When completed, sometime over the next decade, Sepang Goldcoast will have resorts, amusement parks, a marina, floating market and wildlife habitats.
Environmentalists say the project will make Southern California less dependent on imported water and lead to less destruction of wildlife habitats.
The scheme includes a number of measures to protect the environment by improving wildlife habitats, tree cover and watercourses, the county council said.
The ancient woodland, which in Wales means an area of land that has been continuously used as woodland since 1600, is regarded as one of the richest wildlife habitats in the country.
The problem has long been recognized, and the aforementioned Habitats Directive -- a corollary of the 1979 Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats -- introduced a range of measures aimed at protecting endangered species (including plants, birds and fish as well as mammals).
The fact the organic arable farms were more likely to have livestock on them also made them richer habitats for wildlife.
SACs are designated because of possible threats to important habitats and wildlife.
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East Sussex County Council said environmental work, including archaeological surveys and creating new habitats for wildlife, began last July and the road was "crucial" to help regenerate the local economy.
East Sussex County Council said environmental work, including archaeological surveys and creating new habitats for wildlife, began in July and the road was "crucial" to help regenerate the local economy.
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"We only have to look at other restored canals to see the dramatic difference they have made to our local towns - increased tourism and employment, improved access to the countryside and enhanced habitats for wildlife, " he said.
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Zoning laws would be rewritten so that, over time, large parcels of abandoned land would be converted into landscaped open space networks that would capture and clean storm water, improve air quality, and clean contaminated soil as well as provide new recreational opportunities like bike paths and hiking trails and create habitats for local wildlife and migrating birds.
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Working together with Native American liaisons and officials from among the Federally-recognized tribes nationwide, the ONAL identifies areas where both Federal and tribal conservation efforts can most effectively conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
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We're going to lose those vital habitats and with it the wildlife that depends on it.
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Another new report, by officials at the Department of the Environment's Biotechnology Unit, also supports fears that genetically modified crops could lead to the use of more powerful herbicides which might damage the habitats of farmland birds and wildlife.
They provide safe havens for ocean wildlife to recover and maintain healthy biodiversity, supporting habitats that act as carbon sinks, removing CO2 from the air and generating the majority of atmospheric oxygen.
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Chris Howe, head of future landscape for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), says the group has been campaigning for stricter application of the Habitats Directive for all member states, since its introduction in 1992.
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