Nature Conservation and Recreation

Internationally, the European Convention on the conservation of wildlife was amended by the addition of around 20 mammals. Amendments to the floral species and fauna species protected by the Berne Convention on the conservation of wildlife were made and amendments to the convention on wetlands of international importance came into force in 1994. Progress continued to be made with the designation of Special Areas of Conservation under the 1992 Habitats Directive which was transposed into British law by the Conservation Regulation 1994. The importance of non-statutory sites of importance was stressed in a 1995 position statement from English Nature which offered help and encouragement from anybody or any organisation who wished to maintain or enhance the conservation value of the sites. One step along the road to creative conservation could be made by Conservation, Amenity and Recreation Trusts which are the subject of a useful book by J. Dwyer and I. Hodge.