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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… from The Christensen Fund, LTS International, The Sacred Land Film Project, UNESCO and WWF International. Published … the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, are asked to respect … disrespectful tourism, poverty and population dynamics, degradation of neighbouring environ- ments, reduction of the …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… Chapter 5: Implementing a wilderness and large land and seascapes approach under the Convention … and human wellbeing. On a planet where destruction, degradation and fragmentation of natural habitats are … (SCBD 2014), were sobering: although more of the planet’s land and sea is under conservation management than ever …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… numbers of tourists in these areas only reinforce the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise … that is before we consider the expansion of agricultural land, exploratory drilling and extraction of oil and gas, or … internationally agreed targets are for 17% of terrestrial land and 10% of marine areas to be protected. However, while …
Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… for example by oil rigs, but could also take the form of land reclamation, artificial islands or installations for … related to resources or not and whether they take place on land or at sea, have an impact on the marine environment and … The most serious threats to marine biodiversity are degradation and loss of habitats, overexploitation and …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge
… fishing grounds have been as important to them as the land, and they have evolved a highly organized set of customs … management methods which partly contributed to the degradation of coastal aquatic ecosystems, resulted in …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… 25 Chitwan National Park Nepal 26 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Mali 27 Cocos Island National Park* Costa … of 71% of sites are currently either in a good state or degradation of values is of low concern, while in 24% of … de Mai Nature Reserve (Seychelles) Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (Mali) - mixed site Djoudj National Bird …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… Nepal Chitwan National Park 29 Mali Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) 30 Costa Rica Cocos Island National Park … Benin / Burkina Faso / Niger 29 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali 32 p Comoé National Park, Côte …