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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… Unrest/ Military Exercises Solid Waste Household Sewage/ Urban Waste Water Erosion and Siltation/ Deposition Mining/ Quarrying Crops Housing/ Urban Areas Roads/ Railroads Livestock Farming / Grazing … Wood Harvesting Water Pollution Shipping Lanes Housing/ Urban Areas Fire/ Fire Suppression Renewable Energy Tourism/ …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… levels. Find the map on page 62 OUTLOOK: CRITICAL 2� 2� AGRICULTURE AND AQUACULTURE 43 Forestry and wood production … areas Tourism and recreation areas 28 Housing and urban areas 20 TRANSPORTATION & SERVICE CORRIDORS 29 Utility … HERITAGE SITES Tourism and recreation areas 11 Housing & urban areas 6 Commercial and industrial areas 4 Fires 5 Dams …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… protected areas in the wider countryside, or in rural or urban landscapes, they may be jeopar- dised by a whole range … profile: Disabled Composite Default screen growth, mining, agriculture and forestry. Additional threats include overuse, … and the widespread custom of throwing coins into urban fountains, can be traced to practices occurring at …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… of the plains with their many wetlands and their use for agriculture en- tailed a heavy health cost for the people … rivers and lakes. Often, the interface be- tween the urban environment and the natural sites is not managed … are the following: a) identify ‘interface areas’ between urban areas and wetlands; b) determine the use of these …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… oil and gas extraction, mining, industrial logging, agriculture, transportation infrastructure and large … quality is often defined in terms of remoteness from urban settlements and modern infrastructure and the degree of … and other infrastructure, withdrawals for agriculture or urban use and pollution, it is becoming increasingly rare to …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… European Geoparks Network EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) GEF Global … resistant to other land uses, including agricultural and urban encroachment. However, pressures on water availability … come under the authority of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, while Biosphere Reserves are …