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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… by reducing the urban heat island effect around the site. Since its completion in 2001, the green roof has saved … McInnes, R. (2012). The benefits of wetland restoration. Ramsar Scientific and Technical Briefing Note No. 4. Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Gland, Switzerland. Allan, …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… the Water Resources E-Atlas, published by IUCN, IWMI, the Ramsar Convention Bureau, and WRI. The book does not provide … International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar, 2 February 1971) l United Nations Convention on the … sex metres. The Convention operates on the basis of a site listing and each Contracting Party shall designate at …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… measures, Valuation, Convention on Biological Diversity, Ramsar Convention #3. Adamowicz, W., & Beckley, T. (1998). … of Wetlands: A Guide for Policy Makers and Planners. Ramsar Convention Bureau: Gland. 127 pp. ISBN 2-940073-21-X … between US$228 and US$277 per person to visit this unique site. Coverage: North America Contains examples or case …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… for the first time. We have contributed to the work of the Ramsar Convention through the work our GSP Freshwater … to allow mining on the Corromandel Peninsula, the main site for the Critically Endangered Archey’s Frog; Indonesia … contrary to a commitment that the government made to Ramsar COP10. The reclamation of these mudflats has been …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… of which at low tide does not exceed six meters” (1971 Ramsar Convention, art. 1). Scientists recognize five major … wetland plant – feeds half of the world’s population (Ramsar Convention Bureau, 1997). Wetland ecosystems provide … the watershed. The changes that occur vary depending on site conditions such as climate, topography, soils and …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… conservation and areas for farming. In the case of the site where the aborted first attempt at forest restoration … farmland in exchange for access to the erosion-prone site for replanting. This set a precedent for negotiated … a non-hunting area, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a Ramsar site. The LLS interventions focused on three sites in …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… (Head, Biodiversity Programme) and Ellen Dieme-Amting (Ramsar Database Officer). Red List training was provided by … Of Wetlands A Guide For Policy Makers And Planners. Ramsar Convention Bureau. Department of Environmental … life is practically nonexistent below the mine discharge site on the Ankobra and pollution is clearly visible …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat • (Ramsar, Iran, 1971); The 1992 Convention on the Protection … Convention, in addition to that established in the Ramsar Convention, is discussed in the next section, setting … The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention)141 The Ramsar Convention was the first …