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… (abbreviated in the tables as Re/ afforestation), wetland conservation and construction, levee setbacks, flood … systems Reconnecting rivers to floodplains Wetlands restoration/conservation Constructing wetlands Water … may impact the ecosystems themselves. For example, a wetland receiving pollution loads that exceed its …

… 4.1 Policy context 21 4.2 Law requiring offsets 22 4.2.1 Wetland Banking in the US under the Clean Water Act 22 4.2.2 … compensatory conservation activities 22 Box 6: Growth of wetland mitigation banking in the USA 23 Box 7: The Inland … the first time, NEMA is more actively pursuing alternative restoration measures than the traditional on-site mitigation …

… prevention through conservation is always preferable to restoration. State of Biodiversity in West Asia | 7 Source: … GEO 3. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Azraq Wetland Reserve in Jordan • In 1978, the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature established the Azraq Wetland Reserve to conserve the invaluable oasis located in …

… before development pressures make conservation or restoration no longer economically or political feasible. As … these systems are defined on a small scale (such as a wetland, forest, or coral reef) or on a large scale (such as … 0 Sustainable logging of planted trees 0 Conservation of wetland flora and fauna through maintenance of breeding …

… sustain migratory species populations. For example, the wetland habitats of the Siberian crane are increasingly … for investigations into the species’ role 22 in habitat restoration and the relationship between antelope and cattle … curlew instruments address migratory waterbirds that use wetland ecosystems in dry and sub-humid landscapes within …

… new national laws for water and soil conservation, wetland conservation, and soil pollution control; revision of … and the natural reserve system; closing forests for restoration; improving the EIA procedure and practical water … Inspection of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests Rules on Wetland Protection Administrative Regulations for Forest …

… have dwindled because large tracts of terrestrial and wetland ecosystems have been converted to farmland. The once … the impacts of agriculture and extractive industries; the restoration of degraded ecosystems; the Namib Desert, Namibia … biodiversity to exploit to the full the potential that its restoration and conservation contribute to sustainable …

… conservation is achieved through promoting protection, restoration and sustainable use of forest resources, so that … and cultivation, the expansion of rice cultivation into wetland and floodplain areas may affect the wild fishery. … the widely diverse aquatic resources available in these wetland areas — including fish, snails, molluscs, crabs, …

… of these mudflats has been linked to serious declines in wetland birds along the East Asian flyway (including the … this process for wetlands we have developed “An Integrated Wetland Assessment Toolkit” which provides a methodology and … in Australia, NGOs active in land management and restoration as well as academic institutions. • We have not …

… 6.3 Legal Measures to Support Restoration of Native Biodiversity … pose to the ecological character of wetlands and to wetland spe- 19 cies, terrestrial and marine, if they become … This integrated approach is par- ticularly important for wetland protected areas, as alien aquatic organisms may be …