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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… © 2002 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … People 9 2. What is Soil? 9 2.1 Functions of Soil 10 2.1.1 Natural Functions of Soil 10 2.1.2 Cultural Functions of Soil … Functions of Soil • Soils are a geogenic and cultural heritage, forming an essential part of the landscape in which …
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Protecting coastal and marine environments from mining waste

… biodiversity, modification of the coastal line, loss of natural and cultural heritage, sedimentation of bays and ports – and may … human health, human activities and the conservation of our natural and cultural heritage; OBSERVING that most nations …
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Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas

… are critical sites for understanding prehistoric cultural heritage and previous climate change phenomena, and … and biodiversity of limestone karst areas and their natural processes, to develop an inventory of their natural and cultural heritage, and to assess the potential …
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Factsheet - Protected Areas

… n www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/wcpa UNESCO World Heritage Sites n http://whc.unesco.org/en/list UNESCO—The Man … areas are often an important part of local cultural heritage and identity, in addition to their recreation, …
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Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… © 2003 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … 2.4.1 Scientific Background Paper: “Protecting the Natural Resources of the High Sea: the need for high seas … sites pursuant to the UNESCO Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention. Areas for immediate urgent action while …
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Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020

… © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources  … maintenance of natural assets and livelihoods.    … traditionally‐oriented lives that are dependent on natural resources, most Pacific countries and  … 22.   Pacific Heritage Hub  Regional network  Annexes       39   23.   …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… 35 5. ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources [Kuala Lumpur, 9 July 1985] … 12. African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources [Maputo, 11 July 2003] … among these factors; it also includes effects on cultural heritage or socio-economic conditions resulting from …
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Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions

… the process of knowledge discovery, deliver answers to natural resource management and research questions, and … perhaps been strongest amongst the world’s herbaria and natural history museums, and there are several attempts to … Benita Dillon, Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra Australia Do we really know what users …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 2.10.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) … 5.7.4. Indigenous people and Aboriginal heritage ........................................106 5.7.5. … and the conservation and rational utilisation of natural resources.47 In 1995, the Parties established the …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… © 2006 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … jurisdiction of any individual nation), the Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Areas in the Sulu Sea (Malaysia, Republic … protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed …
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