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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons +9 more
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: On the Pursue of World Heritage Status: Conservation vs Tourism
Digital Press Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020 This article was retracted on 22 January 2021In the past few years, UNESCO World Heritage status has become more popular in Indonesia. Many cities are trying to get their sites inscribed on this prestigious list.
Suryandari, Dwirahmi
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Hybridizing old downtown Suwon City: how new urban fabric may save the past [PDF]
, 2011 In response to paradigm shifts of environmental, social and economic methods at the local and global scales, new approaches are required for creating alternative urban models which emphasize sustainability and landscape productivity.
Lee, CheongJong
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Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However, in the Anthropocene, human activities are putting increasingly diverse pressures on ecosystems and cultures, resulting in accelerating threat ...
Bernd Lenzner +4 more
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Making World Heritage Truly Global: The Culture Certificate Scheme [PDF]
Culture has attributes of a global public good that needs to be preserved for mankind as a whole. World Culture Certificates are proposed to efficiently preserve World Heritage.
Bruno S. Frey, Paolo Pamini
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Plitvice lakes: the pearl under the supervision of UNESCO [PDF]
, 2019 Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera na UNESCO-v Popis svjetske baštine svrstana su 1979. godine. Od tada UNESCO prati rad NP Plitvička jezera te po potrebi šalje Misije kako bi Odbor svjetske baštine izvijestili o radu NP-a.
Knjaz, Helena
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A synthetic eco‐evolutionary proposal for the conservation of wild relatives of the olive tree
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Societal Impact Statement Crop wild relatives (CWR) are valuable sources of genetic diversity for plant breeding. However, the identification of wild untapped genetic resources (i.e., unexploited in crops) is not always straightforward. We propose a methodology to guide the identification and conservation of these resources that integrates both genetic
Andrés Barea‐Márquez +6 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesWe live in an urban planet. As the world continues to urbanize, urban development that support the health and wellbeing of city dwellers is far more important than ever before to achieve sustainable development targets.
Taye Bayode +3 more
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Geoinformatics FCE CTU, 2011 This paper discusses the application of Information Management Systems (IMS) in cultural heritage. IMS offer a set of tools for understanding, inventorying and documenting national, regional and World Heritage properties.
Ona Vileikis +4 more
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Imbalance of World Heritage List: did the UNESCO strategy work? [PDF]
The official intention of the UNESCO World Heritage List is to protect the global heritage. However, the imbalance of the distribution of Sites according to countries and continents is striking.
Bruno S. Frey, Lasse Steiner
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