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31-40 of 56 for the Category : Conservation and the Subcategory : Conservation - GeneralHeritage
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Heritage is that which we inherit: wildlife and scenic parks, sites of scientific or historic importance, national monuments, historic buildings, works of art, literature and music, oral traditions and museum collections, together with their document
Read more about HeritageIntegrated Environmental Management (IEM)
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Integrated environmental management is a philosophy that is concerned with finding the right balance (sometimes called the 'golden mean') between development and the environment.
Read more about Integrated Environmental Management (IEM)IUCN
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The World Conservation Union, also known as the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), was established in Fontainebleau, France, in 1948 as the world’s first international conservation organisation.
Read more about IUCNLand Degradation
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The experts disagree on how to define land degradation and associated processes such as desertification, but as an issue it is not difficult to understand. Land degradation occurs when the economic and biological productivity of land is lost, primari
Read more about Land DegradationMires & Peatlands
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Mires are wetlands where a special type of soil called peat grows. They play a vital role in storing and purifying water and supporting biodiversity. Mires or peatlands, comprise a wide variety of ecosystems, including the coastal swamp forests of Ma
Read more about Mires & PeatlandsNational Parks
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Commercialisation for Conservation Strategy: How do we ensure financial sustainability using commercialisation as a funding model for protected areas without compromising on the conservation mandate?
Read more about National ParksRamsar Convention
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The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty, adopted in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, and provides a framework for international cooperation for the conservation of wetlands.
Read more about Ramsar ConventionRehabilitation of Land
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Land rehabilitation has become a vital part of new mining legislation, which stipulates that mines must develop Environmental Management Plans, which must include reference to closure and rehabilitation of the site.
Read more about Rehabilitation of LandRivers & Wetlands
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Rivers and wetlands provide a range of goods and services for the benefit of people, but need a healthy ecosystem in order to provide these.
Read more about Rivers & WetlandsSeafood - Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI)
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Our oceans are in a state of crisis. The United Nations estimates that a quarter of all fisheries are now classified as overfished or depleted, approximately 25% of what is caught is thrown back,
Read more about Seafood - Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI)
