PPT-Wetlands and Agriculture:

Partners for Growth World Wetlands Day 2014 Wetlands amp Agriculture Partners for Growth WWD 2014 Our World Wetlands Day WWD leaflet for 2014 looks at the relationship between agriculture and wetlands at the role wetlands play in agriculture at the negative impacts agriculture can have on wetlands and at some of the creative solutions that are in use to reduce these impacts It illustrates the need for real . parksvicgovau Disclaimer Parks Victoria does not guarantee that this data is without 64258aw of any kind and therefore disclaims all liability which may arise from you relying on this information Data source acknowledgements State Digital Mapbase The Wetlands play an integral role in the ecology of a watershed Their shallow waters nutrients and primary productivity are ideal for organisms that form the base of the food web upon which many species of wildlife depend Wetland habitat provides the n By: Sam Bateman and Trent Topping. Arable Land . Land that is suitable for agricultural production. Examples of unsuitable land are forests, mountains, and inland water bodies. . Arable land includes many farms or fields. By: Sohaila Sallam. Wetlands. Wetlands. Wetlands are areas of land where water covers the . soil all . year or just at certain times of the . year. They are all around the world except for Antarctica. . On the front: slogan, picture showing the importance of wetlands, be colorful, neat and creative.. On the back: Explain your drawing and explain what your slogan means. You must also explain 2 ways that the wetlands can be saved.. Characteristics. . of a Wetland. Wetlands vary widely due to local and regional differences in:. Topography . Hydrology. Vegetation. and other factors, including human disturbance. . Wetlands can be divided into two main classes: . Los Angeles River – . DeForest. Wetlands . Currently a flood control detention basin. Adjoins the Dominguez Gap wetlands basin. Together . they will . be the largest habitat restoration project to date on LA River. Agriculture Unit 5 Agriculture Importance of Agriculture Everyone dependent on food Agriculture occupies more land area than any other econ activity Agriculture employs 45% - almost half of world’s labor (in Africa and Asia over 50% are farmers) Kara Skipper. Paige Hobaugh. Photos: Will Parson. Wetlands experience pressures from the water and from the land. The Fish Habitat Action Team has expressed interest in tidal estuarine wetlands due to the environmental and economic value they provide for commercial and recreational fisheries. NACDEP Annual Conference, June 11, 2018 . Cleveland, Ohio. Walt Whitmer, Project Coordinator, Co-PI. Kathy . Brasier. , Professor of Rural Sociology, PI. Weston Eaton, Assistant Research Professor, Co-PI . 2 wetlands that depend on excessive emphasis of the provisioning services at the expense of the regulating services, in the MA view, and excessive water use from the CA perspective. This has led to we 1 The origins of the Guidelines on Agriculture and Wetlands Interactions (GAWI) weeks, in Valencia (Spain), there were the Global Biodiversity Forum 17 (GBF17) workshop Coordinated and edited byAdrian WoodWith substantive contributions by the partner organizations of the project Guidelines on Agriculture, Wetlands and Water Resource Interactions (GAWI):Food and Agric LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS, ORANGE COUNTY. Potential Opportunities in Orange County . Properties owned by. State Lands Commission. LCWA. Hellman Ranch. OCFCD. Los Alamitos Retarding Basin. Total of ~ 100 acres.