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… IUCN Environmental Law Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de Klemm … Paper No. 38 IUCN The World Conservation Union Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation …

… WCC-2012-Res-068-EN The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological … services which contribute to human well-being, that their conservation and wise use is vital for the continued … of these services, and that wetlands are both sources of water and water users; NOTING that the lack of hydrological …

… INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Review of Statutory and Customary Law … Approach to Conservation project and the Mekong Water Dialogues, facilitated by IUCN. No warranty as to the … advancing environmental law. www.iucn.org/law About Mekong Water Dialogues The Mekong Water Dialogues is coordinated and …

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. About this series of … roles of other sectors beyond the “environment” or “water” sectors. It is thus very important that these …

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © Ramsar … world”. 1.2 What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controling the environment and …

… twenty years ago as the first of the modern global nature conservation conventions. The period when the treaty was … that wetlands have a far greater importance for ground water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, water purification, and as an …

… M anaging M ID A s IU C N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 … that people can enjoy ambient natural environment, clean water and clear skies. Furthermore, we aim to contribute to … in these areas only reinforce the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise pollution, the pressures of …

… defines “Wetlands” as “...areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, … is to stop the loss of wetlands and to promote their conservation and wise use as a means to achieving sustainable …

… Convention’s Standing Committee has designated “Wetlands: water, life, and culture” as the theme and focus of the 8th … to “Cultural aspects of wetlands as a tool for their conservation and sustainable use”. The Session will consider … have used their natural resources, and have managed their water in a variety of ways. This close and long-standing …

… most valuable ecosystems on Earth (also providing clean water and playing a key role in flood management), and … importance of peatlands for climate change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and … for catastrophic loss of carbon, biodiversity and harm to water systems if action is not taken to halt the loss of …