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

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dc.creator Majamba, Hamudi I.
dc.date 2016-03-16T12:40:16Z
dc.date 2016-03-16T12:40:16Z
dc.date 2004
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T14:48:49Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T14:48:49Z
dc.identifier Majamba, 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.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1020
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11618
dc.description Wetlands 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 flora
dc.language en
dc.publisher Eastern African Law Journal
dc.subject Implementing
dc.subject Ramsar Convention
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Salient Features
dc.subject Legislation
dc.subject Policies
dc.subject Management
dc.subject Conservation
dc.subject Wetlands
dc.title Implementing the Ramsar Convention in Tanzania: Salient Features of Legislation and Policies for the Management and Conservation of Wetlands
dc.type Journal Article


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