Search results
12 Results
Sorted by relevance
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, …
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, …
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 …