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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… but in the surrounding areas which are being destroyed by mining or hydro-electric projects17; 16 Pathak, N. and … Park in India the local community's fight against the mining in the area was crucial in stopping these activities … the hills of Garhwal local people fought against limestone mining. Many tribal villagers in Kashipur district in Orissa, …
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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 … in 2017. However, threats remain, including farming and artisanal gold mining taking place within the park. Such …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… Meetings also took place at the International Council on Mining and Metals and the International Petroleum Envi- … communities. Mangroves are managed for protection and artisanal fishing. IUCN category IV Dja Faunal Reserve, … a mix of low-intensity multiple-use zones (diving, artisanal fishing). Great Barrier Reef AUSTRALIA vii, viii, …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… Marine and coastal zones are sites of conflicts between artisanal and industrial fisheries, real-estate/ port developers and fisher folk, mining interests (oil, sand, clay, etc.) and riverside … two main threats to the survival of Maui dolphins: marine mining and commercial fishing. The most recent International …
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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… planet. Overfishing, the use of destructive fishing gear, mining and telluric pollution are factors that have … etc.) Supervisory ministeries local private operators (mining companies, oil compa- nies, forestry companies, etc.) … the cutting of mangroves •restricting or stopping the mining of sand from the beaches •restricting or stopping the …
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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… Meetings also took place at the International Council on Mining and Metals and the International Petroleum … communities. Mangroves are managed for protection and artisanal fishing. IUCN category IV Dja Faunal Reserve, … a mix of low-intensity multiple-use zones (diving, artisanal fishing). Great Barrier Reef AUSTRALIA vii, viii, …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… within the park (Griffith 1984). Fire regimes and sand-mining, as well as introduced plants and feral animals, have … brought here to winter. While commercial fishing, sand-mining and summer holidays brought people to the coast in the … procera, Didiereaceae), the collection of medicinal, artisanal and edible plants and the hunting of game. The …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… and provision of capital for women’s groups to reestablish artisanal matmaking using local materials as a source of … spraying invasive weeds in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, UK, both explain why … such as training for women’s groups to re-establish artisanal mat-making as a source of income and Artisanal
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… change has taken the form of flower cultivation, and the mining of copper and gold. Such changes have led to a shift … an aggressive pattern of resource exploitation containing mining operations, a transformed farmscape with new roads and … competitive globalized framework: tourism, agriculture and mining. But these sectors could also help alleviate the …
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Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories

… protection; or to argue that prescribed land uses such as mining should be excluded from certain categories (Bishop et … communities. Mangroves are managed for protection and artisanal fishing. IUCN Category IV Dja Faunal Reserve, … contains many towns and villages (although a large slate mining area is excised) and most of the land is used for …
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