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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… roles of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, the Standing Committee, and the Bureau Chapter 9 Legal and moral aspects … are recalled. These have included the setting up of a Standing Committee to provide continuity of the Conference’s …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Canada and the United States have retained their own long-standing wetland definitions, which are enshrined in … from soils, leaving behind salts in the topsoil and standing waters. This process of salinisation reduces the … activities are governed by a nine-member Standing Committee (established in 1987) which includes …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 11 Wetland cultural heritage and the Ramsar Convention
… manage- ment of wetlands. Ramsar’s Mediterranean Wetlands Committee (MedWet/Com) has already made a beginning in the … the Convention. Most significantly, the Convention’s Standing Committee has designated “Wetlands: water, life, and … their water in a variety of ways. This close and long-standing relationship has resulted in the evolution of strong …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… June 2015); and the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (Bonn, Germany, 28 June–8 July 2015). The delegates … years for the Conference of the Parties) and an 18-member Standing Committee, the inter-sessional executive body, which meets on an annual basis. The Standing Committee represents the Contracting Parties in the …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for its long-standing support of the IUCN and the provision of financial … Xonbuly. In 2011, the government established a National Committee for Wetland Management of the Ramsar Convention in … Xe Champhone and support the integration of peoples’ long-standing customary laws with statutory laws. The goal is to …