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… Managing MIDAs Harmonising the management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar … 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 …

… Soft Law and is the headquarters for the UNEP, FAO, IUCN Management Unit for the joint initiative known as ECOLEX. The … 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 …

… on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has … 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 …

… providing clean water and playing a key role in flood management), and support a wide range of rare, specialist 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 …

… placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple … 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; …

… 5 Classification and evaluation Chapter 6 Wise use, management and monitoring Chapter 7 Funding the operation of … 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- …

… sustainable wetland systems stem from inappropriate water management, introduction of invasive alien species, use of … annual value per household from direct use of the mangrove forest to be around US$924. This figure does not include the …

… and coastal inlets in southeast Asia, to those using forest timber and palm thatching in the flooded forests of … Middle Ages in many coastal marshes in the Mediterranean. Management of the water resource itself, as well as the need … cul- tural heritage, and the challenge now is to develop management strategies that will ensure its survival. The …

… one single authority, it is often essential that fisheries management authorities cooperate in order to align their …

… roots bind the shoreline and each kilometer of mangrove forest can reduce a storm surge by 50cm, blunting the impact … led officials to adopt a ‘soft path’ to natural flood management. More than 2,900 sq. km of floodplains have been …