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

… Types 24 2.3.2.3 Wetland Functions 24 2.3.2.4 Legal Treatment of Water 24 3 The Emergence of Legal Responses at … 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 …
19 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… metres at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. About this series of … (e.g., migratory birds may receive more comprehensive treatment than wetland habitats and genetic resources); • …
19 Jun 2026 Document

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

… relevant to the region were then discussed. A similar treatment was accorded to North America (137 selected … 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. …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… metres at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © Ramsar Convention … pits; borrow pits, mining pools. 8 -- Wastewater treatment areas; sewage farms, settling ponds, oxidation …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity