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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… environmental agreements have acknowledged traditional and cultural rights in relation to land and natural resources. … in their preambles, the value of wild animals from a cultural perspective. Similarly, the Ramsar Convention18 … lands traditionally used by cattle and ceremonial heritage.78 However, this provision is limited to actions …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… international Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights … on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Protocol of San Salvador) … for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage … the environment, such as the rights implied in the common heritage of mankind, the right to be free from toxic …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is expanded by six management … character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value: and where safeguarding the … systems, local perspectives on connectivity and World Heritage. www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/ceesp/what_ …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… SAC Special Area of Conservation SNH Scottish Natural Heritage SoC Statement of Compliance SPA Special Protection … UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation WCMC World Conservation Monitoring … of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values’, plus associated principles, including that …
Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… sites are: Durmitor National Park (on the World Natural Heritage list since 1980) and Kotor- Risan bay (on the World Natural and Cultural Heritage list since 1979). The national efforts for … of how to conserve, manage and enhance environmental, cultural and economic values of marine resources in the …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… and Biodiversity Conservation Indigenous peoples and the heritage of future generations The activity of mining … heritage of future generations – the biological as well as cultural heritage – is not adversely affected by the … are inherently values-based and have highly systematic cultural traditions of ascertaining excellent, best, mediocre …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… including many indigenous peoples. They protect places of cultural and spiritual significance, supply economic … categories (IX – Biosphere Reserve and X – World Heritage Site: Natural), while acknowledging that many such … of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other …
Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… RAC-SPA. 7 Posidonia oceanica meadow near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Sabratha. © RDG / RAC-SPA. 8 Satellite image … communities, habitats or ecosystems), naturalness, cultural representation, presence of habitats that are … to impair the ecological, biologi- cal, aesthetic or cultural value of the area. The criteria for selection of …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… are characterized by a high degree of biological and cultural diversity – as has been recognized internationally … (MRI) • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) • United Nations Environment … example is Studenica monastery, Serbia, a cultural World Heritage Site within the Golija-Studenica Biosphere Reserve …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is expanded by six management … character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value: and where safeguarding the … region 41 9. Distribution of Private Reserves of Natural Heritage (PRNHs) in Brazilian biomes according to quantity …