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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… and purification of water, and the protection of habitat for biodiversity (Art . 3(1) (c)) . Part II. … Ramsar Convention (1971) (wetlands especially as waterfowl habitat), World Heritage Convention (1972) (outstanding … which requires controlling both the factors causing habitat destruction and those modifications which make the …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … protect and preserve rare and fragile ecosystems and the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 1971 (Ramsar Convention), 996 U.N.T.S. 245. …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… condition, such as the structure and function of a damaged habitat or ecosystem.35 Remediation is usually carried out … of natural waterways, the loss of forests and wildlife habitat, and the loss of aquatic biodiversity, among other … and are also an important carbon sink. It is also the habitat of an impressive variety of marine species which are …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… direct and indirect sources and activities, ranging from habitat fragmentation, pollution and the introduction of … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat of 1971 was the first international agreement to protect a particular habitat, rather than a species. The Convention is not part of …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… direct and indirect sources and activities, ranging from habitat fragmentation, pollution and the introduction of … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat of 1971 was the first international agreement to protect a particular habitat, rather than a species. The Convention is not part of …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… such as conservation (for example protected area or habitat management and ecosystem Disaster Management Phase … to specific engineering standards • Can cause coastal habitat loss and have negative impacts on the ecosystem … in addition to coastal protection including fishery habitat, water quality improvements, carbon sequestration and …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… for rare and threatened species, and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. It … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, called in short the Ramsar Convention, is an … area or elsewhere, of a suitable portion of the original habitat. Few Ramsar Sites have ever been “deleted” in this …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… in the Mediterranean Basin, this is directly linked to habitat destruction, pollution, intensive exploitation and … investigation to protect endangered species and their habitat or specific functions of the ecosystem (such as … quantifiable variables that enable us to assess changes in habitat characteristics and ecological function and …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) … on Wetlands of International Importance as Waterfowl Habitat, Feb. 2, 1971, T.I.A.S. 11084, 996 U.N.T.S. 245 … migration.242 In addition, contamination of a land-based habitat by waterborne pollution is presumably a concern of …