Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
intérêt patrimonial (d'un élément de l'environnement naturel)
English translation:
(natural) heritage index
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cc in nyc
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French term
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intérêt patrimonial (d'un élément de l'environnement naturel)
French to English
Science
Environment & Ecology
environmental impact study
I am translating part of an environmental impact study which is assigning an "indice d’intérêt patrimonial" to various elements of the natural environment, according to whether they are threatened or common species etc.
Most cases of "heritage interest" I have come across refer to the built environment, and I don't think this could be the "proprietary interest" that this is translated as in other contexts.
Do we speak of the "heritage interest" of a wildlife area? Or is there a more specific term?
Most cases of "heritage interest" I have come across refer to the built environment, and I don't think this could be the "proprietary interest" that this is translated as in other contexts.
Do we speak of the "heritage interest" of a wildlife area? Or is there a more specific term?
Proposed translations
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| 3 | (natural) heritage index |
cc in nyc
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| 3 +2 | conservation value index |
Rachel Fell
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| 3 -1 | worth protecting |
Jocelyne S
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Change log
Aug 27, 2011 05:22: cc in nyc Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
indice d'intérêt patrimonial (d'un élément de l'environnement naturel)
Selected
(natural) heritage index
I would stick with the "heritage" terminology. Natural heritage sites are one of the categories of world heritage sites.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site#Natural_criteria
http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Natural-Heritage-Site/110208895668283
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Comment: "Thanks cc, I have decided to go with this."
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worth protecting
One of the IATE entries for "intérêt patrimonial" is "interest in protecting its property".
Depending on your context, you might be able to work it into [elements of the natural environment which are] "worth protecting" or "need to be protected".
Can you give us the whole sentence?
Best,
Jocelyne
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Based on your added comment, it sounds like you do need to use some sort of "value index", especially if it appears as a stand alone title. Rachel's suggestion below looks promising.
Depending on your context, you might be able to work it into [elements of the natural environment which are] "worth protecting" or "need to be protected".
Can you give us the whole sentence?
Best,
Jocelyne
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-03-28 10:31:09 GMT)
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Based on your added comment, it sounds like you do need to use some sort of "value index", especially if it appears as a stand alone title. Rachel's suggestion below looks promising.
Note from asker:
| Yes, thanks for your input in any case and sorry I wasn't clearer at first. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Alan Douglas (X)
: Perhaps OK in a general context but not for an environmental impact study where specific terms are defined and used throughout.
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Thanks Alan. You likely saw my added note in which I concur that my suggestion is not appropriate in this context.
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conservation value index
might be this, not quite sure - no time to check more at the mo.
Conservation Value Index (CVI) ...
CEPF Priority sites for conservation in Western Ghats | India ...
18 Nov 2008 ... Criteria that were considered in the conservation value index, included the number of globally threatened species, presence of regionally ...
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I had an idea you meant it was the heading in a table or something rather than just part of a sentence
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Abstract
Conservation planning based on the occurrence of rare species has been criticized as being too limited in scope to conserve biodiversity as a whole. Conversely, planning based on indicator taxa may lack sufficient focus to conserve those species in greatest need of conservation. An alternative approach is to identify a variety of species at risk that are associated with areas of conservation value, which is defined based on species-independent characteristics. We identified potential indicators of conservation value using occurrence data on species at risk and independent information on conservation value that incorporated indices of ecosystem integrity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16705972
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This uses "conservation value indicator" - "CVI":
(from among many instances)
Two mutually non-exclusive types of indicators are presented. The ‘Standard Indicators’ are based on the
existing protocol of summing the geometric means of the species indices, and here rely on conventional,
unrefined and refined habitat indices. These provides an introspective assessment of the ‘health’ of the
wintering waterbird community within Scotland, in a fashion comparable to that used for UK and England
waterbird indicators (Figure A). The ‘Conservation Value Indicator’ is similar to the Standard Indicator, except
the individual species indices are weighted by the numeric importance of Scottish to the wider national (GB)
and international (East Atlantic flyway) populations, and are based on refined habitat indices alone because
the refined indices offer the only source of habitat-specific estimates of numbers within Scotland (Figure B).
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports...
Conservation Value Index (CVI) ...
CEPF Priority sites for conservation in Western Ghats | India ...
18 Nov 2008 ... Criteria that were considered in the conservation value index, included the number of globally threatened species, presence of regionally ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-28 07:50:45 GMT)
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I had an idea you meant it was the heading in a table or something rather than just part of a sentence
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-03-28 10:36:46 GMT)
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Abstract
Conservation planning based on the occurrence of rare species has been criticized as being too limited in scope to conserve biodiversity as a whole. Conversely, planning based on indicator taxa may lack sufficient focus to conserve those species in greatest need of conservation. An alternative approach is to identify a variety of species at risk that are associated with areas of conservation value, which is defined based on species-independent characteristics. We identified potential indicators of conservation value using occurrence data on species at risk and independent information on conservation value that incorporated indices of ecosystem integrity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16705972
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-03-28 10:41:55 GMT)
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This uses "conservation value indicator" - "CVI":
(from among many instances)
Two mutually non-exclusive types of indicators are presented. The ‘Standard Indicators’ are based on the
existing protocol of summing the geometric means of the species indices, and here rely on conventional,
unrefined and refined habitat indices. These provides an introspective assessment of the ‘health’ of the
wintering waterbird community within Scotland, in a fashion comparable to that used for UK and England
waterbird indicators (Figure A). The ‘Conservation Value Indicator’ is similar to the Standard Indicator, except
the individual species indices are weighted by the numeric importance of Scottish to the wider national (GB)
and international (East Atlantic flyway) populations, and are based on refined habitat indices alone because
the refined indices offer the only source of habitat-specific estimates of numbers within Scotland (Figure B).
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports...
Note from asker:
| I'm sorry for the delay getting back to you, I was trying to get some feedback from the client. This is an excellent suggestion, but I have decided to go with the more conservative "natural heritage interest" for the moment. Thanks for your input. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
DouglasCarnall
: Excellent references too!
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Thank you Douglas :-)
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| agree |
Alan Douglas (X)
: Totally agree.
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Thank you Alan :-)
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Discussion
"L’intérêt patrimonial des différentes unités de milieu de la zone d’étude est résumé dans le tableau suivant. Un indice d’intérêt patrimonial a été attribué en fonction de la flore et pour la faune. Leur cumul permet de définir un indice global d’intérêt patrimonial."
The table then has columns headed "indice flore", "indice faune" and "indice global d’intérêt patrimonial". So it does need to be something that can stand alone.