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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law Author: Stefano Burchi Scope: This class will … of the environment as a legitimate user of available water resources. It will present the environment as a … except generally for human consumption. For example: the conservation of water-dependent ecosystems and aquatic …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… your certificate. B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice Author: Richard Kyle Paisley … factors and circumstances established by international water law, with reference to different uses within the same … 4. Existing and potential uses of the watercourse; 5. Conservation, protection, development and economy of use of …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International … asses- sments of the crops’ quality in terms of yield, water use and resistance to atmospheric condi- tions, disease … resources including, inter alia, healthy soils and clean water. Micro-organisms can improve soil nutrients for plant …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… central India 32 CHAPTER 3 Inland Wetlands 35 CASE STUDIES conservation and sustainable management of inland wetlands 46 for sustainable management of water resources 50 Ousteri wetland, Puducherry 52 53 Jammu … MoUD Ministry of Urban Development MoWR Ministry of Water Resources MPA Marine Protected Areas MSC Marine …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… 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 …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… 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 …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… impact assessment as a key instrument for achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing … ecosystem services (e.g. flood protection, supply of water and raw materials, genetic resources, etc.), unique … • Life support systems and ecosystem services such as water yield, water purification, breakdown of wastes, flood …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… of ecosystem protection and preservation in international water law. It highlights related provisions regarding the … the implementation of an ecosystem approach to integrated water resources management in domestic and international law. … is a milestone in the global efforts towards biodiversity conservation and ecosystem-based management. The broad scope …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… by regional agreements looking at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly … had legally binding controls on lead in paint. In water pollution management, 41 per cent of 130 countries … as Waterfowl Habitat (1971) provides measures for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. According to the …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… Kibel Scope: This class focuses on how international water law principles relate to the construction and … and obligations relating to the impoundment and release of water from on-stream dams; (2) effect of on-stream dams on … upon the measures necessary to co-ordinate and ensure the conservation and development of such stocks.” Article 64(1) …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance