Ramsar Wetlands

Ramsar Wetlands
  • Author : Peter Gell,Nick Davidson,Max Finlayson
  • Publisher : Elsevier
  • Release : 15 May 2021
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Ramsar Wetlands: Values, Assessment, Management addresses the approaches, successes and limitations of the Ramsar Convention in a changing world, how recent approaches to wetland monitoring and management can contribute to improving wetland state, what the future holds for wetlands and their wise use, and what the Ramsar Convention needs to do to achieve future successes. The book presents a unique outlook on a range of issues, addressing considerable advances in our understanding of wetlands, their great environmental, social, cultural and

Wetlands of Tanzania

Wetlands of Tanzania
  • Author : G. L. Kamukala,S. A. Crafter
  • Publisher : IUCN
  • Release : 01 July 1993
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These 16 papers and final recommendations provide up-to-date information and offer guidance on future wetlands development options.

Wetland Indicators

Wetland Indicators
  • Author : Ralph W. Tiner
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 21 April 1999
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Understand the current concept of wetland and methods for identifying, describing, classifying, and delineating wetlands in the United States with Wetland Indicators - capturing the current state of science's role in wetland recognition and mapping. Environmental scientists and others involved with wetland regulations can strengthen their knowledge about wetlands, and the use of various indicators, to support their decisions on difficult wetland determinations. Professor Tiner primarily focuses on plants, soils, and other signs of wetland hydrology in the soil, or

Wetlands Conservation

Wetlands Conservation
  • Author : Sanjeev Sharma,Pardeep Singh
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 22 November 2021
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Wetlands Conservation An up-to-date overview of approaches for addressing wetlands degradation and its effects on ecosystem services, human health, and other ecosystems Wetlands are essential sources of biodiversity, water purification, groundwater replenishment, flood control, storm protection, sediment retention, recreation and tourism, and more. Human exploitation of natural resources over the past 200 years has caused significant wetlands degradation and loss. Although the Ramsar Convention of 1971 drafted polices for wetland conservation and responsible use, many wetland sites remain inadequately conserved or managed.

Preservation of Ecosystems of International Watercourses and the Integration of Relevant Rules

Preservation of Ecosystems of International Watercourses and the Integration of Relevant Rules
  • Author : Lee Jing
  • Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • Release : 18 July 2014
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In Preservation of Ecosystems of International Watercourses and the Integration of Relevant Rules: An Interpretative Mechanism to Address the Fragmentation of International Law, Lee Jing takes an innovative approach to developing an international legal framework for preserving ecosystems. Deploying Article 31(3)(c) of the 1969 Vienna Convention an analytical approached is devised that examines ‘the ecosystem approach’ under international law through the prism of Article 20 of the UN Watercourses Convention.

Wetlands Conservation

Wetlands Conservation
  • Author : Sanjeev Sharma,Pardeep Singh
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 15 September 2021
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Wetlands Conservation An up-to-date overview of approaches for addressing wetlands degradation and its effects on ecosystem services, human health, and other ecosystems Wetlands are essential sources of biodiversity, water purification, groundwater replenishment, flood control, storm protection, sediment retention, recreation and tourism, and more. Human exploitation of natural resources over the past 200 years has caused significant wetlands degradation and loss. Although the Ramsar Convention of 1971 drafted polices for wetland conservation and responsible use, many wetland sites remain inadequately conserved or managed.

Geography of India - Specially for UPSC and Other Competitive Exams of India

Geography of India - Specially for UPSC and Other Competitive Exams of India
  • Author : Krishna Kumar V
  • Publisher : Krishna Kumar V
  • Release : 17 October 2021
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Description of the book Geography of India is one of the major subjects of UPSC civil services both in preliminary and main examination for General Knowledge and optional papers. This is not only useful for humanities candidates but also a large number of science background civil service aspirants. The book has also covered UPSC syllabus and the University syllabus. The successful preparation for the preliminary and mains examinations requires deep study of the relevant subjects. The questions asked in both

Textbook For Environmental Laws - Part 2

Textbook For Environmental Laws - Part 2
  • Author : Dr. Shaikh Ahmad Shaikh Ismail
  • Publisher : Educreation Publishing
  • Release : 01 July 2022
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The book extensively covers the law relating to this field along with necessary international conventions and Jurisprudence evolved by the Indian Judiciary and is a useful reference for practicing lawyers, academicians, law students, social activists and researchers. The Environmental Law in India is a comprehensive and exhaustive publication on the field of Environmental Law. The Book exhaustively deals with the constitutional mandate for environmental protection, judicial review of decisions.

The Wetland Book

The Wetland Book
  • Author : C. Max Finlayson,Mark Everard,Kenneth Irvine,Robert J. McInnes,Beth A. Middleton,Anne A. van Dam,Nick C. Davidson
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 04 July 2018
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In discussion with Ramsar’s Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting the trans- and multidisciplinary research and practice which is inherent to this field. Aware both that wetlands research is on the rise and that researchers and students are often working or learning across several disciplines, we are proposing a readily accessible online and print

Classification and Inventory of the World’s Wetlands

Classification and Inventory of the World’s Wetlands
  • Author : C.M. Finlayson,Arnold van der Valk
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 06 December 2012
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This book brings together, for the first time, information on various wetland classification systems and wetland inventories from around the world, outlining regional, national and local wetland classifications developed in Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, South America and the USA. Oriented towards the conservation and management of wetlands, these existing national and regional classification systems have been useful in providing an essential base for the development of an international system. The volume also reviews various attempts at drawing up

Wetlands: Monitoring, Modelling and Management

Wetlands: Monitoring, Modelling and Management
  • Author : Tomasz Okruszko,Edward Maltby,Jan Szatylowicz,Dorota Miroslaw-Swiatek
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 21 April 2014
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Wetlands are complex and dynamic ecological systems incorporating two important, inter-linked components: hydrology and vegetation. Modelling wetland components and processes reveals the nature of wetland systems and helps to predict the effects of environmental change. The main goal of much current research is the construction of a vigorous and sp

Geological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes

Geological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes
  • Author : Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña,José Ángel Sánchez Agudo
  • Publisher : MDPI
  • Release : 10 September 2021
GET THIS BOOKGeological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes

Geological Heritage has very diverse elements, both for its intrinsic nature and for its social and scientific significance. These elements have a scientific dimension (stratigraphic, geomorphological, lithological, paleontological, etc.) and a landscape dimension, both with implications for territorial management. In territorial management and planning, it is essential to carry out inventory and cataloging of places of natural and social interest to establish a comprehensive policy. The identification and valuation of the geological and biological heritage, and their interaction in the

The Politics of Nature and Science in Southern Africa

The Politics of Nature and Science in Southern Africa
  • Author : Maano Ramutsindela,Giorgio Miescher,Melanie Boehi
  • Publisher : BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN
  • Release : 12 September 2016
GET THIS BOOKThe Politics of Nature and Science in Southern Africa

This book brings together recent and ongoing empirical studies to examine two relational kinds of politics, namely, the politics of nature, i.e. how nature conservation projects are sites on which power relations play out, and the politics of the scientific study of nature. These are discussed in their historical and present contexts, and at specific sites on which particular human-environment relations are forged or contested. This spatio-temporal juxtaposition is lacking in current research on political ecology while the politics