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

… of human history, wetlands have remained in disrepute. Drainage and reclamation have always been considered … something to be confined by embankments or got rid of by drainage - especially where fertile plains were created for … bowls” of the Midwest made the perils of ill-considered drainage easier to appreciate. President Franklin D. …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… (Earthscan 2010). Garretson AH, The Law of International Drainage Basins (Oceana Publications Inc. 1967). Grzybowski … on the geographical scope, for example where two different drainage basins were altered and connected by a canal – this … state opinion on whether the concept of an ‘international drainage basin’ should be the appropriate basis for their …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… ecosystems, and their protection from degradation on a drainage basin basis, has been identified as the primary … resources is holistic when it is done on a catchment or drainage basin basis. This includes both land and water …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… States and River Authorities or Boards in respect of each drainage basin, with the following objects: Develop a …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… most threatened ecosystems, owing mainly to ongoing drainage, conversion, pollution, and over-exploitation of … settling ponds, oxidation basins, etc. 9 -- Canals and drainage channels, ditches. Zk(c) – Karst and other …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… and regulation of coastal defences, maritime traffic and drainage. Key threats requiring ongoing attention include …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity