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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… Convention on the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… relate to transboundary watercourses. For instance, the Ramsar Convention was adopted in 1971, and currently has 158 … In relation to international watercourses, the Ramsar Convention stipulates that, ‘contracting parties shall … the wetland, such as the unique flora and fauna, and the site is popular with walkers, cyclists and kayakers who …
Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale
… : quelques illustrations particulièrement la Convention de Ramsar de 1971 relative aux zones humides d’importance … Pour plus de détails sur cette jeune institution, voir le site www.comifac.org. Les difficultés de l’encadrement … sauvages menacées d’extinctions (CITES), la Convention de Ramsar de 1971 relative aux zones humides d’impor- tance …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… shall not apply to any residential project proposed for a site that is within an urbanized area and has been previously … act inconsistently with Australia’s obligations under the Ramsar Convention. In deciding whether or not to approve for … International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention); (e) To reduce the prevalence of water- a …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… historic or cultural value. Landscape and nat- ural site protection have become important elements in … or importance (such as wetlands designated under the Ramsar Conven- tion, national parks, nature reserves, sites … the Meeting of the Parties in all of its work. The 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… and assessing threats and problems: general patrolling (site tours) to identify encroachment, fire risk, invasive … of global concern (such as wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention, natural areas listed on the World Heritage … is best served by in situ log-debarking and the on-site retention of logging debris. 54 PRIORITY ACTIONS Forest …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance … analysis. In 2008, the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention followed up on the CBD COP Decision on … of a combined satellite monitoring system, as well as on-site confirmation with visits and flyovers that allow the …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… on the ground floor of the UN building at its East River site in New York. Strong had a successful innings as a … importance especially as waterfowl habitat (the Ramsar Convention of 1971, which already existed but needed … (World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO, Ramsar, CITES) in a convention on biological diversity: we …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… Acha, Celia López and Paloma Rodríguez Demojong: a sacred site within a Sikkimese Himalayan landscape, India by … conclude this short list, it is worth mentioning that the Ramsar Convention on wetlands has developed guide- lines … Values of protected Areas. He is the co- ordinator of the Ramsar Culture Working Group, which recently produced the …
Energy law and sustainable development
… the FCCC.) Id., Art. 12–18. The Secretariat internet web site is http://www.fccc.int The WMO and the UNEP established … on Biological Diversity adopted at Rio in 1992, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, … or acceded to the Biodiversity Convention and 122 to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The WCD report calls for the …