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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Transverse Integration: Conservation of Riverbanks and Flood Plains 201 14.5 Towards the Unitary Management of River … for Conservation 314 27.9 Tools for Public Ownership or Control of Important Wetlands 314 27.10 Incentive Systems and … such as river red gum trees harvested from Australian flood plains and wetland plants used for food by Aboriginal …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… the ability of both governments and stakeholders to control agricultural and other risks by improving techniques … These include a regulatory role in the water cycle, flood abatement, aquifer re- charge, processing of nutrients … especially where surrounded by shallow riparian zones, flood prone meadows and wet forests. These characteristics …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… and for which they need the support of other countries to control trade in them. The Siamese crocodile, which lives in … to waterways; 3. Not cause water levels to recede or to flood; 4. Not pollute or poison bodies of water; 5. Not cut … in wetlands must not cause water levels to recede or to flood. Customary law governing the use of water is based on …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… its core area, as well as additional terrestrial areas and flood plains amounting to a total surface area of 180,000 ha. … nitrogen fixation, soil carbon sequestration, erosion control, plant pollination, biological pest control, organic waste degradation, and mitigation of climate …