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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Guideline 1.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … single tree or rock formation, or can extend to an entire mountain range. In some cases, whole landscapes are regarded … mainly for wilderness protection Mongolia Bogd Khan Mountain The mountain is significant to Buddhism and …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… La‘lâm Site, Northern Morocco Zakia Zouanat 77 Sacred Mountain of Ganghwa Island, South Korea Kyung-Koo Han 89 … 107 The protected area of the peninsula of the Athos Holy Mountain, Halkidiki, Greece Ioannis Philippou and … celestial of- fering. While Mount Mani-san has a unique ecosystem –it is the home of many migratory birds, well …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… © Kostas Vidakis; South Eastern European Green Belt. Mountain ecosystems with Picea abies forests in the Central … borders that also often follow natural features such as mountain ranges or river systems. The Green Belt itself … of scientific studies, most recently the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The recognition of cultural diversity, …
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
… Imre Sebestyén Jr. / UNITgraphics.com Cover photo: Dinara Mountain - BIUS, Mihael Drakšić Produced by: IUCN Programme … NP Durmitor-NP Sutjeska, NP Tara-Drina, Neretva Delta, Mountain Dinara, and Prokletije / Bjeshkët e Namuna. The main … radice del Turismo Sostenibile – Marco Cestari. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005). Ecosystems and Human Well-being: …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… in this region to date. This is a predominantly mountain- ous region belonging to the Dinaric Alps. The area … scenery with deep gorges and canyons, dense forests, mountain meadows and lakes. According to the Spatial Plan of … area of the Drina River is 19,226 km2. Landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic diversity of the proposed area …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Figure 2 The Mission Mountain Tribal Wilderness is bordered to the west by the … at Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Forest Service Angie …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… an overview by Josep-Maria Mallarach Around the sacred mountain: the St Katherine Protectorate in South Sinai, Egypt … World’, Colombia by Danilo Villfañe Jabal La’lam, a sacred mountain in northern Morocco by Zakia Zouanat Landscape, … heritage. Unlike other values, such as agrobiodiversity or ecosystem services, which are relevant to many protected …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… and Je-el Ong Agrobiodiversity in the Stara Planina Mountain Nature Park, Serbia by Sergej Ivanov Conserving … have recently been summarised in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA): “Genetic diversity has declined … of managed chestnut woods that occur in the Parnon mountain range in the eastern Peloponnese (Greece) are an …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… capacity of nature, while also securing the provision of ecosystem services. The implementation of the Environment for … to resolve issues regarding the management of shared seas, mountain ranges or river basins, or to foster regional peace … feature of the region is the Dinaric Arc karstic mountain chain, thus all the countries involved share the …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… But how should these ecological networks be managed? The Ecosystem Approach, endorsed by the Parties to the Convention … Canadian Rockies, North America’s last remaining intact mountain ecosystem. The programme is being developed in … Forest Ecosystem. This system extends from the Vilcabamba mountain range in south-central Peru southeast to Amboró …