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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… Convention Bureau concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … conventions. The period when the treaty was being developed was a time of greatly increased environmental … fact that many of the most advanced human civilizations developed within or in immediate proximity to wetlands is …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… carried forward by an expanding network of regional and country offices, located principally in devel- oping … does not imply that other countries or regions have not developed similar or better legal instruments, or that one … Iraq being but one example. Such communities have often developed low-impact technologies for 9 23 24 25 26 27 The …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… Authorities for the Ramsar Convention in each country. Equally important users in many cases are managers … studies, policy documents and inventories that have been developed as part of a national wetland or broader … planning instruments, and that national wetland policies developed in line with the guidelines adopted by Ramsar …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Secretariat or UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … and sustainable tourism strategies and plans should be developed and implemented in order to safeguard the … and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed an initiative for the dynamic conservation of …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… Convention Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … the Conference of the Contracting Parties has further developed and interpreted the basic tenets of the treaty text … on wetlands? The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was developed as a means to call international attention to the …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Affairs of Finland concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … for each particular site. Over the years, Ramsar has developed and explained the concept of wise use and the … there are many examples in practice where cooperation has developed between the customary and statutory systems, on the …