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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… carried forward by an expanding network of regional and country offices, located principally in devel- oping … does not imply that other countries or regions have not developed similar or better legal instruments, or that one … and ornamental tree. It is now estimated to cover at least 9% of southern Florida, is concentrated in freshwater …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Secretariat or UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … and sustainable tourism strategies and plans should be developed and implemented in order to safeguard the … secretariats The four secretariats should hold regular, at least annual, joint meetings for information exchange, …
Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… - The Ramsar List Each state party shall designate at least one wetland for inclusion in a List of Wetlands of … protect wetlands. However, the requirement to designate at least one wetland upon signing the Convention, together with …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Affairs of Finland concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … entirely inside the Xe Champhone Ramsar site and at least four other villages that are known to have territory, … for each particular site. Over the years, Ramsar has developed and explained the concept of wise use and the …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… This is viewed as ‘work-in-progress’ to be further developed and completed through the experience gained in … disseminating knowledge on the experience gained in each country can be a very useful process in improving … and cultural significance and the growing interest in at least some countries in more naturally-produced food, efforts …
Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… Note and the accompanying web map service and data sets, developed by the Center for International Earth Science … (SEDAC), conducted a glo- bal analysis of Ramsar Sites and developed this report in response to a request by the Ramsar … we found 85% of Sites would be exposed, 6% would suffer at least 50% of their area at risk, and still only 1 Site would …