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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 … years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… Evaluating Effectiveness: A Framework for Assessing the Management of Protected Areas. No. 6. Marc Hockings, Sue … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Guideline 1.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Guideline 2.7 Ecosystem approach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Managing MIDAs Harmonising the management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar … 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 …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge
… once a week. While there are numerous such examples of management practices that remain relatively unchan- ged, many … 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 …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… extended to Prof. Dr. Werner Konold (Chair for Landscape Management, University of Freiburg), Dr. Franz Höchtl (Alfred … 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 …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… more of the planet’s land and sea is under conservation management than ever before (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2016, Watson … 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 …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… strategic actions 25 2.1 General, conservation and management objectives 25 2.2 Guidance on the general … 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 …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… concern 21 Critical 23 Threats 26 Protection and Management 27 Values 29 Conclusion 29 Next Steps Regional … 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 …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… Protection and management … array of other stakeholders involved in conservation and management of natural World Heritage sites. A list of the … 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 …
Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… and benefits of these habitats to local or regional ecosystem processes. Once constructed, the use of this … one single authority, it is often essential that fisheries management authorities cooperate in order to align their …