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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, Lao PDR Implications for … K., and Glémet, R. (2013). Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, Lao PDR: … Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance … restricted to traditional societies, which enforced strict customary rules on taking for subsistence purposes. In many … they can be public or private property. However, it is customary in almost all countries for the collection of wild …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… the work of Lyle Glowka, then of the Environmental Law Centre (IUCN - International Union for Conservation of … country’s laws and institutions, including those which are customary, operate both in theory and in practice. 2.3 Define … affect wetlands. At the other end of the spectrum, customary laws may be the main source of law governing the …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… in other international arrangements and in national law. Over the years following its adoption, there have been … at Morges and now at Gland. It also has an Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany, and it has launched a World … D.A. Scott, was able to move on to this new task with his customary energy and efficiency. At an IWRB meeting in …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… to motivate the rangers and improve enforcement of the law as well as environmental rules and regulations. The use … which in the case of Costa Rica are ratified by law, gives this site a special legal status which obliges the … international designation. In certain sites, they may be customary managers, traditional custodians, or private-sector …
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