Traduction de «Silting-up » (Anglais → Français) :

The silting up of a harbour may be a priority for the Vancouver Port Corporation and not as great a priority for the municipality of North Vancouver.

Relative abundance of clay, silt, sand, organic matter (weight %) and coarse material (volumetric %) fractions

Changes in agricultural practice, such as the conversion from haymaking to sheep grazing, the cessation of farmyard manure spreading and the 'silting up' of the canals have caused a reduction in breeding populations of birds, in particular black-tailed godwit and snipe.

Part of the programme resources will be concentrated on specific priorities, namely bringing research and the needs of the maritime industry closer together, a priority stressed at the recent Bremen Forum devoted to this sector For additional information, please contact: Jean Boissonnas, Head of Unit, DG XII Telephone: + 32-2-295.67.87 Fax: + 32-2-296.30.24 Michel Claessens, Information and communication, DG XII Telephone: + 32-2-295.99.71 Fax: + 32-2-295.82.20 E-mail: michel. claessens@mhsg.cec.be Attachment Some examples of projects selected under the MAST III programme The fight against the silting up of coasts As walkers can observe, ...[+++] certain coasts are inclined to silt up.

The projects planned in Luebeck include the following: - renovation of old industrial sites on the banks of the River Trave (including parts of the Flender Wharf) - planning and building of a dredger silt dump - redevelopment planning for commercial sites east of the Wesloer Strasse in Schlutup - modernization of the old Burgtor Harbour, to convert it into a terminal for cruise-ships.

Owing to large-scale deforestation the Chalatenango region, which is the catchment area of the country's main watershed, is subject to very serious erosion resulting in the silting up of the reservoir and the occasional interruption of power supplies to San Salvador.