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Table 2

Linking the Okavango Delta Ramsar Site “cultural value of wetlands” and the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing criteria based on natural values

Opportunities for including cultural attributes under the 1971 Ramsar designation	1972 UNESCO convention criteria
Recognises the interdependence of Man and his environment in a deltaic environment	Criterion vii - to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Wetlands constitute a resource of great economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value	Criterion ix - to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Desire to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands	Criterion x - to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation
Recognises waterfowl as an international resource
Encourages far-sighted national policies with coordinated international action

Opportunities for including cultural attributes under the 1971 Ramsar designation	1972 UNESCO convention criteria
Recognises the interdependence of Man and his environment in a deltaic environment	Criterion vii - to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Wetlands constitute a resource of great economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value	Criterion ix - to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Desire to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands	Criterion x - to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation
Recognises waterfowl as an international resource
Encourages far-sighted national policies with coordinated international action

Source(s): Table compiled by authors