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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… 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 …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… birds depend may affect the health and productivity of a wetland located on the same flyway in another State in a … States are Parties to the Ramsar Convention and if the wetland in the second State is a listed wetland under the … change, because forests can act as carbon sinks; their restoration and preservation is one of the feasible ways to …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… of the Contracting Parties to cover all aspects of wetland conservation and wise use, recognising wetlands as … Contracting Party shall designate at least one suitable wetland within its territory 4 International Water … water regimes to conserve wetlands; n protection on restoration of wetlands and biodiversity; n management of …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… It focuses exclusively on the identification and restoration of species that have reached critically low … Selection for the Ramsar List should be based on the wetland's significance in terms of ecology, botany, zoology, … wise use; and have also a general obligation to include wetland conservation considerations in their national …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… 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 …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… that agricultural development schemes, in particular for wetland drainage or forest clearance, pay due regard to the … impact; (d) To ensure conservation and, where necessary, restoration of ecosystems. 3. Measures for the prevention, … as well as preserving and protecting of wetlands and wetland ecosystems, and protecting against natural and …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… be applied by the enforcement branch shall be aimed at the restoration of compliance to ensure environmental integrity, … bureau established under Article 8. The boundaries of each wetland shall be precisely described and also delimited on a … at any season should be included. 3. The inclusion of a wetland in the List does not prejudice the exclusive …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… (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 …