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Example of a working landscape in Canada. Working landscapes are landscapes used for farming, ranching and/or forestry. [1] Recently, these have become the focus of efforts to conserve biodiversity, [2] as these now cover more than 80% of Earth's land, [3] and therefore offer increasing opportunities for conservation and restoration.
Web accessible geospatial wetlands data can be found at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife website. Additional web accessible Geodatabase documentation and information can be found in the Appendix on page 11. The wetlands data layer is increasing in size each year primarily due to existing analog data being converted to vector or raster images.
National Conservation Lands poster for Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (2014). National Conservation Lands, formally known as the National Landscape Conservation System, is a 35-million-acre (140,000 km 2) collection of lands in 873 federally recognized areas considered to be the crown jewels of the American West. [1]
Wetland conservation is aimed at protecting and preserving areas of land including marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens that are covered by water seasonally or permanently due to a variety of threats from both natural and anthropogenic hazards. Some examples of these hazards include habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species.
The Wilderness Society is an American non-profit land conservation organization that is dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands in the United States. . They advocate for the designation of federal wilderness areas and other protective designations, such as for national monumen
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In addition to owning and managing preserves, Natural Lands preserves land by working with private land owners to establish and enforce conservation easements. A conservation easement is a voluntary but legally binding agreement that permanently limits a property's use. To date, the organization holds easements on more than 22,000 acres.