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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values
… and numerous other goods and values – nowadays termed ‘ecosystem services’ – have been similarly esteemed through … be assessed economically. Factsheet 8 in a series of 10 ecosystem services Wetland At El Rocío, a small town on the … Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Guideline 1.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Guideline 2.7 Ecosystem approach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3. Linkages among biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… areas also provide a wide range of other essential ecosystem services (Figgis et al. 2015, MA 2005). For … vitally important as they provide greater biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits than smaller and more disturbed … 1999). Larger areas are also important to maximize ecosystem services, for example to protect globally …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values” (Dudley 2008, p. 8), … play an important role in providing a variety of ecosystem services (MEA 2005a, b; de Groot & Ramakrishnan … biodiversity (UNESCO 2012) and the safeguarding of the ecosystem services they provide. As the advisory body to the …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. UNESCO designated … for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits/services. World … sustaining human life, through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits/ services. World …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… aspects such as water management, human health and other ecosystem ser- vices). At the beginning of the current … One of the significant challenges in any discussion of ecosystem management and conser- vation is to maintain … to cultural influences, and as such, maintenance of ecosystem services and conservation of biological diversity …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… information on conservation issues, benefits and ecosystem services provided by the site, active projects and … Romania 32 Desembarco del Granma National Park* Cuba 42 Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Gabon … SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS 61 Dams and water management 31 Other ecosystem modi�cations Fires 28 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… of Natural World Heritage: Identifying and assessing ecosystem services and benefits provided by the world’s most … Park, it is threatening its sensitive hydrology and ecosystem and impacts could become worse over time if urgent … Delta 35 Cuba Desembarco del Granma National Park 45 Gabon Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda 46 …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge
… practices which have brought poverty, conflict and ecosystem deterioration. The solution The rich cultural … and damaged the ecological char- acter of the wetland ecosystem. Support from the Ramsar Small Grants Fund helped …