I think the general idea is that you shouldn’t mess with conservation land. The general public isn’t educated enough to know what is invasive and what isn’t, so the rules say don’t disturb stuff. But if someone who was educated was in the park removing invasive species, they are almost certainly “breaking the rules”, but doing a net positive thing.
ls “conservation land” something special, then?
English Wikipedia seems not to know it, and dictionary translated it to “Landschaftsschutzgebiet” in my language, which is like the most unprotective “protection” category there is.
It could mean anything from private land with an easement to prohibit building on it to a National Park, depending on context and jurisdiction. It’s just a non-specific term for “land that is conserved in some way.”
The nomenclature is really messy across countries and even sub-country entities. The Portuguese language Wikipedia even highlights the mess:
Nomenclature diversity across countries. // Some surveys estimate protected areas in different countries and regions are called by at least a hundred names, and not uncommonly countries have their own categories of protected spaces, roughly similar to the protected space concept defined by the IUCN.
From that I guess the restrictions associated with those spaces also change, and in some you aren’t supposed to remove local fauna and/or flora.
Conservation land, in my area, is just land designated to not be developed. It might be privately owned and designated "conservation land* for tax benefits, or owned by the town, or what have you. Sometimes housing developers will designate part of their land plot as “conservation” for some benefit from the town (like taxes or zoning easement).
Conservation land is a protected wild area. Sometimes it’s what we refer to as “the woods,” and not properly marked from a local standpoint.
In my region, there are many county and state (vs federal in US) parks, with recreational areas and rules about how to interact with the wildlife. Greatparks.org.
There are also private nature preserves, and those appear to us as hiking trails.
www.cardinallandconservancy.org is an example.
There are also smaller conversation areas. I know of a little bog about the size of a football field with a little sign saying it is maintained by the local college.
Some of it, at least with plants, is that the invasive species has taken over a niche of the native species. So in removing it, you alter the balance of the ecosystem. Native birds in an area may be at more risk than a native bush due to a loss in habitat, so it’s better to leave an invasive bush if it provides that need for the bird
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
OK…
But would it be a problem if I did?
Or are there areas to protect invasive species? I don’t think that’s a thing?
So, still don’t get it.
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think the general idea is that you shouldn’t mess with conservation land. The general public isn’t educated enough to know what is invasive and what isn’t, so the rules say don’t disturb stuff. But if someone who was educated was in the park removing invasive species, they are almost certainly “breaking the rules”, but doing a net positive thing.
So if you see it…you didn’t.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
ls “conservation land” something special, then?
English Wikipedia seems not to know it, and dictionary translated it to “Landschaftsschutzgebiet” in my language, which is like the most unprotective “protection” category there is.
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m from the states and I took this as “national park” (or perhaps state) land. It’s land intended for ecological conservation.
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Try using context clues for a brief second
grue@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It could mean anything from private land with an easement to prohibit building on it to a National Park, depending on context and jurisdiction. It’s just a non-specific term for “land that is conserved in some way.”
lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 week ago
The nomenclature is really messy across countries and even sub-country entities. The Portuguese language Wikipedia even highlights the mess:
From that I guess the restrictions associated with those spaces also change, and in some you aren’t supposed to remove local fauna and/or flora.
smh@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Conservation land, in my area, is just land designated to not be developed. It might be privately owned and designated "conservation land* for tax benefits, or owned by the town, or what have you. Sometimes housing developers will designate part of their land plot as “conservation” for some benefit from the town (like taxes or zoning easement).
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 week ago
Guess it’s lost in translation.
Conservation land is a protected wild area. Sometimes it’s what we refer to as “the woods,” and not properly marked from a local standpoint.
In my region, there are many county and state (vs federal in US) parks, with recreational areas and rules about how to interact with the wildlife. Greatparks.org.
There are also private nature preserves, and those appear to us as hiking trails. www.cardinallandconservancy.org is an example.
There are also smaller conversation areas. I know of a little bog about the size of a football field with a little sign saying it is maintained by the local college.
cenzorrll@piefed.ca 1 week ago
Some of it, at least with plants, is that the invasive species has taken over a niche of the native species. So in removing it, you alter the balance of the ecosystem. Native birds in an area may be at more risk than a native bush due to a loss in habitat, so it’s better to leave an invasive bush if it provides that need for the bird
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
I am assuming “conservation areas” in this sense means native/indigenous lands
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
You are probably confusing it with “reservation”.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
idk I was just guessing. I don’t see how the joke with ecological conservation (since getting rid of invasive species is good, right?)
jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
lol no