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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… up the recovery and help to “build back better” after a disaster, acting as natural water filters and nutrient … degraded ones means that a community can deal with a disaster even better next time. Disaster or hazard? We think of floods, droughts, tsunamis, …
17 Jun 2026 Document

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events

… and coastal marsh is worth up to $US15,161 a year in disaster-related services. Mangroves also store carbon …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds

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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… related to price support, commodity loans or purchase and disaster assistance, soil conservation programmes and certain … covered by mud rich in heavy metals. In response to this disaster, a thorough system of ecological monitoring had been … of undeveloped shorelines and coastal barriers, including disaster relief and water treatment grants, remain …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… and the World Heritage Centre)22 or tool kits for disaster risk reduction (currently in the planning stage for … UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN (2010). Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage. Paris, France: …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… even though the same traditional use pattern is continued. Disaster will come even more quickly as, inevitably, the use …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity