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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… growing days, versus only 80 to 120 growing days farther inland.1 Vegetation gener- ally falls within the temperate … the land was entirely forested with the exception of wetland areas. With settlement, valley ecosystems changed … are focused respectively on an internationally important wetland ecosystem (the Broads) and an equally important …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… State sovereignty. Article 2 provides “The inclusion of a wetland in the List does not prejudice the exclusive … right of the Contracting Party in whose territory the wetland is situated.” Despite this, the Convention requires … to Suriname by Dutch colonists), who have occupied inland Suriname since the early 1700s. The Association of …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… bureau established under Article 8. The boundaries of each wetland shall be precisely described and also delimited on a … at any season should be included. 3. The inclusion of a wetland in the List does not prejudice the exclusive … context of the status and trends of marine, coastal and inland wetlands, drawing upon the results of the Millennium …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… to breach and sea reclaiming parts of what used to be wetland areas. The direct and indirect effects of floods were … Environments in a Ridge-to-Reef Continuum. NASA (2006) Inland Catchments of the Great Barrier Reef. 96 Integrating …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… the United States’ Clean Water Act introduces a so-called wetland mitigation banking scheme. The Clean Water Act … third-party entity to do it for them. In other words, the wetland mitigation banking scheme al- lows developers to meet … of water of high quality. As with páramo ecosystems, inland wetlands have their own specific legal framework …
Energy law and sustainable development
… ecosystems; and • the creation of productive fringing wetland ecosystems with fish and waterfowl habitat oppor- … with special addenda devoted to desert, rainforest, wetland, mountainous and marine operations. 52 Sustainable … that disproportionately benefit the energy sector, like inland waterway transportation and ports, capital subsidies, …