Implementing the Ramsar Convention in Tanzania: Salient Features of Legislation and Policies for the Management and Conservation of Wetlands

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dc.contributor.authorMajamba, Hamudi I.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-16T12:40:16Z
dc.date.available2016-03-16T12:40:16Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractWetlands are basically units of landscapes that occur in different kinds of locations and may have a presence of static or flowing water. They are known by different names throughout the world. They are in essence water-based ecosystems at the interface between aquatic and terrestrial habitats and support a wide variety of plant and animal life. Wetlands, therefore, comprise of places where water, soil and air, among other things, interact to produce wetland vegetation at a depth that usually does not exceed six meters. 1 They may comprise of areas of marsh, streams, lakes, rivers, swamps, flood plains, ponds, mangroves, deltas and estuaries and are important natural resources that support components of the hydrological cycle in breeding, rearing and feeding habitats for diverse species of fauna and floraen_US
dc.identifier.citationMajamba, H.I., 2004. Implementing the Ramsar Convention in Tanzania: salient features of legislation and policies for the management and conservation of wetlands. East African Law Journal, 1, pp.95-118.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1020
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEastern African Law Journalen_US
dc.subjectImplementingen_US
dc.subjectRamsar Conventionen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectSalient Featuresen_US
dc.subjectLegislationen_US
dc.subjectPoliciesen_US
dc.subjectManagementen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectWetlandsen_US
dc.titleImplementing the Ramsar Convention in Tanzania: Salient Features of Legislation and Policies for the Management and Conservation of Wetlandsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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