Buffer / Buffer Strip

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003751",
  "term": "Buffer / Buffer Strip",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A management area closest to a sensitive environmental site (e.g., wetland, waterbody, etc.) in which human activities are prohibited or limited in order to minimize the negative impacts from adjacent land uses (like erosion, filter runoff pollutants, disturbances of wildlife) affecting the sensitive environmental site.",
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Natural Landscaping Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/buffer-buffer-strip/"
}