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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… and Cultural Organization UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization WCPA World Commission on Protected Areas … helps to reinforce the economic base of the area through tourism and the marketing of locally branded products. … of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas xv ■ Manage tourism and visitor numbers Visitor numbers should be …
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Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… activivites Population Deforestation and mining Tourism and infrastructure development Fisheries Invasive … which it sustains, such as fisheries, transport and tourism, also provides them with an income. Endemic species … cables and pipelines, maritime transport, tourism and various types of building activities. These …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… products, including herbal medicines; and recreation and tourism opportunities. In addition, wetlands have special … (WHO, with a joint publication in 2011), and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO, MOU signed in 2010), … celebrated round the world with the theme of “Wetlands and Tourism”. February 2012 Launch of the Convention’s Scientific …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values

… harvested from a wetland, or the cumulative income from tourism and recreation. Religious, spiritual or artistic … Particular among them are wetland-based recreation and tourism. Though ‘cultural values’ in a broad sense, recreation and tourism are treated separately in Factsheet 9, which covers …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… are worried about the exploitation of the turtles for tourism and by people coming from bordering countries. 9 The … tourist attraction in Champhone District. The growth of tourism has led to increasing income for the villagers, as … provide additional livelihood options such as sustainable tourism. Nature conservation and culture preservation have …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… Management of water quality and quantity Public health Tourism Trade controls on wetland products Communications and … energy, industry, investment, mining, navigation, tourism, trade and transport (see Figure 2). The information … types of activity (e.g., fishing, agriculture, and nature tourism) may be consistent with wise use within certain …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… certain types of fishing, agriculture, recreation and tourism. In such cases, it is not the activity itself that is … negative effects on freshwater supplies, biodiversity, tourism and fisheries.57 In many parts of the world, the … (usually the main actor in agriculture, fishery, industry, tourism and sometimes in water resource management) as a …
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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events

… to a quarter of all marine species, and providers of eco-tourism livelihoods, coral reefs also act as offshore wave …
21 Jun 2026 Document

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… wetlands and to encourage sustainable agriculture, tourism and fishing practices. 2. Coping When an extreme …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… Wildlife is also an important draw for recreation and tourism; for example, in Florida the total economic value of …
21 Jun 2026 Document