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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

… 15 3.2.2 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) … kip. Also for subsequent violations, the State seizes any illegal assets (Article 66). In addition to fines, the law … areas and food sources of fish and other aquatic fauna; illegal fishing, capture or taking possession of protected …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… areas.50 Wetland acreage is also lost through official or illegal dumping of waste. Problems of this type are directly … human food but also because of their value in the aquarium trade (coral reef fishes), shell collection (corals and sea … provisions. This should inter alia set penalties for illegal practices, establish procedures and criteria for the …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… of water quality and quantity Public health Tourism Trade controls on wetland products Communications and … energy, industry, investment, mining, navigation, tourism, trade and transport (see Figure 2). The information collected … and air resources; to monitor compliance; and to punish illegal practices. Law makes it possible to confer special …
30 Jun 2026 Document

Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… their origin) and should actively discourage unsustainable trade in geological materials as a whole. Where clearly … are game poaching, killing elephants for their tusks, illegal pastoralism in protected areas, spread of … patrolling rangers should be instituted to help reduce illegal activities (such as ivory poaching) across national …
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