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The relationship of indigenous peoples and local communities with wetlands - An initial report

… The relationship of indigenous peoples and local communities with wetlands - An initial …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

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

… may also evoke resistance from local communities and indigenous peoples, usually related to issues of land-use restrictions … or sometimes even lack of respect for community and indigenous peoples’ rights. A multiplicity of different forms …
21 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore

… of everyday life for many of the estimated three million indigenous people living within at least 5,000 distinct … Parties (COP) to the Ramsar Convention, May 1999. The 7 indigenous artists, from the Solen- tiname archipelago in the … he had built at his home in Giverny, France. To this day, indigenous artists around the world create exciting works …
21 Jun 2026 Document

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… 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 … the main source of law governing the rights and duties of indigenous and local communities with regard to wetland …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

… seem to have a more holistic perspective of their world. Indigenous people in Australia consider themselves an … people. This holistic per- spective is also found in many indigenous belief systems in Africa and the Americas. The …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… 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 wetlands …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… direct and immediate benefits for local communities and indigenous peoples living in or close to wetlands, particularly in the … there have been many deliberate introductions of non-indigenous species to provide new or additional food …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 4 Working in wetlands -- the tools of the trade

… by dams and countless others affected in different ways. Indigenous and tribal people have suffered disproportionately …
21 Jun 2026 Document

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 …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge

… fisheries management in Guayaquil in Ecuador and in some indigenous groups on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of …
21 Jun 2026 Document