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… and many species of plants and animals are completely wetland dependent – they cannot survive without wetlands. Indeed, coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries, … As a result, species dependent on both freshwater and coastal wetland are declining faster than those reliant on …

… including those on forests, inland waters, and marine and coastal biodiversity. Of particular relevance is the Global … rate for riverine systems, or continental shelf area for coastal marine systems. Precedents for thresholds for … Conference of Parties, one of these being Criterion 6: “A wetland should be considered interna- tionally important if …