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… and techniques for draining wetlands were invented. The developing countries needed help to avoid making the same … one’s own wetlands, would work satisfactorily with a small number of Parties. On the other hand, a convention to … information on the principal wetland ecosystems in 24 island territories in the Pacific, some 200 of which were of …

… 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and initiatives 4.4.5 Small projects assistance programmes 4.4.6 Project support … tourist resort adjacent to a Ramsar Site on the Caribbean island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles, after the … Ramsar Secretariat has devoted a great deal of effort to developing synergies with other environment-related …

… With Local Communities and the Private Sector.. 76 7 Developing Legal Frameworks for Wise Use 79 7.1 What Kind of … meadows, flooded forests and oxbow lakes which may have small areas of permanent water during the dry season but … loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta which nests on the Greek island of Zakynthos. Biological Diversity of Inland Waters, …

… Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is the largest island off the coast of the Korean Peninsula. It has an area … as a result of membership: The Ramsar Secretariat has a Small Grants Fund for eligible Parties in all regions, drawn … assistance mechanism, which provides help to developed and developing countries alike in solving the problems of threats …

… measures which constrain conservation and wise use 30 4.0 Developing legal and institutional measures to promote wise … as: the vulnerability of coastal and low-lying regions and small island States to predicted sea level rise; the importance of …

… to the development of Asian societies. In Binong on the island of Java, Indonesians have been growing rice for … and distributes the water through a complex system of small channels, under a traditional social mechanism, to the …

… and islands. A similar relationship is seen in India, a country where drought is common and often life-threatening. … India, every village main- tained its own sacred kund, or small lake. A grove of trees around the kund helped retain …

… with disproportionately few Sites with boundary data from developing countries. The Ramsar Sites with estimated … rise: secondary con- sequences from human displacement for island bio- diversity. Global Change Biology doi: … Notes are reviewed internally by STRP members and a small internal editorial panel, comprised of the STRP Chair …

… Affairs of Finland concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … conservation become and remain mutually reinforcing. After developing a step-wise approach for implementing RBAs to … particular species and, in many cases, allows hunting of small animals such as rodents and lizards but not of other …