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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products
… cities in foreign countries. Wetland products range from food staples, such as fish and rice, to timber for building, … billion. While the global significance of fish as a basic food commodity and a highly valued economic resource is … to maintain water quality and provide the basis for food chains that culminate in human consumption of seafood. …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… information on the use of the wildfowl resource for food, sport, amenity, scientific and other purposes; and a … the Netherlands and Sweden; a representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization; one from IUCN and the … value in supporting human communities by the provision of food, fibre or fuel; maintaining cultural values; supporting …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… EGN European Geoparks Network EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) GEF … International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN International Union for … lake (Ichkeul Lake), which is the last of a chain of great freshwater lakes that once stretched the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… deltas, mudflats and salt marshes. These areas support a food web that permits rapid growth of young fish in estuarine … as "biological supermarkets" because of the extensive food webs and rich biodiversity they support and as "kidneys … from Australian flood plains and wetland plants used for food by Aboriginal communities. Wetlands thus enable …