World Heritage Twenty Years Later: Based on Papers Presented at the World Heritage and Other Workshops Held During the IVth World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas, Caracas, Venezuela, February 1992IUCN, 1992 - 191 pages And conclusions of the workshop on the World Heritage Convention held during the IV World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas, Caracas, Venezuela, February 1992 / Hemanta Mishra and N. Ishwaran -- From strength to strength : World Heritage in its 20th year / Jim Thorsell -- World Heritage at risk / James R. Paine -- The World Heritage Convention and protected landscapes / Michael Beresford and P.H.C. Lucas -- Wood Buffalo World Heritage Site : threats and possible solutions / Kevin McNamee -- Kluane and Wrangell-St Elias national parks : joint management of North America's largest wilderness / Michael Fay -- Charting a course for a greater Yellowstone tomorrow / Dennis Click -- Colombian-Panamanian border national parks in Darién / Dilver Octavio Pintor Peralta -- Public participation in the management of Huascarán World Heritage Site / Miriam Torres Angeles -- Scientific research in Bialowieza World Heritage Site / Czeslaw Okolow -- Buffer zone management in Sinharaja World Heritage Forest / H.M. Bandaratillake -- Environmental impacts of back-country tourism on three sides of Everest / Alton C. Byers and Kamal Banskota -- Sociocultural impacts of mountain tourism on Nepal's Sagarmatha (Everest) World Heritage Site : implications for sustainable tourism / David W. Robinson -- Manas : World Heritage in danger? / Sanjoy Deb Roy -- The effects of war on World Heritage sites and protected areas in Ethiopia / Tadesse Gebre-Michael, Tesfaye Hundessa and Jesse C. Hillman -- The International Foundation of the Banc d'Arguin / Luc Hoffman and Pierre Campredon -- Ngorongoro : striking a balance between conservation and development / Scott L. Perkin and Paul J. Mshanga -- Monitoring the environmental impacts of tourism on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site / Simon Woodley -- Tourism development and Te Wahipounamu / Bruce Watson -- Application of the World Heritage Convention to Antarctica and the islands of the Southern Ocean / Paul Dingwall. |
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... potential negative impacts that these developments could have on the water quality of the delta . Toxic pulp mill effluent could become concentrated in the shallow waters of the delta and work its way into the food chain , affecting ...
... potential negative impacts that these developments could have on the water quality of the delta . Toxic pulp mill effluent could become concentrated in the shallow waters of the delta and work its way into the food chain , affecting ...
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... potential impacts of removing bison from the park ecosystem . Of particular concern is the fact that little or no account has been taken of park values when decisions concerning allocation of land to development within the Wood Buffalo ...
... potential impacts of removing bison from the park ecosystem . Of particular concern is the fact that little or no account has been taken of park values when decisions concerning allocation of land to development within the Wood Buffalo ...
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... potential for yet fur- ther cooperative management in the region . World Heritage designation could also lead to regional land use coordination along the lines of the Biosphere Reserve Programme and encourage federal , territorial ...
... potential for yet fur- ther cooperative management in the region . World Heritage designation could also lead to regional land use coordination along the lines of the Biosphere Reserve Programme and encourage federal , territorial ...
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... Potential for Joint Management Current efforts at joint management of Kluane and Wrangell - St Elias are in their infancy . So there is considerable potential for new initiatives . En- larging the area covered by the World Heritage ...
... Potential for Joint Management Current efforts at joint management of Kluane and Wrangell - St Elias are in their infancy . So there is considerable potential for new initiatives . En- larging the area covered by the World Heritage ...
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... potential . Given the similar- ities in visitor profiles and markets , there are further benefits to be gained by integrating thematic messages and marketing approaches . Also under discussion is the creation of a " Kluane - Chilkoot ...
... potential . Given the similar- ities in visitor profiles and markets , there are further benefits to be gained by integrating thematic messages and marketing approaches . Also under discussion is the creation of a " Kluane - Chilkoot ...
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activities assessment back-country Banc d'Arguin Barrier Reef Barrier Reef Marine base camp Białowieża Forest bison Buffalo National Park buffer zone Centre communities Conservation and Development cooperation criteria Darién ecological ecosystem Environment Ethiopia example federal FIBA fuelwood Glacier Greater Yellowstone groups habitat Heritage site values human ICOMOS increased islands issues IUCN IUCN Regional Office Kathmandu Katios Khumbu Kluane Lake land landscapes long-term Makalu-Barun management plan Manas ment mountain Mt Everest Nepal Ngorongoro Conservation Area nominated non-OECD OECD Office for Eastern Operational park's population protected area Qomolangma Qomolangma Nature Preserve Reef Marine Park River Sagarmatha National Park Sherpa Sinharaja South Westland species sq km staff sustainable SWECAG Te Wahipounamu threats tion tourism tourism development trekking villagers visitor wilderness Wildlife Conservation Wood Buffalo Wood Buffalo National World Heritage Committee World Heritage Convention World Heritage List World Heritage sites World Heritage values Wrangell-St Elias Zealand
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Page 8 - UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
Page 37 - To maintain nationally significant natural landscapes which are characteristic of the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal life style and economic activity of these areas.
Page 169 - It also meets the criteria for selection and management as a Biosphere Reserve (Category IX), although it has not been formally proposed or established as one. The Reef was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981 as a natural site (Category X).
Page 9 - World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas held in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1992.
Page 41 - ... sites: works of man or the combined works of nature and of man, and areas including archaeological sites which are of outstanding universal value from the historical, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological points of view.
Page 2 - Movement - translates into a practical aim to establish links between development and the environment that will provide a lasting improvement in the quality of life for people all over the world. The...
Page 2 - CNPPA is the leading international scientific and technical body concerned with the selection, establishment and management of national parks and other protected areas.
Page 191 - Clark, MR and Dingwall, PR (1985). Conservation of islands in the Southern Ocean: a review of the protected areas of Insulantarctica.
Page 191 - Molloy, LF and Dingwall, PR 1990. World Heritage Values of New Zealand Islands. In: Towns, DR et al. (Eds), Ecological Restoration of New Zealand Islands. Conservation Sciences Publication No. 2. Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
Page 2 - ... to represent their views on the world stage and to provide them with the concepts, strategies and technical support they need to achieve their goals. Through its six Commissions, IUCN draws together over 5000 expert volunteers in project teams and action groups. A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN Programme and leads initiatives on the conservation and sustainable use of the world's biological diversity and the management of habitats and natural resources, as well as providing a range...