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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Ramsar Site, Lao PDR Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation Patricia Moore, Minavanh Pholsena, … decision-making to improve livelihood security, human and ecosystem health. www.iucn.org/asia/mekong_dialogues Contents … livelihoods and promote conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In order to gain further experience on …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Jurisdictional and Institutional Barriers to Integrated Ecosystem Management.... 67 5.2.4.1 Jurisdictional Barriers … adverse effect on the conservation status of a species or ecosystem. Some processes occur naturally, but those of … that a few laws have attempted to incorporate a holistic approach by conferring a special status or rules on the …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… the two realities are not handled through an appropriate approach which finds the optimal balance for maximising … aspects such as water management, human health and other ecosystem ser- vices). At the beginning of the current … One of the significant challenges in any discussion of ecosystem management and conser- vation is to maintain …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… education and sustainable development. Their bottom- up approach of combining conservation with sustainable … the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. UNESCO designated … for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits/services. World …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… flora; RECOGNIZING that wetlands provide a wide range of ecosystem services which contribute to human well-being, that … that the principles stated by IUCN (i.e. the ecosystems approach, sustainability, etc.) are incorporated into their … at the United Nations General Assembly to disseminate this approach and seek its formal adoption within the United …