Wetlands and International Environmental Law

Edited by Royal C. Gardner, Hugh F. Culverhouse Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law, USA, Richard Caddell, Reader in Marine and Environmental Law, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK and Erin Okuno, Assistant Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, USA

‘The book is a timely reminder that successful international legal endeavours to safeguard and preserve are possible without being unduly prescriptive, leaving room for advances in both science and social impact [...] an example of the interesting fluidity of international co-operation, well captured in this important book and its investigation of how critical natural infrastructure can be managed for future generations.’

• ContentsPreface xIntroduction 1Royal C Gardner, Richard Caddell, and Erin OkunoPART I THE RAMSAR CONVENTION –DEVELOPMENT AND INTERPRETATION1 The Ramsar Convention at 50: Cultural narratives,enlightenment, and the Wetland Conservation Project 19Michael Bowman2 The Ramsar Convention and the concept of consensus 52Royal C. Gardner3 Ramsar sites and their ecological character: A cornerstoneof the Ramsar Convention on wetlands 79Royal C. Gardner, Marcela Bonells, and Katherine Pratt4 The ‘wise use’ of wetlands 105Edward J. Goodwin5 Compensatory mechanisms and the loss of wetlands 131Jerneja Penca6 Indigenous peoples and local communities: Wetlandsmanagement and the Ramsar Convention 153Simon MarsdenPART II WETLANDS AND THE INTERNATIONALLEGAL ECOSYSTEM7 Birds of a feather? The inter-relationship between theRamsar Convention and the migratory waterbird regimes 179Melissa Lewis8 The Ramsar Convention and the Convention on BiologicalDiversity: Proposals for Enhanced Cooperation,Synergies, and Interoperability for the Kunming-MontrealGlobal Biodiversity Framework 202Teresa Fajardo9 The Ramsar Convention and general international waterlaw: Complementary and mutually supportive regimes 231Owen McIntyre10 The cultural values and services of wetlands: Evolutionand obligations under the Ramsar Convention 265Evan Hamman11 Wetlands, climate change, and international law 292An Cliquet12 ‘Within and without’: EU nature conservation law and theprotection of wetlands 319Richard Caddell13 Rights of wetlands and the Ramsar Convention 361Erin Okuno