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Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining Tourism and infrastructure development Fisheries … alone is already a serious concern. Deforestation and mining Deforestation and mining, even if occurring many hundreds of kilometres inland, …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Securing the future for global peatlands

… fires, conversion of peatlands for agricultural uses, mining for fuel, mining to sell in horticulture, and to enable construction; …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… Natural resource management Energy generation Industry and mining Territorial development Management of water quality … territorial development, energy, industry, investment, mining, navigation, tourism, trade and transport (see Figure … or management of sectoral activities such as industry, mining, construction of ports, transport, agriculture, …
18 Jun 2026 Document

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

… (approximately 51%) were lost to forestry and peat mining between 1957 and 1987.44 In 1997 a global survey … by the combined impacts of urban, tourist, industrial, mining and transportation activities.58 2.2.3 Changes in … ground water include inter alia underground and surface mining operations, timber production and agricultural …
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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… extended just 50m inland. In nearby Peraliya, where coral mining had degraded the reefs, the damage extended 1.5 km …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland Values and Functions Information Pack - Cultural Value

18 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape

… that have been modi- fied by generations of salt mining activities. In coastal areas, and also farther inland, …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values

… fishing and aquaculture, harvesting of wood, water use, mining/extraction of minerals and aggregates, harvesting of …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… supported financially by Lanxang Mineral Ltd., Sepon Gold Mining Project, and WCS. The MoU covers ten villages in four …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity