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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… by industrial activity, including oil and gas extraction, mining, industrial logging, agriculture, transportation … 38 COM 7B.91) that Lake Natron is threatened by soda ash mining. Integrity: Responding to climate change Maintaining … of Nature (IUCN) (2013). IUCN World Heritage Advice Note: Mining and Oil/Gas Projects …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… development including roads, dams, tourism facilities, mining and oil and gas development are also among the top … it had been included in 2003 due to farming, illegal gold mining and poaching affecting its species populations. Due to … threats remain, including farming and artisanal gold mining taking place within the park. Such activities still …
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Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

… and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining Tourism and infrastructure development Fisheries … alone is already a serious concern. Deforestation and mining Deforestation and mining, even if occurring many hundreds of kilometres inland, …
16 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… salinas 2.6.2 Industrial facilities [2.7 Mining and quarrying] [2.7.1 Sand and gravel extraction] [2.7.2 Gold mining] [2.7.3 Other mineral extraction] 2.8 Water use 2.8.1 … traditional salinas (new). 2.6.2 Industrial facilities 2.7 Mining and quarrying 2.7.1 Sand and gravel extraction 2.7.2 …
16 Jun 2026 Document

Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas

… Landscape 2011 (iii)(v) IIb None France Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin 2012 (ii)(iv)(vi) IIa Scarpe-Escaut Regional … Reserves and Bird Sanctuaries V, Ia and IV Norway Røros Mining Town and the Circumference 2010 (iii)(iv)(v) IIa … I & III None United Kingdom Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape 2006 (ii)(ii)(iv) IIa East Devon Cornwall …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… use of pesticides and fertilizers, major public works, mining, pollution, logging, firewood collection, etc. (iii) … due to livestock grazing, tourism and firewood collection; mining activities; hydropower projects; and loss of glaciers … included traditional grazing activities and pre-existing mining concessions. This created a management paradox: how to …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… use of pesticides and fertilizers, major public works, mining, pollution, logging, firewood collection, etc. (iii) … due to livestock grazing, tourism and firewood collection; mining activities; hydropower projects; and loss of glaciers … included traditional grazing activities and pre-existing mining concessions. This created a management paradox: how to …
16 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… with US Forest Service archaeologist Linda Farnsworth at a mining operation that has destroyed a pilgrimage route into … Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen growth, mining, agriculture and forestry. Additional threats include … a sacred site under pressure from the impact of a nearby mining town as evidenced by the vehicle tracks running past …
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Wetland Values and Functions Information Pack - Cultural Value

16 Jun 2026 Document

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

… that have been modi- fied by generations of salt mining activities. In coastal areas, and also farther inland, …
16 Jun 2026 Document