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Manejo Sostenible de Cuerpos Naturales de Agua de Selva Baja

English translation: sustainable use of natural bodies of water in the lower jungle


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Spanish term or phrase:Manejo Sostenible de Cuerpos Naturales de Agua de Selva Baja
English translation:sustainable use of natural bodies of water in the lower jungle
Entered by: bigedsenior
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04:52 Jan 5, 2005
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Tourism & Travel / Ecologa
Spanish term or phrase: Manejo Sostenible de Cuerpos Naturales de Agua de Selva Baja
ES el nombre de un proyecto ecológico para la Amazonía
Ignacia Nieto Melgarejo
Local time: 00:33
sustainable use of natural bodies of water in the lower jungle
Explanation:
Amazonas Department - mystery, diverse ecology and weather, archaeology. ... of Amazonas is **lower jungle***, whereas the south ... lower portion is typical of the Amazon Basin, but being near the equator, it is more tropical and has more diverse jungle ...
http://www.kuelap.org/amazonas-department
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bigedsenior
Local time: 22:33
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Summary of answers provided
4Sustainable Use of Natural Bodies of Water in the Lower Jungle
T Crotogino
4sustainable use of natural bodies of water in the lower junglebigedsenior
4Sustainable management of lower forest natural water bodies
Cecilia Della Croce
4 -1Sustainable management of natural bodies of water in low-lands
Adriana de Groote


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sustainable use of natural bodies of water in the lower jungle


Explanation:
Amazonas Department - mystery, diverse ecology and weather, archaeology. ... of Amazonas is **lower jungle***, whereas the south ... lower portion is typical of the Amazon Basin, but being near the equator, it is more tropical and has more diverse jungle ...
http://www.kuelap.org/amazonas-department

bigedsenior
Local time: 22:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda: demasiados OFF
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Sustainable management of natural bodies of water in low-lands


Explanation:
Ojalá te sirva. Saludos.

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-01-05 05:01:28 GMT)
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When two natural bodies of water stand at different levels ... be drained to the place
where the water empties ... to be built even higher than the surrounding lowlands. ...
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... Netherlands as well as in other countries provide both drainage from the lowlands
and transportation ... It goes through various natural bodies of water and old ...
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[PDF] Natural Heritage Trends - Broad Habitats (1990-1998):Standing Open ...
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... In the marginal upland and the islands, natural water bodies are still plentiful
but tend to be smaller in area, and they are scarce in the lowlands. ...
www.snh.org.uk/.../trends_notes/pdf/Broad habitats, 1990-19... Standing%20open%20water%20and%20canals.pdf


Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda: idemasiados OFF y LOW-LANDS son pantanos (terrenos bajos) no selva baja!
3 hrs
  -> Mantengo los of, porque no hay remedio, son "bodies of water", pero podría también decirse "lower jungle".
neutral  Gerardo Garcia Ramis: El uso de "management" es muy acertado. "Jungle" es impreciso y está en desuso en círculos ambientales pues sugiere un lugar agreste, salvaje. ¿Qué tal "tropical lowland forest"?
9 hrs
  -> También podría ser "lower jungle". Saludos.
neutral  Cecilia Della Croce: no estaba mal, pero low-lands no corresponde en significado
3 days11 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sustainable Use of Natural Bodies of Water in the Lower Jungle


Explanation:
I think the other two were close, but to my ear this English version sounds more natural (no pun intended).

T Crotogino
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marta Bianchi: It sounds perfect this way, but I have some doubts regarding "use" instead of "management" since they have different meanings. How about "Sustainable Management of Natural Bodies of Water in the Lower Jungle"?
55 mins
  -> I wavered on this point, as well. However, what bothered me with "sustainable management" was that it sounds rather like we are trying to sustain the management itself rather than the water and its useability.
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3 days11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sustainable management of lower forest natural water bodies


Explanation:
mi versión

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 02:33
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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