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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… of activities and values 35 3.2 Cultural aspects of wetland-related activities 38 4. Technical guidance on … activities 43 4.1 Habitation 43 4.2 Primary use of wetland resources 46 4.3 Secondary use of wetland resources … cerning their approaches to criteria and classification of inland water ecosystems was con- sidered by CBD COP6 (April …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape
… Coastal and even some inland wetlands have supplied salt to human populations for … products, salt has been of economic significance to wetland communities throughout history. The saltmarshes of … salt mining activities. In coastal areas, and also farther inland, salt is extracted through evaporation of water with a …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore
… sands of years and today their brush paintings of peaceful wetland scenes and wetland species are widely appreciated, as for example, the … some 2500 years ago and Ovid of Augustan Rome, draw upon inland, river, and coastal scenes for many of their most …
Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
… and mining, even if occurring many hundreds of kilometres inland, often lead to widespread erosion and thereby large … marine life, including gulfs and coastal areas, but not inland waters. The course has a special focus on marine …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… 47 Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park 16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 32 St Kilda 41 Table 5. Existing natural and … systems, as well as the unique biological diversity and inland waterway ecosystem. According to Barnard (1992), this … times. Site description The Okavango Delta is a vast inland wetland system with permanent marshlands and …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… Tongariro. According to one version, the priest travelled inland to explore the island and claim land for his people. … tangata. Tongariro is our ancestral mountain Taupo is our inland sea Tuwharetoa is our tribe Te Heuheu is the man. What … to recognise the Mani-san tidal flats as a Ramsar wetland of international importance, thus contributing to …