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Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series

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The world at night

Light pollution is the human-caused alteration of outdoor light levels from those occurring naturally.

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2024
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通过生态网络和生态廊道保护连通性的指南

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales.

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2023
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Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas (Arabic version)

These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and interactions with biological features and processes.

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2022
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생태네트워크 및 생태통로를 통한 연결성 보전 가이드라인

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales.

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2022
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Diretrizes para áreas sob proteção privada

Essas diretrizes abordam o planejamento e a gestão de áreas sob proteção privada (ou PPAs) e as diretrizes são direcionadas principalmente aos profissionais e formuladores de políticas, que estão ou podem estar envolvidos com PPAs.

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2023
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Wytyczne dla obszarów chronionych prywatnie

These guidelines address planning and management of privately protected areas (PPAs) and the guidance is aimed principally at practitioners and policy makers, who are or may be involved with PPAs.

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2022
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Richtlinien zum schutz des geo-naturerbes in geschützten und erhaltunggebieten

Dieser Richtlinie soll dazu beitragen, die Erhaltung und das Management des Geo-Naturerbes und der Geodiversität in Schutz- und Erhaltungsgebieten zu verbessern und die Zusammenhänge und Wechselwirkungen mit biologischen Merkmalen und Prozessen zu erkennen.

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2022
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Diretrizes para a geoconservação em áreas protegidas

Estas Diretrizes destinam-se a ajudar a melhorar a conservação e gestão do patrimônio geológico e da geodiversidade em áreas protegidas e a promover o reconhecimento das inter-relações e interações com aspectos e processos biológicos.

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2022
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생태계서비스 측정, 모델링, 가치평가 도구

Increasing interest in measuring, modelling and valuing ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to people, has resulted in the development of an array of ES assessment tools in recent years. Selecting an appropriate tool for measuring and modelling ES can be challenging.

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2021
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Экологийн сүлжээ ба коридор нутгуудаар дамжуулан холбоос нутгуудыг хадгалах тухай удирдамж

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales.

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2022
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Lignes directrices pour la géoconservation dans les aires protégées et conservées

Ces Lignes directrices sont destinées à améliorer la conservation et la gestion du géopatrimoine et de la géodiversité dans les aires protégées et conservées, et à reconnaître les interrelations et interactions avec les caractéristiques et processus biologiques.

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2021
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民間保護地域ガイドライン

These guidelines address planning and management of privately protected areas (PPAs) and the guidance is aimed principally at practitioners and policy makers, who are or may be involved with PPAs.

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2021
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Lineamientos para la conservación de la conectividad a través de redes y corredores ecológicos

En ecosistemas terrestres, dulceacuícolas y marinos, los corredores ecológicos son una designación de conservación necesaria para asegurar la salud de los ecosistemas.

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2021
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Cultural and spiritual significance of nature

The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and social meanings, values, feelings, ideas and associations that natural features and nature in general have for past, present and future generations of people – bot

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2021
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Lignes directrices pour la conservation de la connectivité par le biais de réseaux et de corridors écologiques

La connectivité écologique est le mouvement sans entrave des espèces et le flux des processus naturels qui soutiennent la vie sur Terre.

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2020
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Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas

These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and interactions with biological features and processes.

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2020
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Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors

Connectivity conservation is essential for managing healthy ecosystems, conserving biodiversity and adapting to climate change across all biomes and spatial scales.

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2020
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Тусгай хамгаалалттай газар нутгийн аялал жуулчлал ба аялагчдын удирдлага, зохион байгуулалт

Protected areas are a key component of any global conservation strategy. Tourism provides a crucial and unique way of fostering visitors’ connection with protected area values, making it a potentially positive force for  conservation.

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2020
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Lignes directrices pour les aires protégées à gouvernance privée

Les Lignes directrices abordent la planification et la gestion des aires protégées à gouvernance privée (APP). Ce guide est destiné principalement aux professionnels et décideurs, intéressés ou impliqués dans le domaine des APP.

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2020
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Guidelines for applying the IUCN protected area management categories to marine protected areas

The development of this second edition of these guidelines was in part a response to evidence of the widespread incorrect application of the categories to marine protected areas (MPAs).

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2019
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IUCN 카테고리 V 보호지역을 위한 관리 가이드라인 보호 육상/해상 경관

Protected Landscapes (IUCN Protected Area Category V) are lived-in working landscapes.

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2019
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Tourismus- und Besuchermanagement in Schutzgebieten

Schutzgebiete sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil jeder globalen Naturschutzstrategie.

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2019
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Turismo e gestão da visitação em áreas protegidas

As áreas protegidas são um componente essencial de qualquer estratégia de conservação global. O turismo oferece uma maneira crucial e única de promover a conexão dos visitantes com os valores das áreas protegidas, tornando-se uma força potencialmente positiva para a conservação.

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2019
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Directrices para áreas bajo protección privada

Estas directrices abordan la planificación y la gestión de áreas bajo protección privada (APP). Las orientaciones están dirigidas principalmente a responsables del diseño de políticas públicas, o bien, profesionales que están o podrían estar vinculados con APPs.

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2019
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Gestion du tourisme et des visiteurs dans les aires protégées

Les aires protégées sont une composante essentielle de toute stratégie mondiale en faveur de la conservation.

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2019
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Gestión del turismo y de los visitantes en áreas protegidas

Las áreas protegidas son un componente clave de las estrategias mundiales de conservación.

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2019
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Tourism and visitor management in protected areas

Protected areas are a key component of any global conservation strategy. Tourism provides a crucial and unique way of fostering visitors’ connection with protected area values, making it a potentially positive force for  conservation.

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2018
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Guidelines for privately protected areas

These guidelines address planning and management of privately protected areas (or PPAs) and the guidance is aimed principally at practitioners and policy makers, who are or may be involved with PPAs.

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2018
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Guidelines for management planning of protected areas (Georgian version)

A management plan is a document which sets out the management approach and goals, together with a framework for decision making, to apply in a specific protected area over a given period of time.

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2008
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services

Increasing interest in measuring, modelling and valuing ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to people, has resulted in the development of an array of ES assessment tools in recent years. Selecting an appropriate tool for measuring and modelling ES can be challenging.

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2018
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Governança de áreas protegidas

Este volume defende que uma governança apropriada ao contexto e simultaneamente “boa” é essencial para a conservação efetiva e equitativa.

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2017
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Large-scale marine protected areas

Although focused on aiding managers, these Guidelines are for anyone involved in supporting LSMPAs or the communities that hold an interest in them.

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2017
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Áreas protegidas urbanas

Como nossas cidades continuam crescendo, não devemos abandonar a proteção de áreas naturais às pressões da urbanização, e sim defender esses lugares, e realmente tentar criar novos espaços para a natureza dentro do tecido urbano – inclusive dentro dos centros das cidades.

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2017
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories including IUCN WCPA best practice guidance on recognising protected areas and assigning management categories and governance types (Chinese version)

The IUCN protected area management categories is a core document for the development, reporting and understanding of protected areas worldwide.

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2016
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Adapting to climate change

The world’s climate is changing rapidly and protected areas are an increasingly important component of national and international climate change adaptation strategies.

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2016
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Wilderness protected areas

The purpose of these first-ever international Guidelines for managing wilderness (Category 1b) has been to impress upon you the challenges involved in managing wilderness, while also clarifying the essential techniques, protocols, and mindset required of a good, efficient, adaptable, and visionar

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2016
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Aires protégées urbaines

Jusqu’à récemment, les conservationnistes se préoccupaient peu des aires protégées urbaines. Il faut défendre ces lieux et s’efforcer de créer de nouveaux espaces naturels au sein du tissu urbain, y compris dans les centres-villes.

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2016
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Transboundary conservation : a systematic and integrated approach

Approximately one-third of all terrestrial high-biodiversity sites straddle national land borders, yet few man-made boundaries are fixed, and international boundaries often alter over time or disappear altogether.

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2015
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Restauración ecológica para áreas protegidas : principios, directrices y buenas prácticas

Esta publicación proporciona una orientación para los gestores de áreas protegidas terrestres, marinas y de agua dulce, tanto a nivel de sistemas como de sitios, con respecto a la restauración de los valores naturales de la áreas protegidas y otros valores asociados.

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2014
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Gobernanza de áreas protegidas : de la comprensión a la acción

La presente publicación argumenta que una gobernanza que es apropriada al contexto y de buena calidad es de crucial importancia para la conservación eficaz y equitativa.

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2014
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Gouvernance des aires protégées : de la compréhension à l'action

Cette publication affirme qu'une gouvernance qui est à la fois adaptée au contexte et bonne est essentielle pour une conservation efficace et équitable.

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2014
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Urban protected areas : profiles and best practice guidelines

As our cities continue to grow, we should defend the protection of natural areas and even try to create new space for nature within this urban fabric.

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2014
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories including IUCN WCPA best practice guidance on recognising protected areas and assigning management categories and governance types

The IUCN protected area management categories is a core document for the development, reporting and understanding of protected areas worldwide.

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2013
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Governance of protected areas : from understanding to action

This volume argues that governance that is both appropriate to the context and “good” is crucial for effective and equitable conservation. This applies to all kinds of protected areas and other conserved areas, in terrestrial, inland waters, coastal and marine environments.

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2013
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Restauration écologique pour les aires protégées : principes, lignes directrices et bonnes pratiques

Cette publication fournit aux gestionnaires d’aires protégées terrestres, marines et d’eau douce des orientations quant à la restauration de leurs valeurs naturelles et autres, aussi bien au niveau du système que du site.

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2012
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas : towards equity and enhanced conservation (Arabic version)

Conventional approaches to managing protected areas have often seen people and nature as separate entities. They preclude human communities from using natural resources and assume that their concerns are incompatible with conservation.

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2004
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자연성지

Sacred sites are the oldest form of protected areas and many of them are very important biodiversity reservoirs.

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2012
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Sacred natural sites : guidelines for protected area managers (Japanese version)

Sacred sites are the oldest form of protected areas and many of them are very important biodiversity reservoirs.

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2012
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Ecological restoration for protected areas : principles, guidelines and best practices

This publication provides guidance for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater protected area managers at both system and site levels on the restoration of natural and associated values of protected areas.

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2012
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Application des catégories de gestion aux aires protégées : lignes directrices pour les aires marines

Toutefois, le nombre d'aires marines protégées (AMPs) étant bien inférieur à celui des aires protégées terrestres, le manque d'expérience complexifie le processus d'application des catégories aux AMP. L'application des catégories aux AMP a souvent été inexacte et contradictoire.

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2012

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