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

… 2.3.2 The Gap Between Law and Science 23 2.3.2.1 Wetland Flora and Fauna 23 2.3.2.2 Wetland Habitat Types 24 2.3.2.3 … fertile habitat and spawning/nursery grounds for many wild species of commercial importance, including game, … pharmaceutical industry. Biological processes occurring in wild species may be very important for human medicine. By way …
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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

… Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ........ 16 3.2.3 Convention on Biological … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora IUCN International Union for …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… them, in order to safeguard the future of their fauna and flora. 4. An undertaking by governments to refrain from … the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals drawn up in Bonn, Germany, in 1979. However, the … a Directive to its member States “On the Conservation of Wild Birds”. Article 3 required them “to preserve, maintain …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… for maintaining key ecological processes, for their rich flora and fauna and for the benefits they provide to local … The Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) The Ramsar and CMS Secretariats first … the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 3 Wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

… have often been effective in helping to sustain wild bird populations and their wetland environment. Wetlands … have drawn uponthe wide variety of wetland fauna and flora for their subsistence – for food, fuel and the raw … In Japan, farming in wetlands was added to the use of wild resources at least 2,500 years ago, when rice paddy …
21 Jun 2026 Document

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

… frequency of extreme events; - Assessment of key fauna and flora and their occurrence and distribution; - Quantity and … Convention of its kind worldwide, and aims to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, as well as … on natural heritage and recognises the intrinsic value of wild flora and fauna, which needs to be preserved and passed …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore

… most well-known art of ancient Egypt was inspired by the flora and fauna of the Nile. West- ern European landscape … are to be seen on every side of this place of profound and wild solitude ... pervaded by silence (Buckingham Smith, … In English literature, estuaries have been described as wild and thrilling but awesome places, as in the classic …
21 Jun 2026 Document

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… agreements for shared wetlands, watercourses or wetland flora and fauna; and e) relevant legal and institutional … Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, to the extent that this applies to … Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) (Bonn, 23 June 1979). A Memorandum of …
21 Jun 2026 Document