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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … direct and immediate benefits for local communities and indigenous peoples living in or close to wetlands, … there have been many deliberate introductions of non-indigenous species to provide new or additional food …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… has destroyed critical ecosystems, endangered certain species and displaced millions of people (WCD, 2000). In … Today, new technologies are being devised whilst old and indigenous techniques are being explored and renewed to … or leave some under private ownership or control. For indigenous communities, the government may establish forms of …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… Diversity CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species DALYs Disability-adjusted Life Years EIA … trade, is also a major threat and leads to the decline of indigenous species population. While habitat loss is the … Moreover, the invasive species often compete with the indigenous life, resulting in the disruption of the food …
Issues in water law reform
… for implementation there. They also discovered that the indigenous peasants followed the practice of collecting water … Conquest, the relationship with water of the various indigenous cultures was both religious and practical. The … tension between the requirements of the federal Endangered Species Act"3 and the exercise of privately owned water …