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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Conservation 256 21 Making Law Work Better for Wetlands: Compliance, Enforcement and Remedies... 259 21.1 Role of Treaty Institutions in Improving State Compliance 259 21.2 Role of Judges, NGOs and Citizens in … activities are governed by a nine-member Standing Committee (established in 1987) which includes …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… by the 21st meeting of the Convention’s Standing Committee. The Standing Committee endorsed these documents … impairment of land, water and air resources; to monitor compliance; and to punish illegal practices. Law makes it … positive stewardship to enhance wise use and facilitate compliance. 54. Legislation should specifically provide for …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Xonbuly. In 2011, the government established a National Committee for Wetland Management of the Ramsar Convention in … in the monitoring system, and lack of appropriate compliance and enforcement measures, among other challenges. … that enable village administrative bodies to monitor compliance and enforce the law, and rely on the courts to …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, the Standing Committee, and the Bureau Chapter 9 Legal and moral aspects … before the European Court of Justice, which can enforce compliance. A comprehensive worldwide “umbrella” treaty … repeated requests and specific recommendations calling for compliance being passed by the preceding Conference. The very …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… The Conference of the Contracting Parties 3.2 The Standing Committee 3.3 The Secretariat 3.4 The Administrative … wetlands, shared water systems, and shared species. 1.7.5 Compliance with the commitments The Ramsar Convention is not … Resolution VIII.24 UNEP’s Guidelines for enhancing compliance with multilateral environmental agreements, and …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… June 2015); and the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (Bonn, Germany, 28 June–8 July 2015). The delegates … Areas 47 site achieving these international designations: compliance with the basic criteria set up for multiple … to the MAB Secretariat every 10 years. In case of non-compliance, the site may run the risk of no longer being part …