wetland conservation Books and Publications

Managing the wetlands of Kafue Flats and Bangweulu Basis : proceedings of the WWF-Zambia Wetlands Project Workshop, Musungwa Safari Lodge, Kafue Natio

The eleven technical papers are the culmination of the first phase to review the natural resource status of these two areas, to design a fully integrated wetland management project, and to develop public awareness of the project’s approach to integrating wetlands conservation and ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Wetland conservation : a review of current issues and required action

There is today a growing awareness that many wetlands are more valuable in their natural, or only slightly modified state, than if drained, dyked or built upon. Past neglect of wetlands has meant that there is insufficient material available on policy guidance, planning techniques, or management ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Wetlands, water and the law : using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

This publication sets wetlands in their scientific, economic and legal context, before describing the main legal issues involved in implementing the Ramsar Convention. Parts 3-6 take an increasingly broad focus, dealing respectively with site-specific and bioregional approaches to wetland management, ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Wetlands Conservation Conference for Southern Africa : proceedings of [a] Southern African Development Coordination Conference held in Gaborone, Botsw

Nineteen papers examine the importance of the region’s wetlands resources and the critical conservation issues ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Wetlands Ecosystems in Asia: Function and Management

. In recent years, the importance of wetland conservation has been recognized by different ...

By Elsevier Inc.

Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management

This work deals with the distributions of wetlands, the description of wetland types, wetland classification systems, ecological characteristics (primary forcing functions which are responsible for the development and persistence of the wetlands), wetland use and conservation and ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Legal aspects of the conservation of wetlands : papers presented at an international conference held in Lyon, France

Papers presented at a symposium on the legal problems of the conservation of wetlands, jointly organized the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law and the Groupe des zones humides of the Société française pour le droit de l’environnement. The meeting, attended by almost 100 participants representing 25 ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration

Together with its companion Volume 190 Wetlands and Natural Resource Management, this volume gives a broad and well-integrated overview of recent major scientific results in wetland science and their applications in natural resource management issues. After an introduction into the field, 12 chapters ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Wetlands and Natural Resource Management

Together with its companion Volume 191 Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration, this volume gives a broad and well-integrated overview of recent major scientific results in wetland science and their applications in natural resource management issues. After an introduction to the field, ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Classification and Inventory of the World´s Wetlands

towards the conservation and management of wetlands, these existing national and regional classification ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation

Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, not only through exploitation, but also by the prospect of climate change – as ocean currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change. Even the once-common cod is now under threat from the combined effects of over-fishing and a dramatic ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe : proceedings of a Seminar on Wetlands of Zimbabwe held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 13-15 Januar

Zimbabwe’s wetlands are small, diverse and unique in nature but, until recently, in planning and development the components of these ecosystems have been treated as separate entities. These 18 papers highlight most forcefully the problems and ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America: Ecology and Conservation of Seasonal Wetlands in Northeastern North America

Synthesizes Decades of Research on Vernal Pools Science. Pulling together information from a broad array of sources, Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America is a guide to the issues and solutions surrounding seasonal pools. Drawing on 15 years of experience, the editors have ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Managing Wetlands in Arid Regions - Lessons Learned

At the close of a 15-year regional programme to build institutional capacity for wetland resources management in West Africa, it was deemed essential to extract and review the lessons learned through this experience. This publication stems from the findings of a study carried out to analyse the experience as a ...

By International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Managing wetlands in arid regions : lessons learned

At the close of a 15-year regional programme to build institutional capacity for wetland resources management in West Africa, it was deemed essential to extract and review the lessons learned through this experience.This publication stems from the findings of a study carried out to analyse the experience as a ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Wetlands in danger

Wetlands in Danger provides the reader with a unique overview of the state of the world’s wetlands. The extensive atlas section, with maps showing their conservation status, is the result of a major mapping collaboration with WCMC and IUCN. Throughout the atlas, colourful feature spreads focus on wetland ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Conservation and management of Greek wetlands : proceedings of a Greek Wetlands Workshop held in Thessaloniki, Greece, 17-21 April 1989

The Workshop on Greek wetlands held in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1989, brought together 26 Greek and international experts and representatives of the EEC and Ramsar Convention, to review the problems facing Greek wetlands; to identify the priority problems; and recommend effective solutions. It covers 11 ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America

Synthesizes Decades of Research on Vernal Pools Science Pulling together information from a broad array of sources, Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America is a guide to the issues and solutions surrounding seasonal pools. Drawing on 15 years of experience, the editors have ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

Parks for life 97 : proceedings of the IUCN/WCPA European regional working session on protecting Europe's natural heritage

In 1994, IUCN launched Parks for life: Action for Protected Areas in Europe - a plan devised by IUCN with 200 partners to ensure an adequate, effective and well-managed network of protected areas in Europe. In November 1997, some 150 protected area experts from 34 countries met to review progress and chart a course for future work. Containing 11 papers and 6 workshop reports, emphasis is on the ...

By Earthprint Ltd

2005 Status Report on Compensatory Mitigation in the United States

ELI’s groundbreaking mitigation research continues with the completion of the 2005 Status Report on Compensatory Mitigation in the United States. The report, an update of the seminal 2001 Banks and Fees Study, is designed to determine the extent and nature of wetland mitigation banking and in-lieu fee ...

By Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

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