Freshwater Wetlands (Policy and Best Practice Document 6]

(A) Executive Summary. 1. Why manage wetlands. 1.1. Wetland value. 1.2. What are wetlands?. 1.3. Stability. 1.4. History and future. 1.5. The ecosystem approach. 2. Policy and activities. 2.1. International conventions and agreements on wetlands. 2.2. Policy of the Goverment of the Netherlands regarding wetlands and its implementation. 2.3. Non-govermental organisations. 2.4. Green investments and the private sector. 3. Examples of wetland projects. 3.1 How toread this chapter. 3.2. The Waza Logone Project, Northern Cameroon. 3.3. The Pantamal, Brazil. 3.4. The Action Plan of Bangladesh. 3.5. The Sebuku-Sembakun National Park in East Kalimantan. 3.6. Lake Victoria, East African Rift Valley. 4. Guiding principles: Lessons learned. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Elements of the ecosystem approach for wetland management. 4.3. Concluding remark.

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