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

… extent. Markets acting in isolation do not make the polluter pay for the environmental costs generated by the … framework is needed to incorporate the polluter pays principle into sectoral policies and to ensure that polluters …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… make monetary or other compensation, consistent with the polluter pays principle? f) Are civil or administrative law remedies …
20 Jul 2026 Document

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

… the need for a network of protected areas and the wise use principle for the management of wetlands, has since been … delegate for UNESCO, that his organization had agreed in principle to be the Depositary for the Convention. The … practices, threats, past or present research and principle references in the literature. This publication of …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… ‘Wise use’ of wetlands (Article 3.1), is the fundamental principle of the Ramsar Convention. It is defined as: ... the …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… the wise use of wetlands established the important Ramsar principle that its purpose was “for the benefit of mankind”: … Ramsar, provided that they are in line with the Ramsar principle of “wise use” (sustainable use) and do not lead to …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… site conservation. All MIDA processes should observe the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) when … are 158 MAB National Committees or MAB Focal Points (in principle, participation in the MAB Programme and its World … MIDAs 24 ■ Number of countries participating: 33 (in principle, participation in the IGGP and the UNESCO Global …
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