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Wetlands and International Environmental Law: The Evolution and Impact of the Ramsar Convention

Edited by: Royal C. Gardner, Richard Caddell, Erin Okuno

ISBN13: 9781802203011
To be Published: February 2025
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Price: £125.00



Marking the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, the first modern multilateral environmental agreement, this timely book reflects upon the Convention’s work and its wider impact upon the protection of aquatic resources and wetland-dependent species.

This comprehensive book examines how and to what extent the Ramsar Convention has worked to protect wetlands, while exploring how it has influenced and collaborated with other international and regional regimes. Contributions from an array of expert authors analyse the key approaches and innovations that have been applied to the global protection of wetlands, while also considering the crucial role that wetlands play in climate mitigation and in supporting the needs of humans and animals alike.

Filling a gap in the current scholarship by discussing the impact and implementation of this pioneering convention, Wetlands and International Environmental Law is an inspiring read for academics in international and regional environmental law. This discerning book is also of interest to those working in the fields of political science, international relations, and area studies with a particular environmental focus.

Subjects:
Environmental Law
Contents:
Preface x
Introduction 1
Royal C Gardner, Richard Caddell, and Erin Okuno

PART I. THE RAMSAR CONVENTION – DEVELOPMENT AND INTERPRETATION
1. The Ramsar Convention at 50: Cultural narratives, enlightenment, and the Wetland Conservation Project 19
Michael Bowman
2. The Ramsar Convention and the concept of consensus 52
Royal C. Gardner
3. Ramsar sites and their ecological character: A cornerstone of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands 79
Royal C. Gardner, Marcela Bonells, and Katherine Pratt
4. The ‘wise use’ of wetlands 105
Edward J. Goodwin
5. Compensatory mechanisms and the loss of wetlands 131
Jerneja Penca
6. Indigenous peoples and local communities: Wetlands management and the Ramsar Convention 153
Simon Marsden

PART II. WETLANDS AND THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ECOSYSTEM
7. Birds of a feather? The inter-relationship between the Ramsar Convention and the migratory waterbird regimes 179
Melissa Lewis
8. The Ramsar Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity: Proposals for Enhanced Cooperation,
Synergies, and Interoperability for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 202
Teresa Fajardo
9. The Ramsar Convention and general international water law: Complementary and mutually supportive regimes 231
Owen McIntyre
10. The cultural values and services of wetlands: Evolution and obligations under the Ramsar Convention 265
Evan Hamman
11. Wetlands, climate change, and international law 292
An Cliquet
12. ‘Within and without’: EU nature conservation law and the protection of wetlands 319
Richard Caddell
13. Rights of wetlands and the Ramsar Convention 361
Erin Okuno