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Ramsar participation and wise use
AbstractSo far, 60 governments have joined the Ramsar Convention, thereby accepting an undertaking to designate wetlands for the International List, to make wise use of wetlands, to establish wetland nature reserves and to consult with one another. A total of 514 sites have been designated for the List and the Convention is paying increasing attention to the “wise use” provision. A working group established at the end of 1987 Regina Conference has prepared guidelines for implementing the wise use concept, which includes a statement of the benefits and values of wetlands.The Ramsar Workshop of the wetlands conference at Leiden (1989) discussed applications of the wise use guidelines, emphasizing the need for cooperation with local communities, using examples from Sierra Leone, China, Vietnam, Canada, Italy and The Netherlands. In its conclusions, the Workshop emphasized: -the need for all states to join the Convention;-the need for the Convention to pay special attention to the “wise use” and “international cooperation” obligations;-the need, in applying wise use provisions, for in-country coordination, for consideration of traditional wetland uses and of the effect of high density human populations, for concern with small wetlands, and for exploitation of productivity at community level;the need, in promoting international consultations, to encourage North/South collaboration, to re-establish geopolitical contacts where broken, and to strengthen national and international wetland networks.
Ramsar participation and wise use
AbstractSo far, 60 governments have joined the Ramsar Convention, thereby accepting an undertaking to designate wetlands for the International List, to make wise use of wetlands, to establish wetland nature reserves and to consult with one another. A total of 514 sites have been designated for the List and the Convention is paying increasing attention to the “wise use” provision. A working group established at the end of 1987 Regina Conference has prepared guidelines for implementing the wise use concept, which includes a statement of the benefits and values of wetlands.The Ramsar Workshop of the wetlands conference at Leiden (1989) discussed applications of the wise use guidelines, emphasizing the need for cooperation with local communities, using examples from Sierra Leone, China, Vietnam, Canada, Italy and The Netherlands. In its conclusions, the Workshop emphasized: -the need for all states to join the Convention;-the need for the Convention to pay special attention to the “wise use” and “international cooperation” obligations;-the need, in applying wise use provisions, for in-country coordination, for consideration of traditional wetland uses and of the effect of high density human populations, for concern with small wetlands, and for exploitation of productivity at community level;the need, in promoting international consultations, to encourage North/South collaboration, to re-establish geopolitical contacts where broken, and to strengthen national and international wetland networks.
Ramsar participation and wise use
Smart, Michael (author) / Canters, Kees J. (author)
Landscape and Urban Planning ; 20 ; 269-274
1990-08-23
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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