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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme Robert Wild and Christopher McLeod, Editors Peter Valentine, Series … written permission of the copyright holder. Citation: Wild, R. and McLeod, C. (Editors) (2008). Sacred Natural … are interconnected and inseparable. Rare species of flora and fauna exist today by virtue of the special place in …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore
… most well-known art of ancient Egypt was inspired by the flora and fauna of the Nile. West- ern European landscape … are to be seen on every side of this place of profound and wild solitude ... pervaded by silence (Buckingham Smith, … In English literature, estuaries have been described as wild and thrilling but awesome places, as in the classic …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… agreements for shared wetlands, watercourses or wetland flora and fauna; and e) relevant legal and institutional … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, to the extent that this applies to … Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) (Bonn, 23 June 1979). A Memorandum of …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… Wildlife Service, Kenya); Laurie Wein (Parks Canada); Rob Wild (IUCN WCPA Cultural and Spiritual Values Specialist … groves in Kenya was necessary for their restoration (Wild & McLeod, 2008; Verschuuren et al., 2010). The relative … or butterfly ginger (Hedychium coronarium) in the Flora and Fauna Sanctuary of Otún Quimbaya in Colombia …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… to conserve about 1200 potato varieties (cultivated and wild) as well as the natural ecosystems of the Andes. The … and sustainably’ (TNC website). Similarly Fauna and Flora International (FFI) pledges that it will ‘… take … the occasional sighting of wildlife such as Arna (Asiatic wild water buffalo), wild elephants, wild boar, deer, …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… Green bright-eyed frog, Boophis viridis (Gonçalo M. Rosa), Wild pear, Pyrus syriaca (Nigel Maxted), Crau plain … Metropolitan University Nigel Maxted Co-Chair, Crop Wild Relatives Specialist Group University of Birmingham Phil … bush-cricket species as well as the associated threatened flora and fauna (Hochkirch et al., 2017a). 2. Raffles’ banded …
Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention e-course
… plant health agreement that aims to protect cultivated and wild plants by preventing the introduction and spread of … trees and shrubs, as well as the protection of natural flora. It takes into consideration vehicles, aircraft and … standards? IPPC aims to protect cultivated and wild plants by preventing the introduction and spread of …
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
… the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (“CMS”). The CMS is largely a framework … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (“CITES”). Trade regulation by CITES can complement the …