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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world … of Wetland Types 4 Box 1. The Range of Wetland Habitat Types 5 1.2.1 Artificial Wetlands 6 1.3 Ecological … Site-specific Conservation of Wetlands 145 11.1 Regulatory Protection of Designated Rivers and Wetland Sites 145 11.2 …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… Switzerland. © Copyright: 1993 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Reproduction of this publication for educational or … wetlands have a far greater importance for ground water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, …
Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… WCC-2012-Res-028-EN Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened … on endangered birds and their habitats and develops habitat mapping as a tool and knowledge basis for selection, … claim) at priority sites for biodiversity, irrespective of protection status, until a full assessment of the economics …
Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … them with an income. Endemic species The need for the protection and preservation of marine biodiversity is … examines the current international legal regime for the protection and preservation of marine biodiversity, with a …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions … and subnational laws and regulations on environmental protection, nature conservation, protected areas, … permit systems, impact assessment and audit procedures, habitat and species conservation, incentives) Site-specific …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, reflects the original emphasis upon the conservation … for this List more than 2,060 wetlands for special protection as “Ramsar Sites”, covering 197 million hectares …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe … 23 3.3.7 Environmental Protection Law (1999) … initiative and can serve to work towards ensuring that the protection of rights and biodiversity conservation become and …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Managing MIDAs Harmonising the management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, … Heritage Convention The 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage … for rare and threatened species, and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. It …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… WCC-2012-Res-068-EN The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions … of wetlands as regulators of hydrological regimes and as habitat for characteristic fauna and flora; RECOGNIZING that … The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve …
Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… Briefing Note Number 5, December 2012 Download PDFs of all Briefing Notes at www.ramsar.org/BN/ Purpose of this BN To provide a preliminary as- sessment of coastal Ramsar Sites that are at risk to inunda- tion as a …