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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… Trou), with extensive use of reeds and very characteristic fishing and transport boats and arte- facts. In recent times, … freshwater flow into the lake. Overfishing and illegal fishing practices are quite common. The result is a dramatic … Other wetland related agriculture 2.2 Stock-breeding 2.3 Fishing and aquaculture 2.3.1 Artisanal fisheries 2.3.2 …
31 May 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge

… Maori people in New Zealand, the coastal seas and their fishing grounds have been as important to them as the land, … In the Sine-Saloum estuary in Senegal tradi- tional fishing practices, fully controlled by the local people, …
31 May 2026 Document

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… Beyond Belief: “Sacred sites are probably the oldest method of habitat protection on the planet”. During the rapid … up the Zanzibar archipelago, off Tanzania. For about 26 fishing villages and the 11,500 people of Pemba, Misali, although small, is crucial to their fishing livelihoods. Misali Island’s importance for fishing
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… it is funda- mental to maintaining biodiversity; 3. A method of verification for each indicator, for example … implemented or where threats such as illegal logging, fishing, or other resource use are threatening to encroach … example, are regulated by permits, size of culture lots, fishing periods and other regulations. In certain areas …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… it is funda- mental to maintaining biodiversity; 3. A method of verification for each indicator, for example … implemented or where threats such as illegal logging, fishing, or other resource use are threatening to encroach … example, are regulated by permits, size of culture lots, fishing periods and other regulations. In certain areas …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… as livestock grazing, fire management, selective hunting, fishing and harvesting as well as the promotion of preferred … as grazing routes and hunting sites. Whether concerning fishing among Maori, pastoralism or hunting among Indigenous … nomads organically combines arga bileg both wisdom and method, intuitive knowledge and practical logic. Deep …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

… in North America and northern Europe show that people were fishing in wetlands at about the same period. On the … were found in recent exca- vations – experimental fishing by archaeologists and Makah tribal elders has …
31 May 2026 Document

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

… and loss of habitats, overexploitation and indiscriminate fishing practices, marine pollution, invasive alien species … in the marine environment, such as boating, recreational fishing, diving, snorkelling and marine wildlife viewing. … sufficient guarantee for sustainable fisheries. A form of fishing that is currently highly criticized for its threat to …
31 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape

… fishermen and seafood gather- ers have created with their fishing traps and platforms – from the rías of Galicia in … human-made water distribution system. This ingenious method unites underground water sources and distributes the …
31 May 2026 Document