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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …