How is this protection achieved & What is it we are trying to Protect?
Controls on the impacts of Specific Activities.
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How
is this Protection Achieved?
Protection of resources can take many forms, but essentially
are either legal requirements or
voluntary/ informal actions. The existing systems of protection tend to be
highly complex and varied.
This reflects the diversity of the resources themselves and the fact that
their value has often only
been realised as increased pressures of human activity have put them at risk.
Protection policy is not
currently fully integrated; instead different resources and activities have
been considered in a
fragmented way. Currently, two approaches to protection can be distinguished:
- Targeted measures to protect designated resources
- Controls on the impacts of specific activities
In recent years, there has been enormous growth in awareness
about, and understanding of, the
importance of resources. Education plays a key role in this and in securing
successful protection of
resources
What is it we are
trying to protect?
The resources of the Bantry Bay coastal zone are not only
physical (the natural environment,
features constructed by humans, and documentary resources); it also includes
cultural inheritance
(such as language, folklore, music, oral history, and so on).
It is beyond the scope of this document to present full details
of all protection measures. The text
below broadly outlines the resources to be protected and considers the role
of the principle activities
in the Bantry Bay coastal zone in the management and protection of these.
The six proposals
included here are those that have been agreed so far in relation to specific
local protection concerns.
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