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

… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation … Paper No. 38 IUCN The World Conservation Union Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation … Types 24 2.3.2.3 Wetland Functions 24 2.3.2.4 Legal Treatment of Water 24 3 The Emergence of Legal Responses at …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… dugongs, turtles, shellfish, crocodiles and sea and water birds. We can describe and name in detail coastal, … as well as non-monetary terms, is its high quality water. It is the main water source for the city of Flagstaff … people. For its part, western science has found that water treatment cannot re- move all the contaminants, which in- …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to land, water, natural resource and culture, we will seek to redress … governing body responsible for the uses of the land and water within the wilderness area. 2. Democracy—All partners … values and to produce human values, a fair and equal treatment of both indigenous science and modern science …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… Ordinance 1987 (Missing) 5.1.6.5 NWFP Rural Area Drinking Water Supply Scheme Act 1985 380 5.1.6.6 NWFP Water Users Association Ordinance 1981 383 5.1.6.7 West … of integrated system of water reservoirs, water sources, treatment plants, drainage, liquid and solid waste disposal, …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… given to restoration of terrestrial, marine and inland water ecosystems to re-establish ecosystem functioning and … to its structure (e.g., species composition, soil and water properties) and functional properties (e.g., … untreated conditions should still be made before and after treatment wherever possible. In such cases, the generality of …
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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation

… that the term ‘ecoregion’ meant a “large unit of land or water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of … management methods for the sustainable use of Prespa Lakes water, and spare no efforts so that Prespa Park becomes a … protection on the Hungarian side (e.g. in wastewater treatment), based largely on the experiences of the Austrian …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… plantations, the mountains eroded, endangering the city’s water supply. When they were reforested, recreational use was … 77 14. Control encroachment 80 15. Monitor and manage water 80 16. Manage wildfires 82 17. Reduce impacts of noise … areas, Cape Town and Los Angeles, are given more detailed treatment, both in their profiles and in the guidelines in …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… and widespread deterioration in the quality of air, water and soils – the basic resources on which all of life … that movements of animals and plants and the flow of wind, water, materials and biota between habitats is a key element … of the target species to recolonize remnants in each treatment would then be monitored. In a landscape already …
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IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… “By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, … with legal or customary rights with respect to land, water and/or natural resources. Stakeholder Individual or … decisions on nominated PAs on: • Objectivity and equal treatment of all applicant PAs • Scientific considerations • …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… creation of Yellowstone did not allow for the sympathetic treatment of native people and their environment as envisaged … areas play by providing environmental services, like water supply, flood 2. Protected areas, biodiversity and … affected by the prevalence of violent crime, petty theft, water quality, disease or bad sanitation. Dramatic …
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