Towards wise use of Asian Wetlands edited by Hiroshi Isozaki, Motokazu Andi and Yoshihiro, Natori

1. Activities of the wise use working group / S. Eldoy 2. From Lyon to Otsu: Laws on / P. Hassan 3. The Ramsar convention of today and wise use of wetlands / D. Navid 4. Tools for implementing the wise use of wetlands: Progress and prospects / M. Moser 5. Wetlands in South-East Asia and their wise use / B.A. Lane and G. F. Claridge 6. Eco-tourism in wetlands: A case study of the J.N. "Ding" Darling national wildlife refuge / L. S. Hinds JIJ 7. Financing of wetland use and conservation / I. Ruzicka 8. The role of development assistance agencies in wetland conservation and conversion in Asia / F. Parish 9. Towards a review of the environmental impact assessment policies, procedures and practices of development assistance agencies / G. Claridge 10. JICA's technical assistance in wildlife management / M. Ohta 11. The ASEAN agreement for the conservation of nature and natural resources: An instrument for inter-regional cooperation in wetlands management. / A. Tolentino 12. Australia's cooperative initiatives for the conservation of wetlands and migratory birds in Asia-Australasia / W. Phillips 13. An agreement under the Bonn Convention for the conservation of migratory waterfowl in Asia and Australasia / D. Hycle 14. Application of remote sensing technologies to monitor lakes/wetlands in developing countries / M. Nakayama 15. The significance of the types of current land use around Kushiro Marsh for the future of this internationally important wetland / The Kushirosarun Trust 16. Problems in the Management of Utonal and Furen Lakes / S. Matsui 17. Environmental conservation of Izunuma-Uchinuma swamp / T. Shibasaki 18. Present status and future in wetland conservation in the world / P. Dugan 19. Japanese laws relevant to wetland conservation / H. Isozaki 20. Wise use of wetlands in Asia / A.U. Jan 21. Back ground of Azraq wetland reserve (Jordan) / Y.AI-Zubi 22. The limnological problems and need of river conservation in Bihar (India) / S.K. Sinha 23. Mangrove wetlands and forest management in Bangladesh (Bangladesh) / M.N. A. Katebi 24. The current status of wetlands in Nepal (Nepal) / B. Bhandari 25. Management and monitoring of the Red River estuary (Vietnam) / N.K. Kinh 26. The That Luang - Salakham Wetland, Vientiane, Lao PDR (Lao PDR) / P.Bandavong 27. Use and management of riverine wetlands and rice fields in Peninsula Malaysia (Malaysia) / M.N. Buhanudin 28. Touristic and educational use of important wetlands in China (China) / Yan Xun 29. Transition of interconnection between people and Lake Biwa / T. Niren 30. Function of the lagoon ecosystem in nutrient removal in Lake Biwa / A. Kurata 31. The Reed Beds conservation ordinance of Lake Biwa / M. Ito 32. Conservation and management of freshwater around Lake Biwa, through the relationship between human and aquatic fireflies / M. Yuma 33. Birds in Lake Biwa and conservation for their habitat / H. Sugawa 34. Environmental education for conservation of Lake Biwa / M. Kawashima 35. Utilization and conservation of Reeds / K. Takeda 36. Overview of Hokkaido wetlands / T. Tsujii 37. Wise use of the Kushiro Shitugen (Marshland) as a national park / M. Koumaru.

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