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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de … Union Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use IUCN - The World … levels. Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… of activities and values 35 3.2 Cultural aspects of wetland-related activities 38 4. Technical guidance on … activities 43 4.1 Habitation 43 4.2 Primary use of wetland resources 46 4.3 Secondary use of wetland resources 49 4.4 Knowledge, belief systems and social …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… RECALLING that, as a result of progress in the field of wetland management, a set of technical and scientific … under the Ramsar Convention, including administrators of wetland sites, ministries, governmental departments and …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… photo: Spirit house next to a sacred tree in Xe Champhone wetland Photo credits: All photos © IUCN/Raphaël Glémet … 2011, the government established a National Committee for Wetland Management of the Ramsar Convention in Lao PDR and … of these ethnic groups live in and near wetlands and use wetland resources according to their traditional rules and …
Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… ecosystem. The Convention Manual states that five major wetland types are generally recognized: Marine: coastal … Ramsar List Each state party shall designate at least one wetland for inclusion in a List of Wetlands of International … of urgent national interests, a state may also delete a wetland from the list or restrict its boundaries. The state …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… internationally on transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems and shared species. www.ramsar.org World … The Ramsar Convention would like to see many more wetland sites receiving the protection that they need in … (Republic of Korea). Two Ramsar Sites (1100 Altitude Wetland and Muljangori-Oreaum Wetland) on Jeju Island are …
Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… of this kind can alert decision makers to possible wetland losses and assist in priority setting for localized, … and climate change work area, for “information for wetland managers and decision-makers on the extent of land … measures. Introduction In this analysis the risk of wetland loss is first assessed by evaluating proximity to the …