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Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise

… on the last page. Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise This Briefing Note and the … Convention on Wetlands from rising sea levels due to climate change. Two scenarios are evaluated, 0-1 meter sea … Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Securing the future for global peatlands

… that they are of great scientific interest in recording climate evolution, the composition of the atmosphere, … the Ramsar Convention, of the importance of peatlands for climate change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… 97 List of boxes Research project: Impacts of global change on mountain Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage … to bring about even bigger changes. Sea-level rise and climate-change impacts are also introducing uncertainties. … in Mountain Regions project (UNESCO) GLOCHAMOST Global and Climate Change in Mountain Sites - Coping Strategies for …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… biogeographica! regions of the world. Given the rate of change in wetland lawmaking, it is possible that some laws … lakes and other wetlands. Wetlands also contribute to climate stability. At micro-climatic level, localised … Changes to the water regime may also result from climate change predicted to occur as a result of increased …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… of the status of ecological character of wetlands and its change or possible change, on the basis of scientific work on the development … nature and culture at Sacred Natural Sites during times of change and uncertainty, IUCN. Petanidou, T. (1997), Salt in …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific … land, land formed when water recedes, or land formed by a change or diversion of waterways. (Article 23) The law … character of the Ramsar site has changed, due to climate change, activities outside the Ramsar site, and any …
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