Natural Monuments

A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, natural monuments are level III, described as: "Areas are set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value."This is a lower level of protection than level II (national parks) and …

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World Bank Group · 9 February 2024 English

Surkhandarya is home to important historical and natural monuments, such as ancient settlements that are situated


Brookings Institution · 23 January 2024 English

In Chapter 2 of Foresight Africa 2024, our authors tackle the existential climate change crisis. Download Chapter 2

thriving naturally occurring biodiversity and natural monuments and resources. And while the developed world


Heritage Foundation · 22 January 2024 English

In his influential Report on Manufactures, for example, which became the blueprint for the American System of the 19th century, Alexander Hamilton made the case for the encouragement of industry …

them.”49 In this way, Jefferson understood natural monuments like Natural Bridge to connect man to his nation founded on the principles of nature, natural monuments become national monuments. The Frontier’s


World Bank Group · 22 January 2024 English

determination of national parks, nature parks, natural monuments and nature conservation areas in the country


ISET-PI: Iset Policy Institute · 29 December 2023 English

Georgia, which is situated in the Caucasus eco-region, is identified as one of WWF's 35 "priority places" and encompasses two of the 34 globally recognized "biodiversity hotspots": the Caucasus and …

national parks, 23 managed nature reserves, 40 natural monuments in Georgia. Within Georgian protected territories


ISET-PI: Iset Policy Institute · 14 December 2023 English

Georgia, which is situated in the Caucasus eco-region, is identified as one of WWF's 35 "priority places" and encompasses two of the 34 globally recognized "biodiversity hotspots": the Caucasus and …

national parks, 23 managed nature reserves, 40 natural monuments in Georgia. Within Georgian protected territories


CESifo Network · 11 December 2023 English

An Evaluation of Protected Area Policies in the European Union

the IUCN category if it overlaps any CDDA. natural monuments, and 26% lack an IUCN category. Species management


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 8 December 2023 English

The European Union designates 26% of its landmass as a protected area, limiting economic development to favor biodiversity. This paper uses the staggered introduction of protected-area policies between 1985 and …

the IUCN category if it overlaps any CDDA. natural monuments, and 26% lack an IUCN category. Species management


IGCC: UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation · 28 November 2023 English

If the border dissects a mountain range, as with China and Nepal, the land immediately proximate to the border (say, within 25 kilometers, which is the smallest bandwidth used in …

protect high-profile biodiversity hotspots or natural monuments (Adams 2004; Joppa and Pfaff 2009; Venter


World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English

This report presents the results ofcomprehensive research on cultural heritageand sustainable tourism sector (CHST) andclimate change, carried out in partnershipbetween the World Bank and the KoreaResearch Institute for Human Settlements(KRIHS). …

For each of the 176 old trees designated as Natural Monuments, one village representative is appointed


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