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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… assessed as by far the most serious, followed by mining, oil and gas projects, road construction and construction of … dams and hydroelectric energy projects and mining and oil and gas development; other issues require international … 22 CURRENT THREATS AFFECTING NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES POLLUTION 42 Air-bornepollutants Solid waste 11 Agricultural …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… including roads, dams, tourism facilities, mining and oil and gas development are also among the top potential … The rapid expansion of tourism facilities is causing water pollution due to excessive water use and inadequate sewage … Aquaculture Avalanches/ Landslides Utility / Service Lines Oil/ Gas exploration/development Air Pollution Renewable …
Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… The exploitation of non-living marine resources such as oil, gas, sand, gravel, and diamonds and other precious … to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could also take the form of land reclamation, … and indiscriminate fishing practices, marine pollution, invasive alien species and climate change. …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… change is brought about by industrial activity, including oil and gas extraction, mining, industrial logging, … meet this standard in an era of climate change and global pollution (Venter et al. 2016, Halpern et al. 2016). However, … (IUCN) (2013). IUCN World Heritage Advice Note: Mining and Oil/Gas Projects www.iucn.org/theme/world-heritage/ …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… the national territory from threats of environmental pollution and improve the quality of life for the public so … agricultural land, exploratory drilling and extraction of oil and gas, or other minerals, and the competition for water … encroachment, including agricultural expansion, mineral or oil exploitation, residential and tourism development, …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… researching, managing and mitigating overuse, sources of pollution, natural disasters, and the effects of climate … Western Siberia, these sacred sites are now threatened by oil exploitation. The difficulty of sustainably protecting … undisclosed. In this way, it is hoped that the impacts of oil extraction will be mitigated, and that biodiversity and …