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… 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 …

… urgent need for specific research and cooperation for the restoration and management of these habitats; NOTING that the … the region; RECALLING previous commitments to intertidal wetland conservation made by Ramsar Convention Contracting … a tool and knowledge basis for selection, conservation and restoration of key sites for endangered birds; c. provides a …

… be found in target 15.1 (by 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland … strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans … resources Target 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland …

… 2012). • Well-planned and appropriate ecosystem restoration, compared to the loss of ecosystem services, may … context (Kumar 2017). Thus, in many cases ecosystem restoration can provide some of the most profitable public … earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has …

… (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. … for managing key threats including a comprehensive plan of restoration on trails and degraded areas; Environmental …

… Impacts on Health and Wellbeing 16 1.1.7 Remediation and Restoration 20 1.2 Environmental Law and Policies 22 1.2.1 … 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 …

… 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 …

… planning and monitoring the efficiency of conservation and restoration measures. The final section gives an overview of … idea of core areas, ecological corridors, buffer zones and restoration areas. They are designed and managed in such a … pioneer in promoting the ecosystem approach by considering wetland ecosystems in their entirety. The Ramsar Convention …

… 213 Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use ................. 217 … Record is a voluntary mechanism to highlight specific wetland sites that have been designated as wetlands of … Additionally, the Secretariat may provide funding for restoration projects within available resources in its …

… or mixed industrial plantations, forest landscape restoration projects on degraded or protected lands, … Plan prescribes the application of the guidelines on wetland restoration adopted by Ramsar COP Resolution VIII.16, Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration. 31 Paragraph 15(a) of the Annex …