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… beds and coral reefs, all of which provide a wide array of ecosystem services and ecological corridors for migratory … 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 …

… have dwindled because large tracts of terrestrial and wetland ecosystems have been converted to farmland. The once … disruption to local communities, the economy and the ecosystem. Source: http://ramsar.org/key_montreux_record.htm … reefs continue to decline, threatening highly valuable ecosystem services, including the removal of significant …

… land- and seascape, and relevant sectors, by applying the ecosystem approach and taking into account ecological … (e.g. Natural Parks Basic Plan, National Master Plan for Wetland Conservation, and Ecosystem/Landscape Conservation … and has site management plans in place for all NPs, all wetland PAs, and all Ecosystem/ Landscape Conservation Areas. …

… has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity Trends in incidence of … of national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based approaches Target 6 By 2020 all fish and … managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, …

… the region; RECALLING previous commitments to intertidal wetland conservation made by Ramsar Convention Contracting … an in- depth study that: a. investigates the benefits of ecosystem services provided by intertidal wetlands, … of their intertidal wetlands for biodiversity and ecosystem services, halting further approval of intertidal …

… the century, while continuing to protect the ozone layer. Ecosystem impacts: Averting dangerous climate change and … to ultraviolet light will also have enormous benefits for ecosystem functioning. Box 7: Healing the ozone layer 42 … earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has …

… However, unsustainable use, disasters, pollution, loss of ecosystem services and the health implications of … flood control, nutrient cycles etc.8, 9 For example, a wetland’s ecosystem services would include water regulation, … for restoration include deforestation, overgrazing, wetland clearing and draining, oil production, mining, and …

… 213 Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use ................. 217 … tect and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … Record is a voluntary mechanism to highlight specific wetland sites that have been designated as wetlands of …

… of fauna. Earlier agreements also dealt with a particular ecosystem, such as oceans. Conceivably this latter matter is … (Sample examples): • Had NZ designated at least one wetland of international importance (Ramsar Convention)? • … obligation to the Parties is to designate at least one wetland to be included on the List of Wetlands of …

… diversity in situ and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for … sizes, among other things, “planning and management on an ecosystem basis, in which special emphasis should be put on …