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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

… lakes in recent times has led to increasing problems of water shortage, flooding, and lack of clean water, and in some areas efforts are now being made to … kund and its ability to store rainfall, mitigate flooding, supply irrigation water, and recharge the groundwater which …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge

… for maintaining the foug- garas, human-made undergrou- nd water systems, has assured water supplies to oases since the 7th century. An interesting … a simple but effective system for settling disputes over water based on quick, oral procedures and a high level of …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… implemented by SoS project: - Development of seed-supply systems focusing on conservation and sustainable use: … certain soil conditions such as heavy clay soil with high water holding capacity and fertility, and despite the … specific needs when it comes to the use of fertilizers and water, and the ideal production conditions must therefore be …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape

… farther inland, salt is extracted through evaporation of water with a high salt content, in a process in which the “four basic elements” are reflected: the water that provides the salt; the soil for building walls and … to evaporation and turns the windmills that pump the water; and the heat of the sun. This can be observed in the …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values

… Cultural values From humanity’s earliest existence, water has been recognized as an absolute necessity … the emergence of agriculture, the availability of adequate water became an essential part of food production. Places … the Khmer Empire. As the bringer and sustainer of life, water has been venerated down the ages and plays an important …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… the role of other species groups and aspects such as water management, human health and other ecosystem ser- … Khin Ni Ni Thein and Alexander Otte, Working Group on Water and Culture In mid 2007, the Convenor of the Working … the export of such pieces, and it is evident that the supply of antique ekipas has become severely limited. Ekipas …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… ABS Circumstances Attributes Characteristics Source of supply Ex-situ Non-commercial (botanical gardens, gene banks, … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. ! In its … of living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - ABS information kit

… environmentally sensitive practices, so air and water stay clean, biodiversity is ensured, and forests last …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… Farming is intrinsically linked to access to land, water and other input factors, such as labour, knowledge and … they often mention issues such as land rights, access to water, seed and other related factors, such as access to … of the ‘Right to Food’, especially since “our future food supply and its sustainability may depend on such rights being …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… as embedded within a network of relationships with land, water, plants, and animals, expressed through culture and … because of the importance of the forest for fruits, honey, water and wildlife, its use for grazing and wood must be … one ES provider if and only if the provider continues to supply that service (conditionality). 10 PES seeks to reward …
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