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

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … the world's freshwater fish are thought to be endangered, vulnerable or recently extinct, mostly due to degradation of … Inland wetlands at the ends of rivers are particularly vulnerable to this type of impact, usually caused by water …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… regulation or as essential habitat to a wide range of species. To most people wetlands were something to be … protection areas” required for the conservation of 74 vulnerable species. The Commission of the EC requested IWRB … wetland should support an appreciable number of a rare, vulnerable or endangered species or sub-species; or be of …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds

… Flyway (hereafter EAAF) supports more migratory waterbird species – and a higher proportion that are globally … which is of critical importance; ALARMED that 24 waterbird species dependent on intertidal wetlands are listed as … and the Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor); and the Vulnerable Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides), the White-naped …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… over wetlands and wetland resources (including migratory species). In several countries, jurisdiction is divided … impact assessment and audit procedures, habitat and species conservation, incentives) Site-specific measures … wise use considerations. Wetlands are exceptionally vulnerable to changes in the quantity or quality of their …
25 May 2026 Document

Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems and shared species. www.ramsar.org World Heritage Convention The 1972 … be considered internationally important if it supports vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered species or … with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change; (vi) be …
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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… 15 3.2.2 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ........ 16 3.2.3 … is disseminated in order to secure the rights of vulnerable communities, improve their livelihoods and promote … CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora IUCN International Union for …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and … the water and primary productivity upon which countless species of plants and animals depend for survival. They … be considered internationally important if it supports vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered species or …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity