Oversight Hearing on the Proposed World Heritage Committee Policy Prohibiting Mining in Areas Surrounding World Heritage Sites: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, October 28, 1999, Washington, DC.

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Page 85 - Act an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions...
Page 13 - IUCN defines a protected area as 'an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means
Page 87 - Area containing one, or more, specific natural or natural/cultural feature which is of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative or aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.
Page 89 - ... well-being of resident populations and to the development of public support for the environmental protection of such areas; and • to bring benefits to, and to contribute to the welfare of, the local community through the provision of natural products (such as forest and fisheries products) and services (such as clean water or income derived from sustainable forms of tourism). Guidance...
Page 89 - Areas of land, with coast and sea as appropriate, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant aesthetic, cultural and/or ecological value, and often with high biological diversity.
Page 13 - IV Habitat/Species Management Area: Protected area managed mainly for conservation through management intervention.
Page 85 - ... essential natural attributes and qualities of the environment over the long term: • to provide for public access at levels and of a type which will serve best the physical and spiritual wellbeing of visitors and maintain the wilderness qualities of the area for present and future generations; and • to enable indigenous human communities living at low density and in balance with the available resources to maintain their life style.
Page 89 - Area of land, with coast and sea as appropriate, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant aesthetic, ecological and/or cultural value, and often with high biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this traditional interaction is vital to the protection, maintenance and evolution of such an area.

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