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	Protecting Natural Heritage: Step 3 - Determine the Natural Significance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The first step in determining the natural heritage significance of your place is to consider all of its natural heritage values from existence value, that is the value they have in their own right, irrespective of whether people value them, to socially-based values.
		Natural places, especially large ones, are likely to have a range of values which are important to consider when determining the significance of your place.
		Although the natural significance of most places will be related to their natural integrity, there are many ecosystems which have been so affected by land clearing and development that there are no longer many examples of high natural integrity remaining.
	www.ahc.gov.au /publications/pnh/step3.html (4868 words)

	SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE
		The Natural Heritage Futures initiative promotes integrated management of the natural heritage and is based on three main outputs.
		Scottish Natural Heritage has prepared a suite of publications to guide the future management of the natural heritage towards 2025, within the wider context of sustainable development.
		Natural Heritage Futures aims to stimulate the wider debate necessary to establish a broad vision for sustainable development in Scotland, and to translate it into action.
	www.snh.org.uk /futures/Data/index.htm (307 words)

	DNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The mission of the Division of Natural Heritage is the protection, restoration, management and responsible use of the native flora and fauna of Illinois.
		This effort is the essence of the charge of the Division of Natural Heritage and its sister programs administered by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board.
		Less stringent protection and preservation options are Natural Heritage Landmarks which are available to cooperating private landowners, a Registry of Land and Water Reserves that is open to both public and private landowners, and conservation easements.
	dnr.state.il.us /conservation/naturalheritage (1177 words)

	Lemar-Aftaab \| www.afghanmagazine.com \| January - December 2001 \| Vol 2 \| Issues 2 & 3 \| Feature Article \| ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Due to this slow nature of the changes, the effects were not very visible for the public (2).
		However, this connection and bonding to nature was broken once we were pushed towards a more extractive and exploitative relationship with nature.
		Nature was to be tamed, conquered and exploited not only for our basic needs, but also for the insatiable wants and greed of our foreign masters.
	www.afghanmagazine.com /2001/articles/nature.html (4104 words)

	Australian heritage home page
		The National Heritage List is Australia's list of places or groups of places with outstanding heritage value to the nation - whether natural, Indigenous or historic or a combination of these.
		Indigenous heritage places hold great meaning and create continuous links between the people and the land.
		With the increase in international trade in movable cultural heritage objects, the Commonwealth can regulate the export of Australia's significant cultural heritage objects and can act to return illegally exported objects to their country of origin.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage (566 words)

	New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The NH Natural Heritage Bureau finds, tracks, and facilitates the protection of New Hampshire's rare plants and exemplary natural communities (which are different types of forests, wetlands, grasslands, etc.).
		The NH Natural Heritage Bureau is a public - private partnership between the State of NH and the New Hampshire Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
		The NH Natural Heritage Bureau is currently deep into its field season, conducting ecological and botanical surveys for a wide variety of projects.
	nh.gov /dred/divisions/forestandlands/bureaus/naturalheritage/index.htm (362 words)

	Arkansas' Natural Heritage Web site
		The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission was established in 1973 to preserve the natural diversity of Arkansas.
		Arkansas' Natural Heritage is written and produced by Larry Foley, Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Arkansas.
		Arkansas' Natural Heritage is produced by AETN in cooperation with the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, an Agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, The Nature Conservancy, and the Arkansas Natural & Cultural Resources Council.
	www.aetn.org /ArkansasNaturalHeritage (394 words)

	About the Natural Heritage Network
		Most U.S. Heritage Programs (86 percent, or 43 of 50 states) are affiliated with state government agencies in the U.S. Others are housed in universities and, in some cases, in The Nature Conservancy's state offices.
		For natural communities, databases contain information on vegetation structure and composition, succession patterns, natural disturbances, and the distribution and rarity of specific community types throughout their geographic range.
		The Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory provided information on the rare species during both the planning and the mitigation stages of the project.
	nhnm.unm.edu /about/network.html (1334 words)

	DNREC Online
		The Delaware Natural Heritage Program conducts systematic biological surveys throughout the State of Delaware for the purpose of locating populations of rare or unique plant and animal species, and to identify and describe significant natural communities.
		The Delaware Natural Heritage Program is part of an international network including state natural heritage programs and conservation data centers, all building on the same data collection methodology.
		The Natural Heritage Database is a continuously updated inventory of rare plant and animal species and natural communities in Delaware.
	www.dnrec.state.de.us /fw/wildrehe.htm (930 words)

	Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission - biological diversity
		The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission is the agency of Arkansas state government charged with the responsibility of establishing and maintaining a System of Natural Areas.
		Natural areas are those lands specifically managed to preserve, and sometimes restore, natural communities that are now rare across the state.
		The mission of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) is to identify and protect these remaining high-quality natural communities and maintain information on the distribution and status of rare plant and animal species that live within the state.
	www.naturalheritage.com (286 words)

	Department of Environmental Protection
		Established in 1984 through a cooperative agreement between The Nature Conservancy, a private conservation organization, and the Department of Environmental Protection, full administration of the program was assumed by the DEP in 1986.
		The Natural Heritage Database is a continuously updated inventory of rare plants and animal species and representative ecological communities in New Jersey.
		The New Jersey Natural Heritage Program works in concert with a number of agencies that are focused on the conservation of New Jersey's biological diversity.
	www.state.nj.us /dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage (1192 words)

	Natural Heritage
		The documentation of the natural heritage of the country in the form of a database.
		The identification of the natural heritage components under threat of extinction, endangered, rare or endemic to the country.
		A multi-media encyclopedia encompassing various aspects of the natural heritage of Egypt with special reference to the deserts, their landscapes, dwellers, geological formations and history.
	www.cultnat.org /Natural/natural_about.html (428 words)

	Cultural and natural heritage - All About Turkey
		An important subject to be dwelt upon in the world and in Turkey too, is the preservation of cultural values, so that these can be handed down to future generations.
		Turkey is lucky in that it has a richness and variety in cultural and natural resources and the preservation and development of these have been stipulated by law.
		An agreement signed between Turkey and the Council of Europe countries on the protection of the European architectural heritage has been ratified by Law 3534 and brought into effect.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /heritage.htm (356 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		CULTURAL HERITAGE During the 19th century the Serengeti and Masai Mara are thought to have been open grasslands free from tseste fly and extensively grazed by pastoralists.
		Revegetation of natural and human-caused disturbances in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
		Holt, M.E. The decline of the Serengeti Thompson's gazelle population.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/serenget.html (2513 words)

	Natural Heritage New Mexico
		The dramatic landscapes of New Mexico harbor uniquely diverse plants and wildlife that are part of a natural heritage cherished by the people of our state.
		Natural Heritage New Mexico serves the people of New Mexico in their efforts to effectively manage and conserve these valuable biological resources.
		Natural Heritage New Mexico is a division of the Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico.
	nhnm.unm.edu (213 words)

	About the Washington Natural Heritage Program
		The methodology used by the Washington Natural Heritage Program is shared by a network of more than 75 Natural Heritage Programs and Conservation Data Centers, including all 50 states, several Canadian provinces, and Latin American and Caribbean countries.
		The Natural Heritage Information System is continually updated with information from field surveys, literature searches, review of museum and herbarium collections and communication with other scientific and natural resource organizations.
		The Natural Heritage Program cooperates with the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Wildlife Diversity Division, which maintains data on special animals, to help select and nominate areas that relate to their habitat needs.
	www.dnr.wa.gov /nhp/about.html (1054 words)

	Alaska Natural Heritage Program
		The Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP) is Alaska's clearinghouse for information on plant and animal species of conservation concern, natural communities of conservation concern, and invasive nonnative plant species.
		The Alaska Natural Heritage Program is part of NatureServe, and our data are linked to similar programs in all 50 states, most Canadian provinces, and many Latin American countries.
		AKNHP was established in 1989 by The Nature Conservancy and in 1993 became part of the University of Alaska Anchorage, residing in the Environment and Natural Resources Institute of the College of Arts and Sciences.
	aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu (142 words)

	Montana Natural Heritage Program
		The Montana Natural Heritage Program is part of the Natural Heritage Network.
		The Montana Natural Heritage Program is the state’s source for information on the status and distribution of our native animals and plants, emphasizing species of concern and high quality habitats such as wetlands.
		The Natural Heritage Program is operated by the Office of the Vice-president for Research and Development at the University of Montana.
	nhp.nris.state.mt.us (168 words)

	Tester: Minnesota's Natural Heritage
		Minnesota's Natural Heritage is the definitive book on the state's best tourist attraction: its outdoors.
		Minnesota's Natural Heritage examines the state's major ecosystems and explains how they function: lakes, rivers, forests, prairies, farmlands, and wetlands are all discussed.
		Minnesota's Natural Heritage is the one-stop nature book for tourists, naturalists, and people who care about the outdoors.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Books/T/tester_minns.html (782 words)

	Navajo Nation Natural Heritage Program: A member program of the Association for Biodiversity Information
		The NNHP was established in 1984 through a cooperative agreement between the Navajo Nation and The Nature Conservancy.
		It is a cooperator in The Nature Conservancy's international network of Natural Heritage Programs and Conservation Data Centers, and is the only Native American-based program.
		Projects determined by the NNHP staff to be of a particularly sensitive nature with regards to biological issues (based on the project summary and map) will include a more detailed response than the "standard".
	www.natureserve.org /nhp/us/navajo (1897 words)

	Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program - Division of Ecological Services: Minnesota DNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program collects, manages, and interprets information about nongame animals, native plants and plant communities to promote the wise stewardship of these resources.
		Natural Heritage Programs or their equivalents now exist in all 50 states as well as in a number of Canadian provinces and Latin American countries.
		maintains the Natural Heritage Information System - which tracks important information about the biology and distribution of rare features - and provides that information for activities such as community planning, environmental review, and research.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /ecological_services/nhnrp/index.html (260 words)

	Oregon Natural Heritage Program
		The program is managed by the Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, part of the Oregon State University's Institute for Natural Resources, under a cooperative agreement with the Oregon Division of State Lands.
		The Natural Heritage Program was established by the Oregon Natural Heritage Act, and is overseen by the Natural Heritage Advisory Council, a board appointed by the Governor.
		It works to voluntarily establish natural areas in Oregon, manages the Rare and Endangered Invertebrate Program for the State of Oregon, and manages the Oregon Natural Heritage Databank, containing comprehensive information on ecologically and scientifically significant natural areas in the state.
	oregonstate.edu /ornhic/ORNHP.html (185 words)

	TDEC: Division of Natural Areas
		The mission of the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas is to restore and protect the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the natural biological diversity of Tennessee.
		The Division of Natural Areas, with a staff including professional biologists, botanists, zoologists, ecologists, natural resource management specialists and data managers, conducts a wide variety of programs and activities focused on the conservation, restoration and management of Tennessee's vast diversity of natural resources.
		Together, Natural Heritage Programs and Natureserve provide the scientific basis for effective conservation, and is the trusted source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
	www.state.tn.us /environment/na (190 words)

	WDNR - Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory Program
		The Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) program is part of an international network of NHI programs.
		This network was established by The Nature Conservancy and is currently coordinated by NatureServe (exit DNR), an international non-profit organization.
		Natural Heritage Inventory data are used for a variety of purposes including land management, state land master planning, community planning, conservation planning, and environmental review of public and private activities across the state.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/er/nhi/index.htm (299 words)

	World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
		The World Heritage List includes 830 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
		Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)
		Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979, 1980)
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31 (2636 words)

	Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory
		The Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory (ONHI) is a central repository for information on Oklahoma's natural heritage.
		ONHI is charged with maintaining dynamic, geo-referenced databases of information on the state’s biological diversity, including rare and endangered species, species of special concern, and significant ecological communities.
		Information about rare species and communities from other sources including natural resource agencies, conservation groups, published literature, and private individuals is also sought by ONHI biologists.
	www.oknaturalheritage.ou.edu (228 words)

	Natural Heritage Information Centre -- Tracks and maintains data on rare species in Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Natural Heritage Information Centre -- Tracks and maintains data on rare species in Ontario
		The Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) compiles, maintains and provides information on rare, threatened and endangered species and spaces in Ontario.
		This information is stored in a central repository containing a computerized database, map files and an information library, which are accessible for conservation applications, land use planning, park management, etc. The NHIC website makes this information available through the internet.
	nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca /nhic_.cfm (269 words)

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