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Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces World Heritage cultural landscape overlaps with the Lavaux Landscape and Natural Monument of National Importance, a … thanks are extended to Prof. Dr. Werner Konold (Chair for Landscape Management, University of Freiburg), Dr. Franz …
World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes
… in six geographic priority regions, the Fund works at a landscape and community level to support the resilience of … Intactness of the landscape or specific landscape features … that are necessary for implementing a wilderness and large landscape and seascapes approach under the Convention. These …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 7 The World Heritage Convention, cultural landscapes and wetlands
… under the WHC. WHC defines three categories of cultural landscape The most easily identifiable is the clearly defined landscape designed and created intentionally by man. This … buildings and ensembles. A typical example is the Cultural Landscape of Sintra in Portugal. The organically evolved …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 8 Wetlands -- a cultural landscape for learning and leisure
… of Asia for many hundreds of years. Wetlands – a cultural landscape for learning and leisure W W F H O N G K O N G /L E … Heritage Information Pack: 8 Wetlands -- a cultural landscape for learning and leisure …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape
… of rice, for example, has created a characteristic landscape in many parts of the world. Originating in China … provide another re- markable example of a living, cultural landscape – genera- tions of farmers have main- tained the … a specialized food culture in these regions. “The wetland landscape is often a truly cultural landscape, reflecting the …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… of local identity associated with a particular distinctive landscape. While at first sight it may seem a paradox that … difference between UNESCO’s interpretation of a ‘cultural landscape’ con- cept and that defined by others. One example … of reconciling everywhere ma- jor economic forces with landscape protection, management and planning. Humanity’s …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… evaluating ecosystems goods and services in a dynamic landscape; and Aboriginal capacity building and collaborative … in the central highlands of Guatemala, a sacred landscape for the Maya people © Estuardo Secaira; Visitors … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.5 Landscape and aesthetic values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… 2017 Africa Chad Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape 2016 Significant concern Arab States Iraq The Ahwar … of Southern Iraq: refuge of biodiversity and the relict landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities 2016 Significant concern … National Park 45 Gabon Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda 46 Mexico El Pinacate and Gran …
Managing Natural World Heritage
… World Heritage Committee on natural, mixed and cultural landscape nominations that have been evaluated and reviewed; … or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design; (iii) bear a unique or at least exceptional … of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human …