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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, water purification, and as an ecological basis for … United Kingdom, E. Maltby’s book “Waterlogged Wealth - Why Waste the World’s Wet Places?” (1986, 200 pp) set out the … xii + 770 pp. Maltby, E. 1986. Waterlogged Wealth. Why waste the world’s wet places? Earthscan, London, UK. 200 pp. …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… it may perform one or more of the following functions: • storage of water supply and regulation of the water table … their gills every 2 years, purifying it of much organic waste.26 Wetlands also provide an important reservoir of … is also lost through official or illegal dumping of waste. Problems of this type are directly linked to …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… metres at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © … to perform many vital functions, for example, water storage; storm protection and flood mitigation; shoreline … conventions; joint conservation action; data collection, storage and analysis; and new agreements on migratory …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… plant pollination, biological pest control, organic waste degradation, and mitigation of climate change effects. … Biosphere Reserves had priority in the implementation of waste prevention and waste management projects. And due to … and geomorphological features pose a problem of water storage. The shield-type volcano has a relatively steep slope …