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

… phosphorus in vegetation or accumulating them in the sub-soil: this helps to reduce eutrophication of downstream lakes … can simultaneously contribute to species loss by modifying soil acidity and reduce water quality by contributing to … type, either in the wetland concerned or through the improvement, restoration or creation of adjacent or nearby …
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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

… conservation of the resources of the biosphere and for the improvement of the overall relationship between people and … areas only reinforce the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise pollution, the pressures of expanding … in elevation above sea level, changes in topography and soil types, patch systems and naturally regenerating patches; …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… a Montreux Record site, and make recommendations for improvement Ramsar Criteria = Criteria for Identifying …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… physical, biological or chemical components, such as soil, water, plants, animals and nutrients, and the … and/or any activity involving the modification of the soil profile that could cause erosion and degradation of …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

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

… of the movement towards a convention, and its subsequent improvement and expansion, was due, as will become clear, to … There were three modifiers for acid/alkaline balance, two soil modifiers and six special modifiers concerned with … “those physical, biological or chemical components such as soil, water, plants, animals and nutrients, and the …
21 Jun 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

… Community-based Crocodile Recovery and Livelihood Improvement Project, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), for … forest in water catchment areas; 6. Not dig or take away soil from swamps and wetlands, except in the case of …
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