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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… The rapid expansion of tourism facilities is causing water pollution due to excessive water use and inadequate sewage … Utility / Service Lines Oil/ Gas exploration/development Air Pollution Renewable Energy Forestry/ Wood production … (commercial/subsistence) Erosion and Siltation/ Deposition Air Pollution Flight Paths Crops Fishing / Harvesting Aquatic …
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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… meet this standard in an era of climate change and global pollution (Venter et al. 2016, Halpern et al. 2016). However, … million hectares, roughly the size of South Korea) to the Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (almost 8 million hectares) … 95.1 Pantanal Conservation Complex Brazil 1,987 1,830 92.1 Air and Tenere Natural Reserves Niger 78,520 70,523 89.8 …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… and have almost completely destroyed local architecture. Pollution of the lake is increasing, both from domestic … trends. From the very beginning, water –along with air and food– has been understood as an abso- lute necessity … large parts of the former lake bottom area were abandoned. Pollution from agricultural and industrial run-off, initially …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… species and ecosystems, most crucial in safeguarding food, air and water, most essen- tial in stabilizing climate, most … about people, the need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environ- … researching, managing and mitigating overuse, sources of pollution, natural disasters, and the effects of climate …
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