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Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … Fertő-Hanság National Park in Hungary are a transboundary wetland area in the western part of the Carpathian Basin, at … Parties commit to the conservation and wise use of their wetland sites. Of the 2,187 designated Ramsar Sites in 2014, …
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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

… poses a direct challenge to the resilience of the regional ecosystem. The serious effects of these activities are … increased concern about the ecological condition of wetland sites of international importance. 12. Important … targets can be found in the text box below. Table 1 Wetland sites of international importance designated by the …
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Pangani River Basin, Tanzania - Building consensus on water allocation and climate change adaptation

… weak. Therefore, key to sustainable basin management, and ecosystem health, is allocating water within the limits of … change through comprehensive assessments. A diverse ecosystem on which livelihoods depend The Pangani river basin … to the provisioning of services such as fish and timber. ‘Ecosystem services’ refers to regulatory services such as …
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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation

… for the conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values while promoting peace … Greek Prespa. Moreover, Prespa Lakes basin as a whole is a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar … of land use. Today, a cross-border national park covers a wetland area of approximately 300  km2 shared by Hungary and …
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Securing the future for global peatlands

… change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and RECALLING that the restoration and … is located in a designated protected area or is subject to wetland preservation laws; The World Conservation Congress, … Charter, by the Ramsar Convention in its classification of wetland type, and by IUCN; 2. REQUESTS the World Commission …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPA Marine … Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem “MedPartnership1” (www.themedpartnership.org) Sub- … areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, should be conserved through effectively …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… watercourse which may have effects detrimental to the ecosystem of the watercourse resulting in significant harm to … that agricultural development schemes, in particular for wetland drainage or forest clearance, pay due regard to the … as well as preserving and protecting of wetlands and wetland ecosystems, and protecting against natural and …
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International Aspects of Implementation

… http://www.informea.org/terms/ecosystem http://www.informea.org/terms/implementation 1. …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… World Parks Congress, together with the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, and with the full agreement of the IUCN … area. Consequently, degradation or destruction of stopover wetland habitats, or excessive hunting at these points, can … between aquatic and terrestrial zones is also favoured by wetland birds, such as herons, egrets, and kingfishers, that …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… Community 33 Ecological character Combination of the ecosystem components, processes and services that characterise the wetland at a given point in time. Economic Instruments One of … health, environmental and other related matters. Ecosystem Dynamic complex of plant, animal, micro- organism …
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