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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… wetlands make to sustainable management of limited freshwater resources and thus to regional stability. This is … is no scientific reason to restrict their definition to freshwater habitat types. On the other hand, a line must be … Hadejia-Jama'are wetlands in Nigeria provide a floodplain fishery harvest of 4,000-5,000 tonnes per year, whilst the …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… Lake Malawi National Park in Malawi (category II, mainly freshwater); Masinloc and Oyon Bay Marine Reserve in the … within what is otherwise ● a strictly protected marine or freshwater protected area – e.g., in Kosi Bay Nature Reserve … or where communities are interested in converting their fishery control zones into protected areas. Reporting Once a …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… Naturales Protegidas, Mexico); Harry Biggs (IUCN WCPA Freshwater Task Force); Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (IUCN CEESP … publication provides guidance for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater protected area managers at both system and site … help to secure carbon stored in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater vegetation, soil and sediments and also protect …
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of … Lastly, some tools can be applied in terrestrial, freshwater and/or marine realms, and others are restricted to … are reliant on fisheries and agriculture production. The fishery was treated as a beneficiary as it will be affected …
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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… Lake Malawi National Park in Malawi (category II, mainly freshwater); Masinloc and Oyon Bay Marine Reserve in the … within what is otherwise a strictly protected marine or freshwater protected area – e.g., in Kosi Bay Nature Reserve … or where communities are interested in converting their fishery control zones into protected areas. Reporting Once a …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… shores and habitats, increased salinity of estuaries and freshwater aquifers, altered tidal ranges in rivers and bays, … Phyllospora comosa in Tasmania, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 55(3), 223-230. Walton, M.E.M., … local climate data; • Heavy reliance on small-scale fishery and traditional agriculture by local population, with …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… to help identify adaption options for terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, and marine environments . 55 Table 5.3 … ocean water having a larger volume and the addition of freshwater from melting glaciers and polar ice caps. There is … animals, and dehydrate them by salt water intrusion into freshwater habitats” (GEDApix/GEDavis and Associates). VAs …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… Cardenas E5-75 y Japon, Quito, Ecuador. 7. IUCN/SSC Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme, 219c Huntingdon … because the primary threat for most terrestrial and freshwater species is the destruction of their habitats … 1994). These gaps are undoubtedly even more serious in freshwater and marine biomes (Chape et al. 2003). The Fifth …
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Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park

… tourism plan for Tara, resources (preserved mountain area, freshwater resources, etc.) in this area could be used for … and the chil- dren’s camp complex on Mitrovac. Clean freshwater resources are also potential for economic develop- ment. This is reflected partly in fishery development (600 t of fish is produced in the Perucac …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… supplying and storing clean water; conserving marine and freshwater fisheries; reducing air pollution; and moderating … leaved forest, warm temperate and subtropical rainforest, freshwater swamps, estuarine wetlands and small marine … Another threat to the park is water pollution. Its main freshwater habitat, the Hacking River, rises outside its …
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