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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… for sustainable management of water resources 50 Ousteri wetland, Puducherry 52 53 Jammu and Kashmir 55 CHAPTER 4 … large emphasis has been laid on the conservation, restoration and development of forests. Table 1 presents the … the east and west coast. As per data contained in National Wetland Atlas of 2011, India has 15.26 million hectares (mha) …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… 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 …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… 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 …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… land-based activities” and to “ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland … measures to “ensure conservation and, where necessary, restoration of ecosystems” (article 2(2)). In order to … agreements establishing actions for the conservation, restoration and sustainable use to ensure ecosystem …
02 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… 2012). • Well-planned and appropriate ecosystem restoration, compared to the loss of ecosystem services, may … context (Kumar 2017). Thus, in many cases ecosystem restoration can provide some of the most profitable public … earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… invasive, alien and/or genetically modified species, (vii) restoration. - indirect drivers of change which can in turn … and/or monitoring of the proposed activity, as well as restoration or rehabilitation of sites), and compensation … on a local flood management strategy in the UK. Within the wetland ecosystem, priority habitats and priority species …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… is to protect water resources such as a watershed or a wetland, from the risk of contamination (Water Act, 2011). In … requires a share of available water to maintain river and wetland health. The entitlements also support the river …
02 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… soil management activities including preservation and restoration at the global, regional and local levels. …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation and Restoration of the Bukhara Deer (Single species instrument) … Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Single … and Public Awareness (CEPA) Plan for Wetland Protection in China …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) UNESCO World … they may be a Ramsar (Convention on Wetlands) recognized wetland, a Biosphere Reserve or have had a management … It is Europe’s largest and most important marine wetland and the scale of its tidal flats, gullies, salt …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity