Gerard Antoni Ciołek

He was a member of the State Council for the Nature Conservation ('Panstwowa Rada Ochrony Przyrody', PROP), as well as served on the Boards of Directors of the Tatra National Park and the Pieniny National Park.

Locksbrook Cemetery

Nowadays it is designated as a 'Nature Conservation Site' by Bath and North East Somerset council, its owners.

Manfred Niekisch

Manfred Niekisch (* 14 July 1951 in Nuremberg, Germany) is a German biologist, expert in international nature conservation, director of Frankfurt Zoo, and president of the Society for Tropical Ecology.

Mark Dubrulle

A founding member of the Belgian confederation of nature conservation and environmental organisations, Mark Dubrulle was National Secretary of the Bond Beter Leefmilieu / Inter-environnement from 1970 to 1980, an activist group which he co-founded, together with Michel Didisheim and half a dozen friends.

Peter Bridgewater

He was Chief Scientist of the UK Nature Conservancy Council 1989-1990, Chief Executive of the Australian Nature Conservation Agency and Director of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (1990-1997) and Secretary of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme and Director of its Division of Ecological Sciences 1999-2003.

Platt's Eyot

The entire island is listed within the River Thames site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation, with the western end of the island being listed as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt.

Shocklach

Interests include being a Site of Biological Importance (SBI), a Site and an Area of Nature Conservation Value(SNCV and ANCV respectively) and lastly a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Szabolcs Kókay

During the period between 1996 and 2001 he was working in nature conservation, first in BirdLife Hungary, then on the Washington Convention (CITES).

Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation

Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation, known as TWNC is a 45,000 hectare forest and 14,082 hectare marine conservation area located on the southern tip of Sumatra, in a remote area where no public transportation is available.