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

… the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de Klemm IUCN Environmental … any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN … Earth Summit at Rio has come and gone; concepts such as 'sustainable devel- opment' have entered daily language. We …
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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

… international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. Its mission is “the … cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. Under the … the basis within the natural and social sciences for the sustainable use and conservation of the resources of the …
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Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… does not exceed six meters.“ Another relevant term is wise use, that has been defined as the sustainable utilization of wetlands for the benefit of human … http://leo.informea.org/terms/sustainable-use 2. Purpose and mission The purpose of the …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national … cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. As of October … of indigenous and local communities, which promote sustainable use of wetland resources? e) Do wetland users, …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national … cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. As of January … global intergovernmental treaties on the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, but, compared with more …
20 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

… nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global … IUCN’s Policy on Human Rights and Conservation for Sustainable Development, which shall be implemented within … statutory laws. The goal is to ensure the protection and sustainable use of natural resources in the Xe Champhone …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… Chapter 5 Classification and evaluation Chapter 6 Wise use, management and monitoring Chapter 7 Funding the … new ground in global efforts for nature conservation and sustainable development. Indeed, much of the philosophy … socio-economic and cultural value within the framework of sustainable use and habitat conservation”. The Conference did …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

… methods of hunting waterfowl are depicted, including the use of domes- ticated geese as decoys, as well as decoys made … Ice Age, archaeo- logical sites in Japan show increasing use of wetland resources. The site of Awazu in Lake Biwa (a … production. In Japan, farming in wetlands was added to the use of wild resources at least 2,500 years ago, when rice …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 1 Introduction

… soils from all over the world document the extensive human use of wetlands, a reflection of the immense wealth of … wetland community concerned with the conservation and wise use of wetlands. The extent and diversity of this heritage … e tl a n d s C O N T E N T S Spear fishing in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, Brazil, where traditional …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge

… practices to current needs while continu- ing to make use of traditional knowledge and retain- ing cultural … recognized as communities and countries strive to maintain sustainable exploitation practices in wetlands in the face of … and are probably the oldest judicial institution still in use in Europe, “While there are numerous examples of …
20 Jun 2026 Document