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

… of Wetland Types 4 Box 1. The Range of Wetland Habitat Types 5 1.2.1 Artificial Wetlands 6 1.3 Ecological … Wetland Functions 8 1.3.3 Wetland Attributes 9 2 Wetland Loss and Degradation: Extent and Causes 13 2.1 Estimates of … 23 2.3.2.1 Wetland Flora and Fauna 23 2.3.2.2 Wetland Habitat Types 24 2.3.2.3 Wetland Functions 24 2.3.2.4 Legal …
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Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds

… use in the EAAF (faster than the rate of tropical forest loss), thus generating an urgent need for specific research … on endangered birds and their habitats and develops habitat mapping as a tool and knowledge basis for selection, … investments, programmes and activities for strengthening habitat and species protection along the EAAF; and 4. FURTHER …
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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

… is accepted by IUCN or its employees for any loss or damage arising from reliance on the information … in the national context of Lao PDR. Xe Champhone is the habitat of one of the few surviving wild populations of the … purpose; trading in crocodiles and damaging crocodile habitat in any way; taking any action that blocks pathways …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value, the loss of which would be irrepa- rable……” During the more than … to our lives and play an integral part in culture. Their loss, which equates to the loss of diversity within and among … today, reeds are still exploited for thatching roofs. The habitat management that supports their continued use often …
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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

… for example on the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss or land degradation – and information sharing beyond … for rare and threatened species, and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. It … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, called in short the Ramsar Convention, is an …
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Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise

… additional consequences for wet- land and biodiversity loss (e.g., Wetzel et al. 2012). Time and resources did not … Introduction In this analysis the risk of wetland loss is first assessed by evaluating proximity to the coast …
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