Wetlands Conservation - Current Challenges and Future Strategies

Wetlands Conservation
 
An up-to-date overview of approaches for addressing wetlands degradation and its effects on ecosystem services, human health, and other ecosystems
 
Wetlands are essential sources of biodiversity, water purification, groundwater replenishment, flood control, storm protection, sediment retention, recreation and tourism, and more. Human exploitation of natural resources over the past 200 years has caused significant wetlands degradation and loss. Although the Ramsar Convention of 1971 drafted polices for wetland conservation and responsible use, many wetland sites remain inadequately conserved or managed. Maintaining the ecological balance and equilibrium of wetlands requires a clear understanding of the vital role of wetlands, the difficulties they face, and the policies enacted for their protection.
 
Wetlands Conservation: Current Challenges and Future Strategies summarizes both current and emerging management strategies, trends, and policies regarding wetlands protection around the world. The authors provide accurate scientific information on wetlands while discussing the effects of climate change, global warming, modernization in agriculture, and other key topics. Designed to assist in the development of future solutions for wetlands conservation and management strategies, this important volume:
* Highlights the environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural importance of wetlands
* Identifies the factors responsible for the failure of many conservation initiatives
* Describes the natural and anthropogenic factors of wetlands degradation
* Discusses the role of community-based wetlands conservation and management
* Explores Ramsar wetlands conservation and its impacts worldwide
 
Wetlands Conservation: Current Challenges and Future Strategies is an invaluable resource for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, ecologists, policymakers, conservation organizations, and others working in the field of natural resources management.

List of contents

Preface xiii
 
List of Contributors xvii
 
1 Global Wetlands: Categorization, Distribution and Global Scenario 1
 
1.1 Wetlands Definition, Categorization and Classification Criteria 1
 
1.1.1 Wetlands- Categorization and Classification 3
 
1.1.2 Human- Made Wetlands 5
 
1.2 Importance of Wetland Ecosystem 5
 
1.3 Spatial Distribution and Potential of Global Wetlands 7
 
1.4 Status and Impacts on the Wetlands Ecosystem 8
 
1.4.1 Conservation Measures and Future Strategies 10
 
1.4.2 Conclusion and Recommendation 11
 
Acknowledgements 13
 
References 13
 
2 Ramsar Convention: History, Structure, Operations, and Relevance 17
 
2.1 Background 17
 
2.2 The Ramsar Convention 18
 
2.3 The Convention Text 19
 
2.4 Wetland Definition and Classification 19
 
2.5 Mission of the Convention 22
 
2.6 Structural Framework of the Convention 22
 
2.7 Operational Framework of the Convention 25
 
2.7.1 Convention Membership 25
 
2.7.2 Ramsar Regions 26
 
2.7.3 National Ramsar Committees 30
 
2.7.4 The Montreux Record 31
 
2.7.5 Ramsar Strategic Plan 31
 
2.7.6 Three Pillars of Ramsar Convention 31
 
2.7.7 The Convention Budget 32
 
2.8 External Partnerships and Synergies 33
 
2.9 Education and Outreach 35
 
2.9.1 Communication, Education, Participation, and Awareness (CEPA) 35
 
2.9.2 World Wetlands Day 36
 
2.10 Legal Status 36
 
2.11 Effectiveness of the Convention 37
 
References 38
 
3 Ecological Importance of Wetland Systems 40
 
3.1 Introduction 40
 
3.2 Importance of Wetlands in Flood Control 40
 
3.3 Role of Wetlands in Groundwater Replenishment 41
 
3.4 Role of Wetlands in Stabilization and Storm Protection of Shorelines 42
 
3.5 Role of Wetlands in Sediment and Nutrient Retention 43
 
3.6 Role of Wetlands in Water Purification 44
 
3.7 Biodiversity of Wetlands 45
 
3.8 Wetland Products 46
 
3.9 Sociocultural Values of Wetlands 46
 
3.10 Wetlands in Relation to Recreation and Tourism 47
 
3.11 Wetland and Climate Change 48
 
3.12 Summary 49
 
Acknowledgments 50
 
References 50
 
4 Ecological and Societal Importance of Wetlands: A Case Study of North Bihar (India) 55
 
4.1 Introduction 55
 
4.2 Geographical and District-Wise Distribution of Wetlands in North Bihar 58
 
4.2.1 Kabartal 60
 
4.2.2 Baraila Jheel 60
 
4.2.3 Kusheshwar Asthan 62
 
4.2.4 Jagatpur Wetland 62
 
4.2.5 Moti Jheel 63
 
4.2.6 Gogabeel Pakshi Vihar 64
 
4.3 Wetlands: Promoters of Sustainable Livelihood and Services 64
 
4.4 North Bihar Wetland Biodiversity: Status and Role 65
 
4.5 Urbanization, Pollution, and Climate Change Impacts 71
 
4.6 Legal Framework, Policies, and Challenges 77
 
4.7 Conclusion 79
 
Acknowledgments 80
 
References 80
 
5 Recognizing Economic Values of Wetland Ecosystem Services: A Study of Emerging Role of Monetary Evaluation of Chandubi Ecosystem and Biodiversity 87
 
5.1 Introduction 87
 
5.2 Methodology of Ecosystem Valuation 90
 
5.2.1 Market Prices - Revealed Willingness to Pay 90
 
5.2.1.1 Market Price Method 91
 
5.2.1.2 Productivity Method 91
 
5.2.1.3 Hedonic Pricing Method 92
 
5.2.1.4 Travel Cost Method 93
 
5.2.2 Circumstantial Evidence - Imputed Willingness to Pay 94
 
5.2.2.1 Damage Cost Avoided, Replacement Cost, and S

About the author

Dr Sanjeev Sharma has been teaching as an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Study of Regional Development, School of Social Science and Concurrent Faculty in the Special Centre for E-Learning at Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-India. He is also Assistant Director, UGC-HRDC-JNU, New Delhi. Over the past one and half decades he has worked in different academic and research institute viz. Dr. H.S. Gour Central University of Sagar, IISER, Mohali, WWF-India and G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE). He has done M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (HPU, Shimla) Post Doctorate (IISER, Mohali) and PG Diploma in Environmental Law and Policy (NLU, Delhi). His research expertise in human ecology; wetlands conservation; environmental impact assessment & management; policy planning and nature conservation; science society and nature study etc. He was awarded first Dr. Saminderjeet Singh Young Geographers National Awrard for 2011 by Association of Punjab Geographers, Post Doc. Fellow from UGC & IISER, Mohali and UNESCO-IHE Fellowship. Presently he is an External Expert Member in the Himachal Pradesh State Wetlands Authority, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh. He has more than 35 international and national publications to his credit.
Dr Pardeep Singh is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi New Delhi India). He obtained his Masters degree from Department of Environmental Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi India and doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi. He has published more than 65 papers in the international journals in the fields of various environmental emerging issues. He has edited more than 30 books with various international publishers like Springer, Elsevier, CRC and Wiley.

Summary

Wetlands Conservation

An up-to-date overview of approaches for addressing wetlands degradation and its effects on ecosystem services, human health, and other ecosystems

Wetlands are essential sources of biodiversity, water purification, groundwater replenishment, flood control, storm protection, sediment retention, recreation and tourism, and more. Human exploitation of natural resources over the past 200 years has caused significant wetlands degradation and loss. Although the Ramsar Convention of 1971 drafted polices for wetland conservation and responsible use, many wetland sites remain inadequately conserved or managed. Maintaining the ecological balance and equilibrium of wetlands requires a clear understanding of the vital role of wetlands, the difficulties they face, and the policies enacted for their protection.

Wetlands Conservation: Current Challenges and Future Strategies summarizes both current and emerging management strategies, trends, and policies regarding wetlands protection around the world. The authors provide accurate scientific information on wetlands while discussing the effects of climate change, global warming, modernization in agriculture, and other key topics. Designed to assist in the development of future solutions for wetlands conservation and management strategies, this important volume:
* Highlights the environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural importance of wetlands
* Identifies the factors responsible for the failure of many conservation initiatives
* Describes the natural and anthropogenic factors of wetlands degradation
* Discusses the role of community-based wetlands conservation and management
* Explores Ramsar wetlands conservation and its impacts worldwide

Wetlands Conservation: Current Challenges and Future Strategies is an invaluable resource for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, ecologists, policymakers, conservation organizations, and others working in the field of natural resources management.

Product details

• Authors: S Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Sanjeev (Jawaharlal Nehru University New D Sharma, Sanjeev Singh Sharma, Pardeep Singh
• Assisted by: Sanjee Sharma (Editor), Sanjeev Sharma (Editor), Singh (Editor), Singh (Editor), Pardeep Singh (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781119692683
• ISBN: 978-1-119-69268-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Feuchtgebiet, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Naturschutzbiologie, Conservation Science