During the meeting students were instructed on conservation challenges, and the structure and limitations of the World Heritage Convention.
There are precedents for the disappearance of classic Chinese dishes on conservation grounds.
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Villagers there hear lectures on conservation at Friday prayers in the mosque.
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UNESCO, as part of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), is organizing an International Colloquium on Conservation of World Heritage Earthen Architecture.
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Among their many communication tools, they have a very active "list serve" with discussions ranging from repatriation issues to technical information on conservation of collections.
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM) provides expert advice on conservation and training in restoration techniques.
To coincide with publication of the English Heritage survey results, awards have been given to local authorities which have done the best work on conservation areas.
The head of The Jungle Jenny Foundation, which focuses on conservation of endangered species, said she had been in Cous Cous' cage before, accompanied by a park worker.
The second phase of the mission, for which a date has to be confirmed, will be led by overall team leader Christopher Young, an expert on conservation of historic environments.
White Coca-Cola bottleWhile Coca-Cola has worked on conservation projects before, the company has never gone so far as to change its iconic red can to help draw awareness to a campaign.
The National Trust said the area of Northamptonshire they sought to protect had "a great many top-dollar heritage assets" and a defeat would have "turned government policy on conservation on its head".
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Water experts applaud the new policy, saying it puts a proper emphasis on conservation: lower-basin states must now pay attention to the water they have, instead of plotting to get still more from the upper-basin states.
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Although Ms Short and other government delegates were unimpressed by the final Johannesburg text and its separate political declaration, they point to a few specific commitments and a useful emphasis on fighting poverty rather than on conservation.
Similarly, requests have been made from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Ramsar Convention to support their work on the conservation and sustainable use of migratory species of wild animals and on wetlands respectively.
The author of the Handbook, international expert on conservation of paper-based documents, Mr. Antonio Mirabile (Italy) introduced the publication to the invited specialists from Tashkent Islamic Institute, National Library of Uzbekistan, Museum of History, Institute of Oriental Studies, media and public.
Tourism became an insidious influence on the debate between the party that wanted Venice to be a creature of its past which concentrated on conservation and restoration, and those who preferred to improve the quality of life even if that meant changing the face of the place.
Meanwhile, the House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans began hearings Tuesday on the effectiveness of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act to evaluate what changes should be enacted during this year's reauthorization.
According to Mr. Cassar, the local authorities have worked very hard on carrying out conservation activities on the monument and for finding solutions to control heavy traffic in the vicinity of the endangered minarets in the Musalla Complex.
Warwick District Council rejected the application to build the 100-bedroom hotel on grounds of conservation and impact on nearby homes.
It's a small project but the emphasis is utmost on water conservation - environmental sustainable living.
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Coca-Cola pledged to conserve water and as a result avoided plant closures and tougher regulations on water conservation.
Inscription can promote tourism, and increased focus on the conservation of a site.
The trust urged the government to produce an energy strategy which focuses on energy conservation and not just generation.
This Strategy recognised the evolution of Biosphere Reserves from sites focussing on nature conservation and research, to sites of excellence for sustainable development.
Some of these and later episodes have been brought before the 35-nation Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
We welcomed further U.S. support for ASEAN's Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) initiative and ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity.
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They have a strong emphasis on forest conservation - while settlers can cultivate their own individual plots, they cannot sell them.
Yaokwa and the local biodiversity it celebrates represent an extremely delicate and fragile ecosystem whose continuity depends directly on its conservation.
But the agency said the local weather was taking its toll on the sandstone building and has sought views on its conservation.
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More than 100 scientists, business leaders, philanthropists and celebrities ( including Leonardo DiCaprio and Edward Norton) came together to focus on ocean conservation.
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