Knowra Environmental resource management Environmental resource management Environmental resource management plans and regulates human use of natural resources and ecosystems to protect environmental quality and sustain resources over time.
Ecosystem-based management : A management approach that considers whole ecosystems, including interactions among species, habitats, and human activities. It broadens decisions beyond managing one resource or species at a time.
Natural resource : A material, organism, or environmental feature that people use or value. Management begins by identifying the resources people depend on and the pressures they face.
Fisheries management : The regulation and stewardship of fish populations and fisheries to support ecological and human needs. Catch limits, protected areas, and monitoring apply management principles to living resources.
Sustainable development : Development that seeks to meet present needs while safeguarding the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It is a broader social and economic framework within which resource management often operates.
Environmental justice : The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental decisions and outcomes. Management choices distribute environmental risks, resource access, and decision-making power.
Adaptive management : A structured approach that adjusts management actions as monitoring and new evidence reveal their effects. Uncertainty makes resource plans more effective when they can change with observed outcomes.
Ecosystem services : Benefits people obtain from ecosystems, including food, water purification, climate regulation, and recreation. They make ecological functions and human dependence visible in planning.
Forest management : The planning and stewardship of forests for ecological health, resource production, and other human values. It balances timber and other uses with forest regeneration and habitat protection.
Conservation biology : A scientific discipline focused on understanding and preventing the loss of biological diversity. It emphasizes biodiversity science, while resource management also governs human uses and allocations.
Environmental governance : The institutions, rules, and processes through which societies make and enforce environmental decisions. It encompasses the wider arrangements that authorize and shape resource management.
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