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IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century User Manual: … targets for biodiversity conservation, especially the quality elements of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity … “By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation … Changes to the Water Regime 16 2.2.3 Changes in Water Quality 18 2.2.4 Overexploitation of Wetland Products 19 … no established criteria, definitions or techniques for the standard measurement of wetlands. When does a wetland start …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… today, so that tomorrow’s visitors can also experience quality sites, and the conservation values that these places … areas play by providing environmental services, like water supply, flood 2. Protected areas, biodiversity and … and programmes within protected areas should act as standard-setters in environmentally sensitive design and …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… Attention to these five variables is essential to the quality and effectiveness of the final management plan. As … under Category 1b, which may not fully meet a wilderness standard immediately, but have good potential to achieve … of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to land, water, natural resource and culture, we will seek to redress …
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas

… Its members work in a volunteer capacity to raise the standard of protected areas planning and management. The WCPA … STUDY? 57 5.4 SURVEY DESIGN, PRE-CODING AND PRETEST 58 5.5 QUALITY CONTROL DURING STUDY, EDITING 58 5.6 DESIGNING YOUR … sites, and maintain vegetative cover, soil surfaces, and water quality within desirable limits. Knowledge of planned …
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Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK

… area definition and related advice represent a global standard which is followed in all parts of the world; 14. The … 2014 data featuring on the WDPA: courtesy UNEP-WCMC. Rydal Water, Lake District National Park, England © Global Warming … it was ‘currently lagging behind many countries in the quality of protected areas reporting’. However, he recognised …
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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

… 55 Inland water protected areas … 61 11. Compatibility of various inland water protection strategies with IUCN categories … Nations and by many national governments as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas and as … comprehensiveness and balance: including highest quality examples of the full range of environment types …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… attention and resources. • Added value as a marketing or quality brand. The value of World Heritage as a brand can be … on the importance of integrity, authenticity and the standard of care and protection. Inclusion on the World … in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of …
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Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc

… pursue their own sustainable development. SNV offers high quality professional services and knowledge to groups and … of the large carnivores (bear, wolf), and is the most water-rich area in the Mediterranean in terms of freshwater … for linking with the tourism operators. There is not one standard model for developing such relationships, and each …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… services, such as soil protection and drinking water supplies, and secure homes for vulnerable human … and policy, and international agreements The provision of quality standards, and As a tool for bioregional planning. … Sue Stolton 45 A growing concern with the need for standard nomenclature was apparent at the IUCN General …
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