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Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… and incorporating the size of the site, population data, urban extent, slope Background information CIESIN, through … University. 2012. Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates. Palisades, … Center (SEDAC). http:// www.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/lecz-urban-rural- population-land-area-estimates/ 2) Strauss, B., …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… of the plains with their many wetlands and their use for agriculture en- tailed a heavy health cost for the people … rivers and lakes. Often, the interface be- tween the urban environment and the natural sites is not managed … are the following: a) identify ‘interface areas’ between urban areas and wetlands; b) determine the use of these …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Human made wetlands include irrigated lands, ponds for agriculture and livestock, aquaculture installations, rivers … century, primarily through drainage for agriculture and urban development and water system regulation.39 13 36 37 38 … and may be quite lawfully drained and reclaimed for urban, coastal or infrastructure development, to increase the …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… 21 3.3.6 Law on Agriculture (1998) … by raising aquatic animals and wildlife in communities and urban areas. Permission for any use of wildlife in: Category … per person per month for rural areas and 240,000 kip in urban areas. As Champhone is a rural district, this report is …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… European Geoparks Network EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) GEF Global … resistant to other land uses, including agricultural and urban encroachment. However, pressures on water availability … come under the authority of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, while Biosphere Reserves are …