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… Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de … Union Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use IUCN - The World … Maps and Monitoring 90 7.5 The Issue of Wetland Restoration 93 PART III Managing Wetland Areas Through …

… climate change. Yangtze River: ‘soft’ flood control with a wetland ecosystem Prone to monsoon flooding, the Yangtze …

… and sustainable use of wetlands. At China’s Xixi Wetland Park, close to Hangzhou City in the delta of the Yangtze River, there is evidence of a wetland-related culture dating back some 5,000 years. During … climate at the time Tollund Man was alive. In brief… S The wetland landscapes and wildlife we value today typically …

… throughout the world which have designated almost 600 wetland sites onto the Ramsar List of Wetlands of … the past decades. Ornithologists were the first to support wetland conservation, because they wished to maintain the … administrative devices; the management, utilization and restoration of wetlands; the role of man-made aquatic …

… Archaeology supplies ample evidence of the antiquity of wetland beliefs. Burial sites from 8,000 years ago in … religious taboos and local rules dictate the proper use of wetland resour- ces. At Lake Wassaya it is forbidden to hunt, … tems and traditions representing an important fea- ture of wetland cultural heritage – and at the same time often …

… The wise use of wetlands 4.2.1 Establishment of national wetland policies 4.2.2 Knowledge of wetlands and their values 4.2.3 Action at particular wetland sites 4.3 Listed Sites 4.3.1 Criteria for identifying … with development aid agencies; • to establish wetland restoration projects. c) Fostering communication about …

… legal and institutional measures 11 3.1.1 Identify wetland-related legal and institutional measures 13 3.1.2 … base 15 3.2.1 Assess the effectiveness of existing wetland-related legal and institutional measures in promoting … VII.17, establish policies to implement peatland restoration and rehabilitation, where appropriate seeking the …

… urgent need for specific research and cooperation for the restoration and management of these habitats; NOTING that the … the region; RECALLING previous commitments to intertidal wetland conservation made by Ramsar Convention Contracting … a tool and knowledge basis for selection, conservation and restoration of key sites for endangered birds; c. provides a …

… a wide range of ecosystem services, and RECALLING that the restoration and sustainable use of peatlands has long been … is located in a designated protected area or is subject to wetland preservation laws; The World Conservation Congress, … Charter, by the Ramsar Convention in its classification of wetland type, and by IUCN; 2. REQUESTS the World Commission …