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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… Convention. Perhaps they underestimate the significance of integration of nature and culture in the management of … and the resilience of cultures and societies. In principle there is a strong nexus here with the thinking … on wetlands. They should now be extended to ensure the integration of cultural values as well, as a means for the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Protection of Environmental Flows 199 14.4 Transverse Integration: Conservation of Riverbanks and Flood Plains 201 … framework is needed to incorporate the polluter pays principle into sectoral policies and to ensure that polluters … between States or under the auspices of regional economic integration organizations such as the European Union. …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… site conservation. All MIDA processes should observe the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) when … a management system for protected areas including the integration of the different cycles for re-evaluation of … practice, these sites should also demonstrate effective integration into wider landscapes and seascapes, and …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… sustainability. Rights-based approaches can be seen as the integration of rights considerations within any policy, … To further strengthen the rule of law and promote the integration of customary law into the formal legal framework, … ‘Wise use’ of wetlands (Article 3.1), is the fundamental principle of the Ramsar Convention. It is defined as: ... the …