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Rebalancing the philosophy of river conservation

Rebalancing the philosophy of river conservation Enduring themes The essential case for river conservation has been recognized for at least five decades. Here in the UK, even in the dark wartime days of 1941, a UK conference had already discussed the role of ‘nature preservation in post‐war reconstruction’ (Sheail, ). The 1949 ‘National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act’ followed, creating the opportunity for National Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) where ‘fauna and flora’ would be protected. In the 1970s, the Nature Conservancy Council's Derek Ratcliffe used objective criteria to identify several British rivers that merited notification as SSSIs under what was to become the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act (Ratcliffe, ). Other nations have their own versions of these developments. By 1992, Aquatic Conservation's current freshwater editor, Phil Boon, was able to propose that the general IUCN aims of conservation should be applied to rivers in order maintain ecological processes for life‐support, preserve genetic diversity, and ensure that species and ecosystems were utilized sustainably (Boon, ). In the wake of pressures from habitat modification, invasive species, pollution, climate change and exploitation, and at scales ranging from the channel or river corridor to the whole catchment and beyond, he http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

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Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Enduring themes The essential case for river conservation has been recognized for at least five decades. Here in the UK, even in the dark wartime days of 1941, a UK conference had already discussed the role of ‘nature preservation in post‐war reconstruction’ (Sheail, ). The 1949 ‘National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act’ followed, creating the opportunity for National Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) where ‘fauna and flora’ would be protected. In the 1970s, the Nature Conservancy Council's Derek Ratcliffe used objective criteria to identify several British rivers that merited notification as SSSIs under what was to become the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act (Ratcliffe, ). Other nations have their own versions of these developments. By 1992, Aquatic Conservation's current freshwater editor, Phil Boon, was able to propose that the general IUCN aims of conservation should be applied to rivers in order maintain ecological processes for life‐support, preserve genetic diversity, and ensure that species and ecosystems were utilized sustainably (Boon, ). In the wake of pressures from habitat modification, invasive species, pollution, climate change and exploitation, and at scales ranging from the channel or river corridor to the whole catchment and beyond, he

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 2014

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