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

… WCC-2012-Res-028-EN Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its … of land use in the EAAF (faster than the rate of tropical forest loss), thus generating an urgent need for specific … RECALLING previous commitments to intertidal wetland conservation made by Ramsar Convention Contracting Parties in …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de Klemm … non-mangrove coasts.21 Inland, riparian vegetation and forest cover in watersheds helps to reduce erosion of … limited to a few areas of France and Italy: the Rheinland forest in Alsace is estimated to have decreased by 50% in the …
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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Review of Statutory and Customary Law … of Understanding NA National Assembly NTFP Non-timber forest products NW North-West PM Prime Minister Ramsar Ramsar … hunting; fishing; cutting trees; collecting non-timber forest products (NTFP); taking water; using a boat; and …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… M anaging M ID A s IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 … they contain. For example, an area of tropical rain forest would meet the conditions of integrity if it includes … provinces and thus has a rich biodiversity. Savannahs, forest lands and gallery forests constitute the main …
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Securing the future for global peatlands

… importance of peatlands for climate change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and … TROUBLED that peat is being lost rapidly through peat forest fires, conversion of peatlands for agricultural uses, … when implementing activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. State and agency Members of the United …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … Domica (Slovak Republic), the first such TRS; Flooded Dyje forest in the Czech Republic’s part of the “Trilateral Ramsar … by wetlands include wildlife resources; fisheries; forest resources; forage resources; agricultural resources; …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… twenty years ago as the first of the modern global nature conservation conventions. The period when the treaty was … most fur-bearing animals, and many species of farm game, forest game and warm-water fish. It was calculated that of … lagoons, marshes, salt pans, (8) mangrove swamps and forest, (9) slow-flowing rivers and streams, (10) fast- …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… area, whether the whole Earth, a country, a single forest or a back-yard pond. The biodiversity we see today … that abound on and around seasonal wetlands in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania, … of 10 ecosystem services Wetland In late 2008, WWF, the conservation organization, launched a report detailing how …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

… Islamic regions such as Indonesia and Zanzibar. In the forest and savannah zones of Guinea, traditional beliefs are … have helped to maintain the ecological integrity of these forest wetlands. The Camargue region in the delta of the … heritage – and at the same time often ensuring the conservation and wise use of wetlands. The Ramsar Bureau Rue …
19 Jun 2026 Document

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … promotes an integrated package of actions to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands. In recognition of … Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands. Ramsar handbooks for …
19 Jun 2026 Document