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montes protectores

English translation: protection forests

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Spanish term or phrase:montes protectores
English translation:protection forests
Entered by: patinba

12:38 Feb 4, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Forest Management
Spanish term or phrase: montes protectores
SPAIN. I know what this means, but need to find out if there is a standard term in English for it.
"¿Por qué se plantea la ordenación por el método de Liocourt al monte alcornocal? Diversas circunstancias promueven que se analice la ordenación por entresaca pie a pie a la gestión de masas forestales, y en este trabajo concreto al monte alcornocal denso (BA > 10 m2/ha): Las utilidades por protección al suelo son permanentes, siendo considerado el método preferente de los ***montes protectores***."
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:51
protection forests
Explanation:
This is the term in the IATE dictionary

AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA [COM] Ficha completa
ES
monte protector

EN
protection forest
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 05:51
Grading comment
This is it (although I still think it sounds iffy.) Thanks everyone for the help :-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4protection forests
patinba
4protective mountains
Constantinos Faridis (X)
4protected mountains
David Brown
3protective woods
Bubo Coroman (X)


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
protection forests


Explanation:
This is the term in the IATE dictionary

AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA [COM] Ficha completa
ES
monte protector

EN
protection forest

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
This is it (although I still think it sounds iffy.) Thanks everyone for the help :-)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Apparently this is the best option ...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree.
16 mins
  -> Thank-you, Leo!
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
4 hrs
  -> Thank-you Emma!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
17 hrs
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agree  agromusica
19 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
protective mountains


Explanation:
Under the protection of the awesome Ausangate Mountain (20945 ft. 6384 m) and other “Apus” (protective mountains) located in the Cordillera Vilcanota, ...
www.andeanlodges.com/ -
Encircling Mountains. The protective mountains of Gondolin. Also called the Echoriath and (in the south) the Crissaegrim; the circular mountain range that ...
www.glyphweb.com/.../encirclingmountains.html

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 11:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Greek
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
protective woods


Explanation:
Woods of protective value as which are ranked:
...
Woods carrying out antierosion functions
http://www.fao.org/regional/SEUR/events/Krtiny/docs/ArmFRA_e...

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: Something like this will be the only option, but it just sounds so naff I can't get used to it yet... give it time :)

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
protected mountains


Explanation:
I think these are similar to national parks and protected coastlines which have Laws governing their use/development

David Brown
Spain
Local time: 10:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: "Monte" doesn't translate as "mountains" in this field, which is irritating the hell out of me. They also call trees "pies" ...

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