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Industrial activity in the Central Parkland and Northern Fescue Native Grasslands : strategies for minimizing surface disturbance

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Provides guidance on minimizing surface disturbances for Central Parkland and Northern Fescue Natural Subregions. Describes the important grasslands in these subregions and outlines best practices... More ≫

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Provides guidance on minimizing surface disturbances for Central Parkland and Northern Fescue Natural Subregions. Describes the important grasslands in these subregions and outlines best practices for conservation and reclamation. The intent is to also to educate and alert all industries to the environmental and economic risks of disturbing the remaining grasslands in the Central Parkland and Northern Fescue subregions.

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Principles for minimizing surface disturbances in native grassland : principles, guidelines, and tools for all industrial activity in Native Grassland in the Prairie and Parkland landscapes of Alberta

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Recognizing the diversity of industrial activity on the landscape, this document is intended to provide government regulatory agencies and industry with a comprehensive set of principles and... More ≫

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Recognizing the diversity of industrial activity on the landscape, this document is intended to provide government regulatory agencies and industry with a comprehensive set of principles and guidelines for all industrial activity in native grassland landscapes. Many of the principles are requirements for development on public lands, as stated in the standards and conditions of public lands formal dispositions, authorizations and approvals. These principles and guidelines are also appropriate and applicable to other land holders for the promotion and advancement of avoidance and minimal disturbance practices.

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Report on cumulative effects management in Alberta for the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan

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This report presents an overview of cumulative effects management in Alberta to date with a focus on sub-regional activities, along with a detailed description of the Bow River Phosphorus... More ≫

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This report presents an overview of cumulative effects management in Alberta to date with a focus on sub-regional activities, along with a detailed description of the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan prototype and lessons tha may be applicable to future, similar processes. A suggested process is outlined that builds on experience to date, and a compendium of tools and other elements is presented to assist sub-regional plan development and implementation.

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Landscape patterns environmental quality analysis

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This report summarizes findings from published literature identifying significant relationships between land use patterns and thresholds of environmental quality. It aims to serve as a guide to... More ≫

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This report summarizes findings from published literature identifying significant relationships between land use patterns and thresholds of environmental quality. It aims to serve as a guide to understanding and harnessing the potential of landscape metrics as indicators of environmental quality. The goal is to facilitate better integration of ecological knowledge into land use and land management decision making, by providing succinct and recognizable characterizations of landscape pattern/process relationships across a broad spectrum of North American environments.

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Landscape patterns environmental quality analysis

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Presentation about Landscape Patterns Environmental Quality Analysis.

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