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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 93 Integrated coastal management law Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management FOREWORD More than a decade ago the Food … for the area. The fact that Lake St. Lucia was listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… Rice planting in coastal paddyfields, South Korea. Photo © Sandra Hails Wetland products Wetlands generate a huge variety of plant, … or more of all the fish we consume are dependent on coastal wetlands – such as estuaries and mangroves – at some …
17 Feb 2025 Document

Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… The World Conservation Union in Asia Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure Lucy Emerton Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development … (2003) Assessment of the Economic Value of Muthurajawela Wetland. Occasional Paper No 4, IUCN Sri Lanka Country Offi …
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The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas

… importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas RECOGNIZING that nearly half of the human population lives in coastal areas, that coastlines contain more than two-thirds … activities and critical infrastructure are concentrated in coastal areas and that the coastal zone is an important …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… Overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European … Sylvie Rockel, Caroline Vieux European Union Overseas Coastal and Marine Protected Areas IUCN Global MarINe aNd … and marine protected areas (MPAs), including Ramsar Wetland sites under protec- tion with a coastal connection, …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Centre Wetlands, Water and the Law Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use Clare Shine and Cyrille de … Inland Water Systems 67 5.2.4.2 Jurisdictional Barriers in Coastal Areas 68 6 Building Institutional Coordination and … and Management Powers 118 9.2.2 Under-representation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas 121 9.2.3 Relationship …
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Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… protein and moderates global climatic change. Marine and coastal areas are home to a wide variety of ecosystems, for … demographic trends of increasing population densities in coastal areas pose further problems to the marine … only increase pressure on the utilization of resources in coastal areas but are also a continuously growing strain on …
17 Feb 2025 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Gundimeda, Indu K Murthy Inland Wetlands: Ritesh Kumar Coastal and Marine Ecosystems: E Vivekanandan With inputs … for sustainable management of water resources 50 Ousteri wetland, Puducherry 52 53 Jammu and Kashmir 55 CHAPTER 4 Coastal and Marine Ecosystems 57 CASE STUDIES mangroves …
17 Feb 2025 Document in Biological Diversity

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… of activities and values 35 3.2 Cultural aspects of wetland-related activities 38 4. Technical guidance on … simplistic, as water in aquifers can remain static, while coastal lagoons can experience a very dynamic water re- gime … Wetlands Initiative and WacoWet, the West African Coastal Zones Wetlands Network), as well as its International …
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Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… as marshes, peatlands, floodplains, rivers and lakes, and coastal areas such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and seagrass … Highly pathogenic avian influenza and its consequences for wetland and waterbird conservation and wise use Resolution … may commute between wetlands, rivers, fishponds. and coastal areas. In such cases, wider assessments of the risk …
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