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Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… Endemic species Other uses 2. Impact of human activities Industrial and agricultural activivites Population … pollution, invasive alien species and climate change. Industrial and agricultural activivites Industrial activity … acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… CHANGE AND SEVERE WEATHER 35 Temperature changes 20 Chemical changes to oceanic waters Droughts Storms and … RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 43 Commercial and industrial areas Tourism and recreation areas 28 Housing and … 11 Agricultural and forestry ef�uents Household sewage Industrial and military ef�uents Water pollution 29 4 11 5 3 …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… area were abandoned. Pollution from agricultural and industrial run-off, initially filtered by the wetland, was … Salt extraction 2.6.1 Artisanal/traditional salinas 2.6.2 Industrial facilities [2.7 Mining and quarrying] [2.7.1 Sand … Domestic use 2.8.3 Water transfer infrastructure 2.8.4 Industrial use (energy production) 2.8.5 Other water uses …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… et al. 2016). Much of this change is brought about by industrial activity, including oil and gas extraction, mining, industrial logging, agriculture, transportation … wilderness in our analysis may suffer from impacts such as chemical, plastic or sound pollution that are not represented …