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Harmonising the integrated management of overlapping Ramsar Sites, World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

17 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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

… M ID A s IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland, … www.iucn.org IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) IUCN is a membership Union composed of both … it comprises a natural World Heritage site, a Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Global Geopark and a total of five Ramsar …
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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… and storm-prone areas as protected wetlands to strengthen nature’s own buffer. The Biosphere Reserve of the Saloum Delta in Senegal is an area of …
17 May 2026 Document

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

… the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is … Union © 1999 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Reproduction of this … specific provisions on conservation of listed sites, reserve creation and international cooperation. It provides a …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… over twenty years ago as the first of the modern global nature conservation conventions. The period when the treaty … able to break important new ground in global efforts for nature conservation and sustainable development. Indeed, much … was rejected. It was another workshop, on “Flyways and reserve networks”, which proposed that the order of the three …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… contract by IUCN–International Union for Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland. 1 The Depositary receives, … Contracting Parties have also undertaken to establish nature reserves in wetlands, whether or not they are … April 2011 74 Cabo Pulmo Mexico Nov 2011 75 Indus Dolphin Reserve and Taunsa Pakistan Oct 2012 Barrage The Convention …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… Law Centre (IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature), and Clare Shine, Barrister and Consultant in … in India by Devaki Panini, WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) – India. Reviewing laws and institutions relevant to … laws and regulations on environmental protection, nature conservation, protected areas, environmental impact …
17 May 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 8 Wetlands -- a cultural landscape for learning and leisure

… in India was created 150 years ago as a wetland hunt- ing reserve by the Maharajah of Bharatpur and is now a National … and recreational attractions.” Part of the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, a Ramsar site in Hong Kong, China, is … monu- ment attracting many visitors. At the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve and Ramsar site in Hong Kong, China, part of …
17 May 2026 Document

Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… compensate, however, for the loss by creating additional nature reserves for waterfowl either in the same area or … within their territory. Parties are obliged to establish nature reserves, whether they are listed or not, and to …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 1 Introduction

… T S Spear fishing in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, Brazil, where traditional knowledge plays a key role … Conven- tion, testimony in itself to the multi-faceted nature of the cultural heritage associated with wetlands. The …
17 May 2026 Document