Green Diary

LAND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

Land conservation is the process of protecting natural land and returning developed land to its natural state. Due to the fact that some land has only had minor disturbances and other land has been completely destroyed, a variety of techniques are needed to carry out land conservation. Some of the most common techniques are,

· Preservation

· Restoration

· Remediation

· Mitigation

Preservation

Preservation of the environment means that lands and their natural resources should not be consumed by humans and should instead be maintained in their pristine form. Preservationists strongly believe that humans can have access to the land but should only utilize it for its natural beauty and inspiration.

They think that the value of the land is not in what you can use from it but instead that land has intrinsic value, meaning that it is valuable in itself simply by existing. Under this form of land conservation, humans would no longer be able to use certain land for human use but would be able to enjoy it for its natural beauty, which would help protect the land for many years to come.

Restoration

Another technique used in land conservation is restoration, which is the process of returning ecosystems and communities to their original natural conditions. In order to restore an ecosystem, scientists must first examine the current environment and do research to determine the historical conditions of the ecosystem. They want to determine what the environment was like before it was altered by humans. Once they have assessed the environment, scientists will develop methods to try to bring the area back to its original state. This often includes introducing native animals, planting native plants, restoring waterways to their natural path, and removing human infrastructure.

Remediation

Remediation is the process of cleaning a contaminated area using relatively mild or nondestructive methods. The main goal of remediation is to clean and restore the contaminated area while causing as little disturbance or harm as possible. Scientists often use a variety of methods for remediation, including chemical, physical, and biological methods to remove contamination.

One interesting method of remediation is known as bioremediation. Bioremediation is the use of naturally occurring or purposefully introduced organisms to break down pollutants. This technique was used following the Deep-water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Naturally occurring bacteria were able to ingest and break down the oil into less harmful substances.

Mitigation

Another technique used in land conservation is mitigation, which is the process of replacing a degraded site with a healthy site that is of equal ecological value in a different location. The purpose of mitigation is to compensate for destroying one area by purchasing or creating a new area that is of equal ecological value. This technique is less desired than the other land conservation techniques because it still allows land to be destroyed.

Land covers and land conservation strategies in University of Moratuwa

In University of Moratuwa is included with various types of land covers and land conservation methods. Most of them are gained high attraction and beauty to university surroundings.

The one of most attraction places named, LAGGAN.. It is the place to show performances to the audience and as well as better place to enjoy with others at the leisure time. But most important thing is it has designed contour shaped. It also method of land conservation.