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In Pakistan, the National Tourism Policy and the National Conservation Strategy emphasize the crucial interdependence between tourism and the environment. Tourism has a significant impact upon the physical and social environment, while, at the same time, tourism's success depends on the continued well-being of the environment. Because the physical and social environment constitutes the...
Maori wahi tapu are cultural sites of spiritual value which can be loosely classed as 'sacred' sites. However, the word 'sacred' does not fully convey the spiritual value of wahi tapu - 'windows to the past' - which provide genealogical links for Maori and often merge recent history into the stories of creation.
The 1840 Treaty of...
For the Mountain Forum's discussion forum on "Mountain Policies and Laws", information on the 337 biosphere reserves (of which over 40% are located in mountains) was collected. The author gives a short introduction on what a biosphere reserve is, and then provides the new "Statutory Framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves". This Statutory Framework has been...
Mountains- homes of the gods, sources of life-giving waters, gigantic monuments of rock and ice - that for centuries posed as impenetrable boundaries, are increasingly falling vulnerable to humans' sporting endurance, to an onslaught of travelers seeking escape from cluttered lives, and to demands on natural resources and cultural institutions that far exceed capacities. Ironically, tourism...
Mountain ecosystems contain an integrated complex of natural resources that are closely linked in space and time. Those who inhabit the mountains generally depend directly on many of these resources for their livelihoods and tend to utilize and manage them through a combination of land use practices such as agriculture, forestry and livestock production. With these characteristics,...
This report is based on the findings of research in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia. The study was carried out over a five-month period, from November 1996 to March 1997. The principal aims were:
- to provide detailed information on tourism in a protected area in a developing country in order to assess the effectiveness of tourism as a...
The cooperation for the protection and sustainable management of the Carpathians has been initiated by UNEP at the request of the Government of Ukraine. A first informal expert meeting has been hosted by the Ukrainian Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, from 6 to 7 November 2001 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The results of the regional cooperation for the protection and sustainable...
The importance of sustainable development of mountain areas and priorities of tourism and environment conservation for Georgia, dedicated workshop participants to address special message to international donors and aid agencies to insure long term sustainability of the conservation programs.
This document is the Declaration from the UNU International Symposium on Conservation of Mountain Ecosystems, held in Tokyo 1 February 2002.
Complex environmental and socio-economic problems affect many of the world's mountain areas. In countries such as Nepal, Ethiopia and Peru mountain communities are among the world's poorest populations. With the growing emigration of males in search of employment, much of the subsistence farming is now performed by women and children. Frequently, farmers lack legal title to land and have...
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