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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… in French. Identification and Gap Analysis of Key Biodiversity Areas: Targets for Comprehensive Protected Area … countries prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. The Union is a multicultural, … . . . 10 3.7 Threats to sacred natural sites and rates of loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… role in relation to each site and their possible impact on biodiversity. For many of these activi- ties, objectives are … economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value, the loss of which would be irrepa- rable……” During the more than … ad- vances have been made in the management of global biodiversity, but while environmental problems have become …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … the role of the Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity and in positioning the worlds’ most iconic … iv v Foreword As the global climate change and biodiversity crises accelerate, the importance of protecting …
Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… Course to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity Book: Book - Unit 1 - Introduction … alien species Climate change 3. Definition of marine biodiversity 4. The international legal framework 1. Why … serious threats to marine biodiversity are degradation and loss of habitats, overexploitation and indiscriminate fishing …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… of their multiple values: their unique geology, their biodiversity, their hydrology, and their historical and … specific roles and assume them for global environment and biodiversity. It was a precious outcome that participants at … for example on the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss or land degradation – and information sharing beyond …
Strengthening the World Heritage Convention
… and extractive industries, the impacts of conflict, the loss of management capacity and a range of other threats and … full role in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Targets, and by … and to contribute to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020; b. regularly report to IUCN on …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity and natural heritage, and in positioning the … time and raise public awareness of their importance for biodiversity conservation. ■ Identify the most pressing …