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… Transverse Integration: Conservation of Riverbanks and Flood Plains 201 14.5 Towards the Unitary Management of River … for Conservation 314 27.9 Tools for Public Ownership or Control of Important Wetlands 314 27.10 Incentive Systems and … such as river red gum trees harvested from Australian flood plains and wetland plants used for food by Aboriginal …

… London, and the German Hanseatic towns situated in the flood plains of vast deltas are but a few examples. In … covered or saturated by water - marshes, bogs, swamps, flood plains and the like. For centuries mankind had viewed … governments, and it is governments who, in various ways, control land use within their borders. It is therefore …

… coastal management, water resource management or pollution control. At the local level, customary laws and … may include subsidies or tax incentives for irrigation, flood insurance, intensive forestry and intensive agriculture … infrastructure projects (river channel straightening, flood control measures, transport routes) or the designation …

… annual storm losses there by US$20 million. 3. Rivers and flood plains Over time, rivers and streams meander to create … reservoir. During sudden floods, they can spread and store flood water over a wide area, reducing damage downstream. 4. … effects of climate change. Yangtze River: ‘soft’ flood control with a wetland ecosystem Prone to monsoon flooding, …

… To minimize impact ahead of time, we can designate flood- and storm-prone areas as protected wetlands to …

… and for which they need the support of other countries to control trade in them. The Siamese crocodile, which lives in … to waterways; 3. Not cause water levels to recede or to flood; 4. Not pollute or poison bodies of water; 5. Not cut … in wetlands must not cause water levels to recede or to flood. Customary law governing the use of water is based on …

… for example, water storage; storm protection and flood mitigation; shoreline stabilization and erosion control; groundwater recharge and discharge; water … Untere Lobau (Austria), Moravské luhy (Morava flood plains) (Slovak Republic), Mokrady dolního Podyjí …

… only the loss of the more tangible wetland values such as flood control, groundwater replenish- ment, nutrient cycling, etc., …

… its core area, as well as additional terrestrial areas and flood plains amounting to a total surface area of 180,000 ha. … nitrogen fixation, soil carbon sequestration, erosion control, plant pollination, biological pest control, organic waste degradation, and mitigation of climate …