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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… areas are intended to be proposed as a World Heritage Site (Haapala et al., 2003; Karivalo and Butorin, this … most of these landscapes are protected as National Parks, Ramsar sites or areas with another conservation status and … “Drömling” and “Schaalsee-Landschaft” (BfN, 2004) and the Ramsar site “Elbauen Lauenburg–Schnakenburg”. The Green Belt …
Conservation of intertidal habitats and migratory waterbirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, especially the Yellow Sea, in a global context
… on the Conservation of Migratory Species and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, as appropriate, to develop … support numerous other species; 2. URGES Parties to the Ramsar Convention, at their 13th Conference (COP13, Dubai … of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention, as part of a global movement to restore …
State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… sites were added to the list of what are known as “Ramsar sites” under the Convention on Wetlands of … sites of international importance designated by the Ramsar Convention, added on or after 2002 (data: Ramsar Convention) Country Number of sites added on or after …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… wild animals from a cultural perspective. Similarly, the Ramsar Convention18 acknowledges the cultural importance of … International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar). Opened for signature 2 February 1971. (Entered into … Mauritius 1968 Nil Official text: http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/AssemblySite/men uitem.ee3d58b2c32c60451251701065c521ca/ …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… importance, in particular the sites listed under the Ramsar Convention, including administrators of wetland sites, … of water resources; 6. URGES the Parties to the Ramsar Convention to approve at the 12th Conference of the … exchange mechanisms of IUCN, and also the Joint Ramsar/CBD River Basin Initiative, and to provide information …
Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… Montenegro has internationally recognized sites - two Ramsar sites and two UNESCO sites. The Ramsar sites are: a Special Flora and Fauna Reserve Tivat Saline (Tivatska solila- enlisted as a Ramsar site in 2013) located in the coastal strip of Tivat Bay …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… natural reed marsh. The NGO that designed and manages the site encourages use of its well-appointed visitor centre for … protected areas, World Heritage sites, UNESCO Geoparks, Ramsar sites and biosphere reserves. Examples of all of these … Example: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Global Geopark (page 21). Ramsar sites Designated under the Ramsar Convention on …
D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services
… and allow the introduction of transboundary PES schemes. Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL … on the protection of a group of ecosystems is the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance … (the List of Wetlands of International Importance). The Ramsar definition of wetlands is very broad and includes not …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… cooperation and development programmes, initiatives and site-specific projects have been implemented, many of which … for Central and Eastern Europe RIS Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands SNV Netherlands Development Organisation TB … recognized at the international level, including several Ramsar sites, Biosphere Reserves and three natural World …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… and Environmental Education, Brazil); Nick Davidson (Ramsar, Switzerland); Clement Ebin (African Ecological … Karen Keenleyside (Parks Canada); Heather MacKay (Ramsar, USA); Stephen Murphy (University of Waterloo, Canada) … and freshwater protected area managers at both system and site levels on the restoration of natural and associated …