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

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … Box 3. Categories of Agreements Under the Convention on Migratory Species 290 25 Strengthening the Effectiveness of … of dams without adequate fish passes can prevent migratory fish from reaching their breeding or nursery …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and … and dragonflies, and mammals such as otters, are migratory species whose conservation and management also … a 5th Joint Work Plan. The Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) The Ramsar and CMS …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… because they wished to maintain the diversity of migratory waterfowl. Thus the proposal for an international … regulation or as essential habitat to a wide range of species. To most people wetlands were something to be … of Parties. On the other hand, a convention to protect migratory wildfowl would need to cover all the countries …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… over wetlands and wetland resources (including migratory species). In several countries, jurisdiction is divided … have enlarged the listing criteria for Ramsar sites from migratory waterbirds to representative or unique wetlands, …
25 May 2026 Document

Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds

… Asian-Australasian Flyway (hereafter EAAF) supports more migratory waterbird species – and a higher proportion that are globally … an international framework for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats; AWARE that the …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… many wetlands are extremely rich in biodiversity and many species of plants and animals are completely wetland … Great Barrier Reef, for example, supports 1,500 species of fish and up to 8,000 molluscs, not to mention … provide food for internationally important populations of migratory waterbirds. Mudflats, saltmarshes, mangroves and …
25 May 2026 Document

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

… transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems and shared species. www.ramsar.org World Heritage Convention The 1972 … increasing loss and degradation of wetland habitats for migratory waterbirds. It was adopted in the Iranian city of … North-South partnerships of sites (such as on flyways of migratory birds for Ramsar and World Heritage sites or the …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… including internationally important populations of migratory waterbirds. However, threats to rice paddies as … water management, introduction of invasive alien species, use of high levels of harmful agricultural …
25 May 2026 Document