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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… are influenced by river flows include: • estuaries and tidal flats, where rivers meet the sea and salinity is … fish in estuarine nursery areas. • mangroves and other tidal forests. These very productive plant communities … flows include: • marine and open coasts. Where the coastal energy from waves and currents is low, coastal zones may …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… water availability. Introduction 6 1.3. Hydropower The energy harvested from water as it moves through the water … shores and coral reefs); estuarine (including deltas, tidal marshes and mangrove swamps); lacustrine (wetlands … Freshwater-dependent ecosystems – such as mangroves, inter-tidal zones and estuaries – sustain millions of plant and …