[PDF] Top 20 RAMSAR CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) 17

... an on-line submission system for Ramsar Site designations and ...an on-line National Reporting platform has been developed by UNEP-WCMC for CMS and AEWA, and the UNEP Information & Knowledge ... See full document

... of wetlands; in the public awareness and political will of their electorates; in the abilities of their national Ramsar focal points, the Administrative Authorities, to influence the national and local ... See full document

... 12. STRONGLY URGES Contracting Parties and other governments to bring the “Changwon Declaration” to the attention of their heads of state, parliaments, private sector, and civil society, and to encourage them and all ... 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

... “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

... 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

... 14. However, this is not recommended as an approach, since it would break the link between the COP Rules of Procedure and the Standing Committee’s Rules of Procedure. The existing linkage recognized in Resolution VII.1 ... See full document

... descriptive context but probably none of which is either critical or not repeated elsewhere, and the majority of its is priorities only for the next triennium. Annex 2 is in effect a forerunner of what later became ... See full document

... Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) remains challenging. The Convention will be understood and wetlands recognized as key assets for sustainable development only if the Contracting Parties ... See full document

... the Convention and in accordance with the policy, budgetary and operational guidance it receives from the Conference of the ...speaking on behalf of the Convention and its ... See full document

... population on migration tract, white-fronted goose Anser albifrons - 6% of the migrating population, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, coot Fulica atra and whooper swan Cygnus cygnus – more than 3% of the migrating ... See full document

... affecting Ramsar Sites and other wetlands, and ii) strongly urged Parties to “consider the full range and value of ecosystem services and livelihoods provided by wetlands and the biodiversity they ... 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

... Due to the recent recognition of its great value to wildlife, the wetland was included in the list of sites important for bird life in Europe under the IBA Program (Important Bird Areas) coordinated by BirdLife ... See full document

... The Support Service will continue to locate suitable expertise, reference materials and links to networks, and place this information for use on the website. It will also notify STRP Members of any materials, and ... See full document