Exploring Social-Ecological Complexities of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites): the Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary (Valdivia, Chile) as a Case Study

Marı́n, Victor H.; Delgado, Luisa E.; Tironi, Antonio; Finlayson, C. Max

doi:10.1007/s13157-017-0935-z

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“…Indicator data can be used to report on the condition of the wetland or ecological character over time, guiding management. For example, loss of a key bird species, a measure of ecological character, in a Ramsar wetland in Chile was was legally judged to have been caused by paper mill discharge impacting an aquatic plant, the bird's main food supply (Marín et al, 2018).…”

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Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance–Improving Conservation Outcomes

Kingsford

Bino

Finlayson

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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The Ramsar Convention (or the Convention on Wetlands), signed in 1971, was one of the first international conservation agreements, promoting global wise use of wetlands. It has three primary objectives: national designation and management of wetlands of international importance; general wise use of wetlands; and international cooperation. We examined lessons learnt for improving wetland conservation after Ramsar’s nearly five decades of operation. The number of wetlands in the Ramsar Site Network has grown over time (2,391 Ramsar Sites, 2.5 million km2, as at 2020-06-09) but unevenly around the world, with decreasing rate of growth in recent decades. Ramsar Sites are concentrated in countries with a high Gross Domestic Product and human pressure (e.g., western Europe) but, in contrast, Ramsar Sites with the largest wetland extent are in central-west Africa and South America. We identified three key challenges for improving effectiveness of the Ramsar Site Network: increasing number of sites and wetland area, improved representation (functional, geographical and biological); and effective management and reporting. Increasing the number of sites and area in the Ramsar network could benefit from targets, implemented at national scales. Knowledge of representativeness is inadequate, requiring analyses of functional ecotypes, geographical and biological representativeness. Finally, most countries have inadequate management planning and reporting on the ecological character of their Ramsar Sites, requiring more focused attention on a vision and objectives, with regular reporting of key indicators to guide management. There are increasing opportunities to rigorously track ecological character, utilizing new tools and available indicators (e.g., remote sensing). It is critical that the world protect its wetlands, with an effective Ramsar Convention or the Convention on Wetlands at the core.

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Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance–Improving Conservation Outcomes

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Finlayson

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“…The incorporation of a wetland to the Ramsar List requires meeting some of the requirements that demonstrate that it has natural values of international importance [17,19]. As a consequence of the requirement that countries that adhere to the Convention must include at least one wetland, the Ramsar List of Wetlands has become the most extensive network of protected areas on the planet and continues to grow every year, as it is a prestigious list that favors the interest and worldwide projection of wetlands that are included on the list [55][56][57][58][59][60], which predisposes populations and countries that have humid areas to study them to see if they meet the criteria in order to achieve their incorporation (as is the case of the study at hand).…”

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The Vega Alta of Segura River (Southeast of Spain): A Wetland of International Importance

2021

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The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands, which establishes nine criteria related to natural values and a cultural one that wetlands must meet to be included in the list of wetlands of international importance. We aim to evaluate if the wetlands of the Vega Alta of the Segura River (southeast of Spain) meet the requirements to fulfil this agreement. Thanks to meticulous fieldwork and a bibliographic review related to the stated objective, we collected information on the existing environmental and cultural values. The results show that this set of wetlands is home to 11 species of threatened vertebrates in Spain, two priority habitats in the European Union, as well as cultural values related to their origin, conservation, and ecological functioning. Likewise, in the area there are archaeological sites, traditional uses of water associated with the cultivation of rice, and religious manifestations. Effective wetland inventories and rigorous analyzes of their ecological and environmental characteristics, as well as their socioeconomic functions, need to be carried out in order to improve their management and protection.This wetland certainly meets three criteria to be included in the Ramsar Convention list of wetlands.

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Postnormal Science and Social-ecological Systems

Marı́n

Delgado

2019

Social-Ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges

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Exploring Social-Ecological Complexities of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites): the Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary (Valdivia, Chile) as a Case Study

Cited by 12 publications

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Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance–Improving Conservation Outcomes

Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance–Improving Conservation Outcomes

The Vega Alta of Segura River (Southeast of Spain): A Wetland of International Importance

Postnormal Science and Social-ecological Systems

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