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Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

31 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

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

… Hadejia-Jama'are wetlands in Nigeria provide a floodplain fishery harvest of 4,000-5,000 tonnes per year, whilst the … the private sector (usually the main actor in agriculture, fishery, industry, tourism and sometimes in water resource … tion' and 'exploitation'. At national level, most fishery departments were established long ago to regulate …
31 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… advantaged parts of the world; overall, 80% of global fishery production takes place in developing countries. 2006 … provided to local communities by mangroves, such as fishery support and shoreline stabilization. Wetland …
31 May 2026 Document

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

… defines agriculture to include animal husbandry and fishery: Agriculture [refers to] cultivation, animal husbandry and fishery for consumption and [for producing] food for the …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

31 May 2026 Document

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

… people in control and fully responsible for managing their fishery. An important consequence of this strategy has been …
31 May 2026 Document

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… of wetlands also translates into hard monetary value. The fishery of the Lower Mekong basin (shared by Cambodia, Laos …
31 May 2026 Document

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

… because of conflicts with their commercial, particularly fishery, interests. Moreover, it was not until 1991 that the …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity