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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… ability of both governments and stakeholders to control agricultural and other risks by improving techniques and restoring degraded lands. Each cultural practice is not an isolated solution for a single problem, … After the gradual shift from hunter/gatherer clans to agricultural societies, water became an essential …
31 May 2026 Document

Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

… Other uses 2. Impact of human activities Industrial and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining … invasive alien species and climate change. Industrial and agricultural activivites Industrial activity and modern … from extraction of coral for jewellery or souvenirs. This practice has resulted in the extinction of red and black …
31 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… These Guidelines are one of the Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines series. The Series Editor … of the latter are the globally important ingenious agricultural heritage systems, many of which are attributed … As elaborated by the International Fund for Agricultural Development,31 “Free, prior and informed consent …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… outlook rating, they still provide examples of good practice. Conversely, sites with a positive outlook should … Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge systems Agricultural/ Forestry Ef�uents Social Cohesion/ Changes in … Sewage/ Urban Waste Water Commercial/ Industrial Areas Agricultural/ Forestry Ef�uents Water Pollution Mining/ …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values

31 May 2026 Document

Managing Natural World Heritage

… highest possible standards. A wealth of knowledge and best practice exists on protected area management and it is not … flood important parts of the property, industrial and agricultural development including use of pesticides and … level of pollution and the management response control of agricultural chemicals or human waste as appropriate. The …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… highest possible standards. A wealth of knowledge and best practice exists on protected area management and it is not … flood important parts of the property, industrial and agricultural development including use of pesticides and … level of pollution and the management response control of agricultural chemicals or human waste as appropriate. The …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas

… UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global … inscribed as a natural WH site) Papua New Guinea Kuk Early Agricultural Site 2008 (iii)(iv) IIa None Philippines Rice … the Serra de Tramuntana 2011 (ii)(iv)(v) IIb None Sweden Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland 2000 (iv)(v) IIb …
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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… Convention can play in shifting conservation thinking and practice with respect to ensuring biocultural integrity and … the on-going efforts by IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM to connect practice and build the capacity of heritage practitioners as … It contains numerous religious sites, habitation sites and agricultural terraces, showing considerable investment from …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 4 Working in wetlands -- the tools of the trade

… modes of transport for fishing, hunting, salt extraction, agricultural activities, and forestry. This has fostered a … life, they have created floating veg- etable gardens, a practice recorded in Mexico in the 14th century where the … and canals in order to use the water most efficiently, a practice observed in many other parts of the world as well, …
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