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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… of Wetland Types 4 Box 1. The Range of Wetland Habitat Types 5 1.2.1 Artificial Wetlands 6 1.3 Ecological … Wetland Functions 8 1.3.3 Wetland Attributes 9 2 Wetland Loss and Degradation: Extent and Causes 13 2.1 Estimates of … 23 2.3.2.1 Wetland Flora and Fauna 23 2.3.2.2 Wetland Habitat Types 24 2.3.2.3 Wetland Functions 24 2.3.2.4 Legal …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Reproduction of this publication for educational or … wetlands was leading to undesirable consequences - to the loss of groundwater reserves and the consequent need for … Nations, far more important, where a treaty to conserve habitat is concerned, is the area that the territories of its …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… the Convention and addressing the problem of wetland loss and degradation. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands aims … permit systems, impact assessment and audit procedures, habitat and species conservation, incentives) Site-specific … challenges to legislators as they cover a wide range of habitat types (e.g., caves, peatbogs, inland deltas, coral …
Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… use in the EAAF (faster than the rate of tropical forest loss), thus generating an urgent need for specific research … on endangered birds and their habitats and develops habitat mapping as a tool and knowledge basis for selection, … investments, programmes and activities for strengthening habitat and species protection along the EAAF; and 4. FURTHER …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, reflects the original emphasis upon the conservation and wise use of wetlands primarily as habitat for waterbirds. Over the years, however, the … to make a commitment to reversing that history of wetland loss and degradation. In addition, many wetlands are …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… is accepted by IUCN or its employees for any loss or damage arising from reliance on the information … in the national context of Lao PDR. Xe Champhone is the habitat of one of the few surviving wild populations of the … purpose; trading in crocodiles and damaging crocodile habitat in any way; taking any action that blocks pathways …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… for example on the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss or land degradation – and information sharing beyond … for rare and threatened species, and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. It … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, called in short the Ramsar Convention, is an …
Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity
… Millennium Ecosystem Assessment found that damage to and loss of wetlands is more rapid than that of other ecosystems. … reef-building species. The underlying drivers behind the loss of wetland biodiversity include habitat change (such as drainage and infilling for …