National Parks
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| Originally published | August 2005 |
| Authors | Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer |
| Genres | Children's Non-fiction Literature |
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| ID | 2571344 |
About National Parks
Provides an introduction to the some of the national parks found in the United States including Yellowstone National Park, Redwood National Park, and the Grand Canyon National Park.
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... Soon after graduating she became Uganda s first wildlife vet, working with Uganda National Parks, which later became the Uganda Wildlife Authority...
England to get new national park as part of nature plan
... Some environmentalists gave the news a cautious welcome, as government funding for National Parks has fallen in real terms, forcing service and staff cuts...
Wales' new national park: Plan to create country's fourth
...By Steffan MessengerBBC Wales environment correspondentWales already has three National Parks, but plans for another one are being considered...
China's Belt and Road Initiative: Kenya and a railway to nowhere
... The four-and-a-half hour journey gives her the bonus of watching wildlife along the way as the railway cuts through National Parks, she says...
Sapling at Sycamore Gap removed by National Trust
... " Earlier, actor and former president of the Council for National Parks Brian Blessed He said it would improve chances of the stump growing into a new tree, adding it would " talk to it, it will help it...
Sycamore Gap: Brian Blessed says cut down tree 'not dead'
... The 86-year-old former president of the Council for National Parks said it would give the stump " company" helping it to regrow...
Government shutdown only hours away in Washington DC
... The fourth shutdown to occur over the past decade, it could significantly affect everything from air travel to National Parks and marriage licenses...
Brazil: 14 killed after plane crashes in Amazon
... Barcelos is a popular tourist destination as it lies close to several National Parks...
England to get new national park as part of nature plan
By Claire Marshall and Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs team
England will get a new National Park as part of a government set of " nature pledges" to give greater access and protection to the countryside.
Natural England will consider a list of possible sites, which could include the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and Dorset.
Some environmentalists gave The News a cautious welcome, as government funding for National Parks has fallen in real terms, forcing service and staff cuts.
Funding worth £15m was also announced for a range of protected landscapes.
That will be shared by England's 10 existing National Parks and 34 National Landscapes, formerly known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Package forms part of the government's final response to a 2019 review that criticised how such protected landscapes were managed and funded.
Julian Glover , the author of the Landscapes Review, which had called for three new National Parks to be created, in the Chilterns, Cotswolds and Dorset, said he was thrilled to have " real progress backed with some extra money to help our national landscapes and National Parks do more for people and more for nature".
" They are beautiful places that lift our souls and should be full of life but we now need to find new and greater ambition to support a nation which needs them to thrive. "
But Dr Rose O'Neill, chief executive of The Campaign for National Parks , said the existing parks had suffered a 40% cut in real terms funding since 2010 and were being " financially throttled".
" Today's investment will go some way to easing The Burden in the short term but The Next crisis could be just around The Corner , " She Said .
Parks across the country have had to make cuts to staffing levels and visitor services as their core grant from government has fallen in real terms.
Kevin Bishop , chief executive of Dartmoor National Park , welcomed The News but with some reservations.
" A new National Park is Good News for Britain. It's brilliant for our economy, brilliant for our environment, " He Said . " I suppose The Key thing for existing National Parks is that The Money for the new National Park needs to be on top of what the existing National Parks receive. "
Although he welcomed the new £15m funding for larger projects, He Said what was really needed was more money for day-to-day running costs.
" What we really need is revenue funding to pay for the salaries of the staff on the ground. Feet on the ground helps us deliver practical projects for nature and for people, " he explained.
Setting up a new National Park in England was a Conservative manifesto commitment and next year marks 75 years since The Act of Parliament that allowed for their creation.
'Extraordinary landscapes'
The Most recent National Park to be created in England was the South Downs in 2010.
Wales and Scotland are also looking to create a new National Park each.
Wednesday's announcement by the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Barclay , is just The Beginning of a process that could take up to five years.
He told The Bbc : " They are a really important part of our way of life and that's why we're launching this competition for a new National Park . And we're going further than that. We Are putting in an extra £5m this year and an extra £10m next year. "
He added that the government would deliver on its commitment " to halt The Decline of nature and safeguard at least 30% of our extraordinary landscapes".
The government said the £15m announced was new funding, with £10m to be released next year and a £5m pot made available this financial year from which National Park authorities could bid for funding to improve rivers, lakes and water quality.
Thirty-four new landscape recovery projects will also be created under the ELMs farm payments scheme which will see 200,000 hectares of land managed to benefit nature and sustainable food production.
Further funding of £2. 5m will be used to help give disadvantaged Young People access to the countryside while £750,000 will be set aside for research into protecting England's temperate rainforests.
Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Reed , said it had been under the Conservatives that the UK had become " one of The Most nature-depleted countries in the world".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
