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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… out the legal and institutional review 11 3.1 Establish a knowledge base of relevant legal and institutional measures … sector and the general public, specifically including indigenous and local communities7. Team members should have … for establishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous people’s participation in the management of …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Geoparks, each brings its own perspective, tools and knowledge. We also gratefully acknowledge the support from … may also evoke resistance from local communities and indigenous peoples, usually related to issues of land-use … or sometimes even lack of respect for community and indigenous peoples’ rights. A multiplicity of different forms …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge and technical support they need to achieve their … direct and immediate benefits for local communities and indigenous peoples living in or close to wetlands, … there have been many deliberate introductions of non-indigenous species to provide new or additional food …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… 4.2.1 Establishment of national wetland policies 4.2.2 Knowledge of wetlands and their values 4.2.3 Action at … maintenance of cultural values by local communities and indigenous people; promoting communication, education, … for establishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ participation in the management of …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… marginalized or dependant on wetlands; HIGHLIGHTING that knowledge of the water needs of wetlands would contribute … with shared interests in terms of data, information and knowledge (including indigenous and traditional knowledge) must increase their …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 11 Wetland cultural heritage and the Ramsar Convention
… establishing and strengthen- ing local communities’ and indigenous people’s par- ticipation in the management of … crucial importance of “ancestral values and traditional knowledge and institutions” in the wise-use manage- ment of … of the Conven- tion are bringing their experience and knowledge of the natural values of wetlands to fruitful …
Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values
… Ramsar guidance document on Culture and Wetlands For many indigenous cultures in South Africa, wetland areas represent … of traditional buildings, tourism and recreation; S Knowledge, belief systems and social practices – scientific research, education, and traditional knowledge – including languages/dialects and oral traditions, …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge
… needs while continu- ing to make use of traditional knowledge and retain- ing cultural traditions. Innovative … fisheries management in Guayaquil in Ecuador and in some indigenous groups on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… the laws for their implementation. This requires in-depth knowledge of the demographics of the area to be regulated in … its national legislation, respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional …