scholarly journals INGESTION OF MICROPLASTICS BY BENTHIC MARINE ORGANISMS IN THE ILHA GRANDE BAY HERITAGE SITE ON SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Paulo Cezar Azevedo Da Silva ◽  
Rayane Sorrentino ◽  
Brenda Dos Santos Ramos ◽  
André Rezende de Senna ◽  
Luis Felipe Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Small Particles ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Animal Groups ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Wind Storms

Inappropriate disposal, management, treatment of litter are the main sources of plastic accumulation. People, animals, wind, storms, and currents spread continuously the plastic in different sites in the world. Diverse animal groups have been ingesting small particles of plastic, the microplastics (MPs), resulting in negative effects in behaviour, consumption, and nutritional rates. Here, we reported the ingestion of MP by two benthic groups, Ascidiacea and Amphipoda from sites around llha Grande Bay, a Natural Heritage of Humanity site in the Southwest of Brazil.

scholarly journals Danube Delta - a unique place in Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 09-16
Author(s):  
Slave Camelia
Keyword(s):  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Danube Delta ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Slope Wetlands ◽  
The World ◽  
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

At the end of a flowing route that exceeds 2,860 km, through an impressive catchment area that covers more than 80% of Europe, the Danube, the second largest river in Europe, intersects the Black Sea forming the delta which is known as one of the great wetlands of the planet. The stretches of water and land formed here offer good living conditions to many species of plants and animals. The purpose of this study was to create several maps that present these aspects of the Danube Delta wetland using a set of GIS technologies. Since the GIS technology is an important tool in the analysis of geographic areas, we managed to obtain the following maps: hypsometric, slope, slope orientation and flood direction. Since September 1990, the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve has been recognised internationally as a wetland; specifically, the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve has been recognised internationally as a wetland, especially for water birds habitat. The value of the World Heritage Site of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve was recognised in December 1990 by including more than half of its surface into the World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.   Keywords: Danube Delta, flood accumulation, natural heritage, slope, wetlands.

scholarly journals Potential of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage for resolution of environmental problems of the world heritage site “Lake Baikal”

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Yaroslava Borisovna Ditsevich ◽  
Roman Yur'evich Kolobov
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Legal Regimes ◽  
The Impact

This article reflects certain results of the research conducted within the framework of implementation of the scientific project No.0-011-00168, supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, dedicated to comprehensive analysis of the international legal regimes for the protection of Lake Baikal. Emphasis is placed on the protection regime of the world heritage, realized on the basis of the cognominal convention. Recognition of the role played by the mechanisms for protection of the World Heritage in conservation of the unique ecosystem of Lake Baikal, the authors note that within the framework of Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage there are promising mechanisms that are currently did not receive due reflection with regards to protection of the lake. Such instruments include the list of world heritage sites that are under a threat; development of the plan for maintaining the world heritage site; strategic environmental assessment of planned activity that may negatively impact the site. The conclusion is made on the need for implementation of the following international legal mechanisms with regards to protection of Lake Baikal: inclusion of Lake Baikal into the list of world heritage sites that are under the threat, upon the initiative of the Russian Federation in case of construction of hydroengineering structures by Mongolia on the Selenga River without taking into account the priorities for preservation of the lake ecosystem; elaboration of the plan for protection of Lake Baikal as the world heritage site. The author also underlines the need to develop the plan that would become the means for harmonization of various legal regimes that ensure protection of the Lake Baikal. Attention given to the approaches towards assessing the impact upon the environment existing within the system of protection of world heritage. It is suggested to consider the recommendations of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources to conduct such assessment on World Heritage sites.

scholarly journals The threat of mine effluent to the UNESCO status of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J F Durand ◽  
J Meeuvis ◽  
M Fourie
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Mine Effluent ◽  
Cradle Of Humankind

There is a significant environmental risk posed to the region in which one of the most important and richest archaeological and palaeontological resources is located in South Africa. This area, known as the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage (COHWHS), is situated adjacent to one of the richest gold bearing geological sequence in the world. The mine pollution which is emanating from the mines in the form of acid mine drainage (AMD) is threatening this remarkable resource which has yielded the biggest collection of hominin fossils in the world. The environmental degradation of the COHWHS will have a major impact on the archaeological and palaeontological heritage of not only South Africa, but the world, as well as the tourism, hospitality and education sectors of South Africa. If monitoring, mitigation and management measures are not implemented effectively with immediate effect to avoid or minimise the negative effects, the COHWHS may stand the risk of losing its status and be demoted to the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger. Ultimately, if the site loses the characteristics that determined its inscription in the World Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee may decide to delete the property from its list.

scholarly journals Effect of Roads on Ecological Corridors Used for Wildlife Movement in a Natural Heritage Site

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Shi ◽  
Tiange Shi ◽  
Zhaoping Yang ◽  
Zhi Wang ◽  
Fang Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Ecological Corridors ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Road ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Ecological Corridor ◽  
Information System Technology

Roads are the link between geographic space and human socio-economic activities, promoting local economic development, and simultaneously causing various negative effects, such as segmentation, interference, destruction, degradation, and pollution. In China, the construction of roads is rapid, which might affect wildlife movement, landscape pattern, and land use change, thereby, affecting the conservation of heritage sites. In the present study, the minimum cumulative resistance model, along with geographic information system technology, was adopted to compute the ecological corridor for wildlife movement between the source patches and to analyze ecological corridor changes under two conditions (road presence/absence) at two time points in Kanas, nominated as a World Natural Heritage site. The relationships between the ecological corridor changes and various factors, including the cutting index of the ‘road-effect zones’, terrain, and road geometric characteristics, were examined using the geographical detector model to identify the influencing factors and mechanisms of the corridor changes, in order to rationally simulate the potential ecological corridors. In addition, the detached and fragmented ecological patches can be connected to effectively protect the biodiversity, biological habitats, and species, which are important means to achieve regional sustainable development and ecological construction.

Growing Russian Economy against Growing External Tension

2012 ◽  
pp. 4-32
Author(s):  
I. Borisova ◽  
B. Zamaraev ◽  
A. Kiyutsevskaya ◽  
A. Nazarova ◽  
E. Sukhanov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stock Markets ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Investment Demand ◽  
The World

Conditions and features of the Russian economy development in 2011 are considered in the article. Having caused unprecedented outflow of the capital abroad, rising tension and turbulence on the world financial and stock markets have not broken off recovery of the Russian economy. Crisis recession was overcome. Record-breaking low inflation, rapid credit restoration and active government adjustment neutralized negative effects of the external tension and supported economic growth, having encouraged consumer and investment demand.

Does historical nostalgia predict tourists' delight and their destination loyalty intention for the world cultural heritage site of Mahabalipuram, India?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Verma ◽  
G. Rajendran
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Destination Loyalty ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Loyalty Intention ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
World Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Impact

Delighting consumers has been one of the most important goals for marketing stakeholders but the effect of historical nostalgia on tourists delight at the world cultural heritage sites has rarely been examined. This study examines the impact of historical nostalgia on the heritage tourists' delight, their satisfaction and destination loyalty intention. The survey for the study was conducted at the world cultural heritage site of Mahabalipuram, India. The hypotheses were tested through the structural equation modelling technique. The results indicated positive and significant effect of historical nostalgia on tourists' delight, satisfaction and destination loyalty intention. The study makes contribution to the tourism studies by examining the role of historical nostalgia in delighting the tourists at the cultural heritage sites and instructs the managers to evoke such experiences to keep the heritage tourists delighted and thereby enhance their loyalty.

scholarly journals Robots as intelligent assistants to face COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Seidita ◽  
Francesco Lanza ◽  
Arianna Pipitone ◽  
Antonio Chella
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
World Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The World ◽  
Intelligent Assistants

Abstract Motivation The epidemic at the beginning of this year, due to a new virus in the coronavirus family, is causing many deaths and is bringing the world economy to its knees. Moreover, situations of this kind are historically cyclical. The symptoms and treatment of infected patients are, for better or worse even for new viruses, always the same: more or less severe flu symptoms, isolation and full hygiene. By now man has learned how to manage epidemic situations, but deaths and negative effects continue to occur. What about technology? What effect has the actual technological progress we have achieved? In this review, we wonder about the role of robotics in the fight against COVID. It presents the analysis of scientific articles, industrial initiatives and project calls for applications from March to now highlighting how much robotics was ready to face this situation, what is expected from robots and what remains to do. Results The analysis was made by focusing on what research groups offer as a means of support for therapies and prevention actions. We then reported some remarks on what we think is the state of maturity of robotics in dealing with situations like COVID-19.

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