Keeping wilderness areas intact can provide sustainable economic returns for both local and remote human communities through such activities as ecological research, ecotourism, the harvesting of medicinal plants, and the provision of environmental services. This paper discusses various Global Environment Facility (GEF)-supported projects for protecting wilderness areas, including a project in the Russian Federation's Kamchatka Peninsula, the Dana Nature Reserve and the Azraq Wetland Reserve in Jordan, the Amazon Region Protected Area Program in Brazil, and the Western Congo Basin Moist Forest Eco-region project.
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Document Date
2005/09/01
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Document Type
Working Paper
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Report Number
37644
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Volume No
1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
GEF in action : sustaining wilderness areas
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Keywords
protected area;wilderness areas;severe environmental degradation;globally significant biodiversity;regional sustainable development;process of diversification;participation of communities;partnerships with ngos;long-term conservation;Indigenous Peoples;endemic species;
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GEF in action : sustaining wilderness areas (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/232831468140974331/GEF-in-action-sustaining-wilderness-areas