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… is accepted by IUCN or its employees for any loss or damage arising from reliance on the information provided. … practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government … sectors around the world. www.iucn.org About the IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC) The IUCN Environmental Law …

… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using … and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de Klemm IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 38 IUCN The World … by helping to dissipate the force and lessen the damage of wind and wave action in many low-lying areas. They …

… acknowledges the work of Lyle Glowka, then of the Environmental Law Centre (IUCN - International Union for … of Nature), and Clare Shine, Barrister and Consultant in Environmental Law, in preparing both the Guidelines for … programmes do not support activities which could damage wetlands and are fully compatible with the wise use …

… weather- related disasters caused US$3.3 trillion in damage between 1980 and 2014. Using wetlands to minimize the damage from disasters Defined as land areas that are flooded … to a community or nation in human, material, economic or environmental losses. © U N EP © U N EP © J oy ln T y #Wet …

… treaty was being developed was a time of greatly increased environmental awareness. Looking back, we can see that the … to the Convention - wise use of wetlands, undertaking environmental impact assessments, making wetland inventories, … quality improvement, protection from flooding and storm damage, erosion control, water supply and ground water …

… Period; WELCOMING the recognition by international environmental agreements and initiatives, including the … type, and by IUCN; 2. REQUESTS the World Commission on Environmental Law to prepare draft legislation for nations to …

… is to protect the national territory from threats of environmental pollution and improve the quality of life for … Ministry of Environment include enactment and amendment of environmental laws and regulations; introduction of … provision of support for sites facing significant damage or danger, and discussion of other coordinated …

… planning that incorporates appropriate Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment processes, including … to reduce impacts, compensation for unavoidable residual damage, and monitoring to assess mitigation effectiveness and …

… of changing world perceptions, priorities, and trends in environmental thinking. The official name of the treaty, The … Efforts to support water allocation to ecosystems, such as environmental flows, placing upper limits on water … found in 2007 that the guidelines on buffer zones and Environmental Impact Assessments adopted by the Conference of …