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Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… coastal areas are home to a wide variety of ecosystems, for example, coral reefs found in both tropical and temperate … 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 …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Rodrigues M anaging M ID A s IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney … 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 …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… 17 1.4 Human survival and wetlands 18 1.5 Rationale for concern for cultural aspects 21 2. The main policy … 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 …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… Gland, Switzerland Copyright: © 2013 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction … with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. They are generally large, with … but also in the protection of plant and animal genetic diversity (including agrobiodiversity). Data …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… Protected Area Guidelines series. The Series Editor for issue number 1–12 was Prof. Adrian Phillips. The current … 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 …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… Large Landscapes and S eascapes IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney … 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 …