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Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Partner (Ramsar) ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN International … environmental conservation, sustainable development and resource use, and engagement and benefit sharing with local … ecological processes and life-support systems; preserve genetic diversity; ensure sustainable utilisation of species …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… text states: “…Being convinced that wetlands constitute a resource of great economic, cultural, scientific and … way to the extinction crisis of the planet’s species and genetic variety, the world’s cultural diversity, principally … the rights of indigenous peoples and the issue of genetic resources have long been the subject of discussion in …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. They are generally large, with … condition, where a proportion is under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial use of … but also in the protection of plant and animal genetic diversity (including agrobiodiversity). Data …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… influence of their network of protected areas; ø natural resource ministries responsible for protected area agencies … negative effect on the planet. We face the erosion of genetic resources, the shrinking of wildlife habitats, the … sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… ecological processes, making major contributions to resource fluxes, transport, predator-prey interactions and … occupied by the species, and maximize intra-species genetic diversity and thus options for local adaptation and … of wilderness as a wasted, untapped natural resource ignores the role of intact wilderness landscapes for …