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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… aquaculture production has resulted in massive loss of ecosystem services. Factsheet 7 in a series of 10 ecosystem services Wetland Aquaculture has grown rapidly over … sustainable wetland systems stem from inappropriate water management, introduction of invasive alien species, use of …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values

… and numerous other goods and values – nowadays termed ‘ecosystem services’ – have been similarly esteemed through … be assessed economically. Factsheet 8 in a series of 10 ecosystem services Wetland At El Rocío, a small town on the … years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen …
20 Jun 2026 Document

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

… Managing MIDAs Harmonising the management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar … the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. UNESCO designated … for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits/services. World …
20 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge

… once a week. While there are numerous such examples of management practices that remain relatively unchan- ged, many … practices which have brought poverty, conflict and ecosystem deterioration. The solution The rich cultural … and damaged the ecological char- acter of the wetland ecosystem. Support from the Ramsar Small Grants Fund helped …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Harmonising the integrated management of overlapping Ramsar Sites, World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… WCC-2016-Res-037-EN Harmonising the integrated management of overlapping Ramsar Sites, World Heritage sites, … RECALLING Resolution 5.052 Establishment of an integrated management system for UNESCO protected areas (Jeju, 2012); … or partial spatial overlap; CONCERNED that different management guidelines, time cycles and periods provided and …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has … Jurisdictional and Institutional Barriers to Integrated Ecosystem Management.... 67 5.2.4.1 Jurisdictional Barriers … adverse effect on the conservation status of a species or ecosystem. Some processes occur naturally, but those of …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple … everywhere as the full impact of climate change on our ecosystem lifelines is felt. Small wonder that there is a … the difficulty of assigning dollar values to the wetland ecosystem’s values and benefits, goods and services. Thus, …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… some aspects of the guidance relate specifically to site management. The Ramsar guidance has been adopted by member … authorities; e) jurisdictional constraints on ecosystem management of river basins and coastal areas; f) … 3.5 Jurisdictional constraints on river and coastal ecosystem management 4.0 Developing legal and institutional …
20 Jun 2026 Document

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

… Soft Law and is the headquarters for the UNEP, FAO, IUCN Management Unit for the joint initiative known as ECOLEX. The … decision-making to improve livelihood security, human and ecosystem health. www.iucn.org/asia/mekong_dialogues Contents … livelihoods and promote conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In order to gain further experience on …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… 5 Classification and evaluation Chapter 6 Wise use, management and monitoring Chapter 7 Funding the operation of … way in which nutrients and pollutants are recycled in the ecosystem. It is therefore not surprising that systems of … with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem”. Sustainable utilization was defined as “human use …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity