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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… The rapid expansion of tourism facilities is causing water pollution due to excessive water use and inadequate sewage … Utility / Service Lines Oil/ Gas exploration/development Air Pollution Renewable Energy Forestry/ Wood production … (commercial/subsistence) Erosion and Siltation/ Deposition Air Pollution Flight Paths Crops Fishing / Harvesting Aquatic …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… HerItage oUtlook 2014 2� Map marker Site name Country 1 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Niger 29 Comoé National Park … 22 CURRENT THREATS AFFECTING NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES POLLUTION 42 Air-bornepollutants Solid waste 11 Agricultural and forestry …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… the national territory from threats of environmental pollution and improve the quality of life for the public so … tourists in these areas only reinforce the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise pollution, the … regularly record climate data (temperature, precipitation, air pressure), and several also monitor water discharges at …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… meet this standard in an era of climate change and global pollution (Venter et al. 2016, Halpern et al. 2016). However, … million hectares, roughly the size of South Korea) to the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (almost 8 million hectares) … 95.1 Pantanal Conservation Complex Brazil 1,987 1,830 92.1 Air and Tenere Natural Reserves Niger 78,520 70,523 89.8 …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… and have almost completely destroyed local architecture. Pollution of the lake is increasing, both from domestic … trends. From the very beginning, water –along with air and food– has been understood as an abso- lute necessity … large parts of the former lake bottom area were abandoned. Pollution from agricultural and industrial run-off, initially …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… species and ecosystems, most crucial in safeguarding food, air and water, most essen- tial in stabilizing climate, most … about people, the need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environ- … researching, managing and mitigating overuse, sources of pollution, natural disasters, and the effects of climate …