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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products
… and scales, from low-intensity subsistence users, to intensive, commercial exploitation involving multinational … lost in the past 20 years, with aquaculture – especially intensive shrimp farming – implicated as one of the main culprits. Rice is a …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… floodplains are drained and subsequently irrigated for intensive arable cultivation. Under some laws, the grant of … through fisheries, cattle herding and recession culture farming on the wet nutrient-rich riverbanks. The middle … land use. By 1985, the drainage of available wetlands for intensive agriculture was estimated at 27% for Asia, 6% for …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… Their wetlands were often in a near-pristine state and intensive management was not appropriate. A sustainable yield … (reclamation, recreation) or low resource countries (intensive productivity) must be recognized, and activities … as ducks, flamingos and herons. The third dealt with farming for waterfowl and the prevention of crop damage. The …