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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

… Wetland birds have been hunted for food since ancient times, employing nets, bows and arrows, … of wetland fauna and flora for their subsistence – for food, fuel and the raw materi- als for shelter, clothing, … thatching in Madagascar. Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials W W F -C A N O N /J O H N E . N E W B …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… processing of nutrients and pollutants, shore protection, food provision, and educa- tional and recreational … trends. From the very beginning, water –along with air and food– has been understood as an abso- lute necessity for … societies, water became an essential prerequisite for food production. Places where it was abundantly available …
19 Jun 2026 Document

World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… Intact food webs, presence of apex predators, predator-prey … integrity and diversity as well as livelihoods and food security (Maffi 2002, Turner et al. 2012, Sobrevilla … resource fluxes, transport, predator-prey interactions and food-web structure within and among ecosystems (Bauer et al. …
19 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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

… rice has been grown for centuries, constituting the basic food for a large portion of that population and creating a specialized food culture in these regions. “The wetland landscape is …
19 Jun 2026 Document

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

… to organisms such as algae, which are at the bottom of the food web. Maintaining the abundance within and the … While supplying cruise vessels with large amounts of food, fresh water and fuel, collecting and processing huge …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… of species and ecosystems, most crucial in safeguarding food, air and water, most essen- tial in stabilizing climate, … their ecosystems – it is also about people, the need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a … rivers and lakes – and they can also provide medicines, food, ritual parapher- nalia and other resources. Modern …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 1 Introduction

… of wetlands and people Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials Working in wetlands – the tools of the …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 11 Wetland cultural heritage and the Ramsar Convention

… as increasingly techno- logical solutions to water and food security, and an increasingly urbanized population, have …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Managing Natural World Heritage

… village-based, small-scale accommodation, guiding and food services adjacent to the park. TMI and the park also … (meeting space, participant transport, lodging facilities, food, paper, markers, tape, printed materials, etc.). • … dimensions of poverty: • Opportunities: income, housing, food, alternative livelihoods, education, acquisition of new …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… village-based, small-scale accommodation, guiding and food services adjacent to the park. TMI and the park also … (meeting space, participant transport, lodging facilities, food, paper, markers, tape, printed materials, etc.). • … dimensions of poverty: • Opportunities: income, housing, food, alternative livelihoods, education, acquisition of new …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity