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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de Klemm IUCN Environmental … any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN … Earth Summit at Rio has come and gone; concepts such as 'sustainable devel- opment' have entered daily language. We …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… the practical activities 43 4.1 Habitation 43 4.2 Primary use of wetland resources 46 4.3 Secondary use of wetland … Project WHC World Heritage Convention WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development 3 Preface In the spirit of its … UN approaches – UNEP and UNESCO At the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, 2002), the United Nations …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. Its mission is “the … cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. Under the … the basis within the natural and social sciences for the sustainable use and conservation of the resources of the …
Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… does not exceed six meters.“ Another relevant term is wise use, that has been defined as the sustainable utilization of wetlands for the benefit of human … http://leo.informea.org/terms/sustainable-use 2. Purpose and mission The purpose of the …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global … IUCN’s Policy on Human Rights and Conservation for Sustainable Development, which shall be implemented within … statutory laws. The goal is to ensure the protection and sustainable use of natural resources in the Xe Champhone …
Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… conversion of intertidal wetlands to other forms of land use in the EAAF (faster than the rate of tropical forest … of the intertidal zone by embracing the principles of sustainable development and specifically by fully considering … and particularly those around the Yellow Sea, to find sustainable means of managing intertidal wetlands that meet …
Harmonising the integrated management of overlapping Ramsar Sites, World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… objective of Ramsar Sites is the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources, while the objective of … is the conservation of biological diversity in line with sustainable development and based on sound science, and the … the fundamental concept of IUCN and contributes to the sustainable use of ecosystems; The World Conservation …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… to human well-being, that their conservation and wise use is vital for the continued provision of these services, … needs of wetlands would contribute effectively to the wise use of the latter, establishing the water contributions … to better management of river basins, harmonizing water use strategies with those relating to land use, considering …
Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… wetland managers and decision-makers on the extent of land use and population in the vicinity of wetlands in specific … (as called for in Ramsar Resolutions X.26 and XI.8) for use in spatial analyses that can contribute to inter alia … Importance and to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories. …