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

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dc.creatorMajamba, Hamudi I.
dc.date2016-03-16T12:40:16Z
dc.date2016-03-16T12:40:16Z
dc.date2004
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T14:48:49Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T14:48:49Z
dc.descriptionWetlands 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.identifierMajamba, 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.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11618
dc.languageen
dc.publisherEastern African Law Journal
dc.subjectImplementing
dc.subjectRamsar Convention
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectSalient Features
dc.subjectLegislation
dc.subjectPolicies
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectConservation
dc.subjectWetlands
dc.titleImplementing the Ramsar Convention in Tanzania: Salient Features of Legislation and Policies for the Management and Conservation of Wetlands
dc.typeJournal Article

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