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Gestion des aires protégées en Afrique
Ce cours porte sur les zones qui sont dédiées à la protection de la nature, les «aires protégées» : comment elles fonctionnent et pourquoi elles sont si importantes dans le maintien de la santé de l’environnement de notre monde en plein développement, et plus particulièrement en Afrique.
Notes on 2 Lectures I Watched in This Course:
77 Flashcards I Recorded in this Course:
pr. quasi
[kazee]
the course aims to help us understand
le cours vise à nous aider à mieux comprendre
Reference book
L'ouvrage de référence
as well as the database
ainsi que la base de données
this world map
ce planisphère
Its classification stems from the desire of the pioneers
Son classement découle de la volonté des pionniers
a unique landscape
un paysage exceptionnel
that colonization was likely to eliminate
que la colonisation allait sans doute faire disparaître
since hundreds if not thousands of years
depuis des centaines sinon des milliers d'années
responding primarily to the interests of focused use
répondait avant tout à un souci d'utilisation ciblée
game reserves
les réserves de chasse
at the dawn of the 20th century
à l'aube du 20ème siècle
spread all over the globe
réparties partout sur le globe
call to cover more area
appellent à couvrir davantage de surface
toward more protected areas
vers plus d'aires protégées
a broader ecosystem conservation
une conservation élargie de l'écosystème
for supplying railroad coal
pour alimenter en charbon le chemin de fer
wild game
le gibier
that is what hastened the numbers
C'est cela qui a précipité les effectifs
which was fully protected from the onset
qui fut intégralement protégée dès le départ
few resources
peu de moyens
in order to begin a new impetus
pour que s'amorce un nouvel élan
a recovery
une reprise
hitherto neglected
jusque-là délaissées
which the donors
auxquelles les bailleurs de fonds
as a game reserve
en tant que réserve de chasse
following extensions
suite à des extensions
reached its current size
a atteint sa superficie actuelle
these evictions have led to the expulsion
ces déguerpissements ont permis l'expulsion
because of its rich
du fait de sa riche
human pressures such as poaching
pressions antropiques telles que le braconage
wandering livestock
la divagation du bétail
sometimes
parfois
current coverage
la couverture actuelle
green spots
taches vertes
reliable
fiables
obtained from
proviennent de
is not homogeneous nor representative
n'est pas homogène ni représentative
whether at the gloabl level or
que ce soit au niveau global ou
coastal areas in general
les zones en général côtières
while to the right
tandis qu'à droite
Looking closely
En regardant de près
to get to know it
pour apprendre à bien le connaître
throughout this Mooc
tout au long de ce Mooc
It's up to you to
C'est à vous de
aims to help us
vise à nous aider
in addition to the course
en complément du cours
achieving the conservation
parvenir à la conservation
sometimes threatened
parfois menacées
rare habitats
des milieux rares
an otherwise natural state
un état sinon naturel
and thus come to reenforce it
et ainsi venir la renforcer
grows continuously
ne cesse de croître
now
désormais
areas that are meant to protect them
des aires censées les protéger qu'à l'intérieur
representing little more than
ne représentant plus guère qu
questioned
mise en cause
attract the support of the local populations
à s'attirer le soutien des populations locales
which makes their protection even more difficult
ce qui rend d'autant plus difficile leur protection
as we shall soon see
comme nous le verrons bientôt
to prevent any human activity
pour prévenir toute activité humaine
of course go beyond their simple and essential
vont bien sûr au-delà de leur simple et essentiel rôle
conservation issues
enjeux de la conservation
products from the forest
les produits issus de la forêt
honey
le miel
water purification
l'épuration de l'eau
the maintenance of an air devoid of human pollution
le maintien d'un air dénué des pollutions humaines
There is much to be learned about the ability of ecosystems to adapt
Il y a beaucoup à y apprendre sur la capacité des écosystèmes à s'adapter
intermingle to form
s'entremêlent pour former
the lemurs
les lémuriens
support each other
s'épauler
as we have just seen
comme on vient de le voir
to prevent erosion
à endiguer l'érosion
All this must be added in an attempt to achieve the expected results
Tout cela doit s'ajouter pour tenter de parvenir aux résultats escomptés
it is impossible to rely on
il est exclu de se reposer sur
the key areas
les zones clefs
has to be understood as a whole
doit bien se comprendre comme un tout