[PDF] Top 20 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)

... For citizens of countries which do not have a competent Cameroonian authority, the entry visa can be obtained upon their arrival at an airport in Cameroon. The Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection will make ... See full document

... the Convention (especially when considering a new or emerging issue), and invite feedback from Contracting Parties before giving consideration to bringing such issues formally through Draft Resolutions to ... See full document

... the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as waterfowl habitat (2 February 1971), this meant that these two host country Parties were recognized as having ... See full document

... 4. In the Strategic Plan 1997-2002 it was explicitly acknowledged that each Contracting Party would be free to choose the extent to which it would implement the Plan, the level of resources that it would allocate to ... See full document

... by Ramsar Contracting Parties and others at local, national and international levels to address this situation in recognition of the vital contribution of wetlands to human well-being, livelihoods and human ... See full document

... guidance on mitigation of and compensation for losses of wetland area and wetland values, in the context of Resolution ...X.16 on A Framework for processes of detecting, reporting and responding to change ... See full document

... impact Ramsar sites; to consider a precautionary approach when the SEA or EIA predicts any substantial or irreversible loss of wetland ecosystem services, and where appropriate, to consider compensation in ... See full document

... information on the ways in which, inter alia, changes in wetland thermal and chemical regimes, hydro-patterns, and increases in water storage and conveyance infrastructure, including impoundments, potentially ... See full document

... and wetlands, gives them a particular role in relation to health in the community, and that they may also be at a higher risk of ill health due to their particular vulnerability, for example, during pregnancy; ... See full document

... of wetlands for reasons of biodiversity conservation, water supply and quality, coastal protection, integrated coastal zone management, environmental flows, environmental integrity, flood defense, climate change ... See full document

... X.27 on Wetlands and ...with wetlands, including rivers, lakes, deltas, estuaries and other coastal wetlands, building towns and cities and using the freshwater and marine resources along ... See full document

... 13. The CITES Secretariat has argued that its legal capacity is implicit in the Convention and the host government agreement between the United Nations and Switzerland. It has also argued that such implicit legal ... See full document

... which on one hand could be read as still a valid view of the Parties which has not been re-stated in later Resolutions – but on the other hand could be read as in conflict with Action ...II, on ... See full document

... impacts on wetland biodiversity and ecosystem ...the Convention, internationally agreed development goals, and other international obligations, taking into account Resolution ...the Convention and ... See full document

... “Mr President, the Turkish delegation would like to refer to the whole document ‘Ramsar COP10 DR. 19, Rev.1’ including the annex titled ‘Consolidated Guidance for integrating wetland conservation and wise use into ... See full document

... levels on Odra river (in general twice as high as on Warta river) are the main factor responsible for the level of flooding at the ...levels on Warta play an important role in determining the ... See full document

... Nations Convention to Combat ...the Convention was to decide to have the Secretariat administered by UNEP, no Headquarters Agreement would be needed: The Secretariat would be regarded to be a UN-entity and ... See full document

... The Swiss Government, in addition to paying its annual contibutions, allows the Secretariat to retain for the Ramsar core budget the income tax that would have been owed by the non-Swis[r] ... See full document

... participation on STRP processes by the AA and STRP NFPs; 5) few guidelines being used; 6) and no clear role of what is expected of STRP ...improvements on engaging STRP ...2) Ramsar Site planning and ... See full document

... Adaptation in IPCC is taken to be a human intervention with the intent of lessening the effects of climate change and not the autonomous response of the ecosystems (e.g., increased net primary productivity in many ... See full document