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Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… as- sessment of coastal Ramsar Sites that are at risk to inunda- tion as a consequence of sea level rise, in … Further information on the last page. Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level … in spatial analyses that can contribute to inter alia site management planning and monitoring and climate change …
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 … and the World Heritage Centre)22 or tool kits for disaster risk reduction (currently in the planning stage for UNESCO … and sites that are specifically recognised as being at risk (that is, Ramsar Sites listed on the Montreux Record, or …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has … of land in and around cities and greatly increases the risk of urban encroachment and squatting in marginal wetland … regulated and monitored, can carry a significant risk of species introduction.69 In Europe, for example, the …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… some aspects of the guidance relate specifically to site management. The Ramsar guidance has been adopted by member … should be strengthened where peatlands are at significant risk owing to resource development or other pressures. C2. … overlapping legal and institutional frameworks with a high risk of intersectoral policy inconsistency (Turner and Jones …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… placing upper limits on water allocations, and new water management legislation, must be strengthened. The multiple … and the health and livelihood of local people put at risk. Many of the wetland fauna, for example some fish … Outreach Programme, 1999-2002 Resolution VII.10 Wetland Risk Assessment Framework Resolution VII.11 Strategic …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Soft Law and is the headquarters for the UNEP, FAO, IUCN Management Unit for the joint initiative known as ECOLEX. The … and the Kuan Cham Ban; to disregard their advice is to risk one’s life. Outsiders are also subject to spiritual … • Disregard of advice from the fortune teller is to risk one’s life. • Anybody can learn to be the fortune …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… 5 Classification and evaluation Chapter 6 Wise use, management and monitoring Chapter 7 Funding the operation of … of protected areas and the wise use principle for the management of wetlands, has since been adopted in other … done’ and ‘what should not be done’. Otherwise there is a risk of drafting one more mere ‘declaration of good intent’ …