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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
… 17 3.3.2 Law on Aquatic Animals and Wildlife (2007) … Crocodile Recovery and Livelihood Improvement Project, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), for support during the … Importance UNDP United Nations Development Programme WCS Wildlife Conservation Society Approximate equivalent currency …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… benefited from financial support provided by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with its international headquarters in … decades so much progress had been made that the Fish and Wildlife Service decided to tell “all thinking people” what … drain the last of our great marshes, with their wealth of wildlife, as it would be to demolish the Cathedral of …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Wetland Products Wetland products include fish and timber; wildlife which may be directly harvested or used indirectly … United States: Current Status and Trends, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington D.C. Commission of the European … special responsibility to wisely manage the heritage of wildlife and its habitat, nature conservation "must receive …
Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity
… and Lesser Flamingos form part of the rich array of wildlife that abound on and around seasonal wetlands in … the main source of animal protein in the region. Wildlife is also an important draw for recreation and … for example, in Florida the total economic value of wildlife watching was estimated at US$ 1.6 billion in 2001. …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… rates of change, will be crucial to human communities and wildlife everywhere as the full impact of climate change on … energy resources, such as peat and plant matter; wildlife resources; transport; a wide range of other wetland … archaeological evidence from the remote past, provide wildlife sanctuaries, and form the basis of important local …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 10 Wetlands -- an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore
… artists, writers, poets and musicians. Wetlands and their wildlife have been recurring subjects for Chinese and … in Cuba, has written many poems about the wetland and its wildlife that have recently been gathered for publication as …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Water Management Institute, Wetlands International, Wildlife and Wetlands Trust, and the World Wide Fund for … with an abundance of flora and fauna, and related wildlife watching and other outdoor Summary: There are … at large. Outdoor recreational activities such as wildlife watching and the practice of nature-based sports, …