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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… Switzerland. © Copyright: 1993 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. … would be an interesting task for ecology-oriented cultural heritage historians to study the possible cause and effect … Each Species is given two Latin names, the first generic, common to the Genus in which it is placed, the second …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions … of the Convention text. For this reason, the increasingly common use of the short form of the treaty’s title, the … wetlands have special attributes as part of the cultural heritage of humanity – they are related to religious and …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … water surfaces of the world, including oceans and seas. A common frame of reference is now provided by the Convention … are mostly endangered.27 Finally, there is a rich cultural heritage closely associated with wetlands. Humans have been …