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How does Ramsar work? The case of Ndumo Game Reserve

Pooley, Simon (2025) How does Ramsar work? The case of Ndumo Game Reserve. Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science 67 (1), a1830. ISSN 0075-6458.

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Abstract

The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources (Ramsar 2024). I use the example of Ndumo Game Reserve, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to question the effectiveness of the Convention and appeal for clarity on its implementation. As Ndumo meets all the criteria for intervention as an endangered Ramsar site, why has Ramsar SA refused assistance or advice from Ramsar? What to do when signatories of the Convention refuse to allow assessments, or accept advice or funding, for their threatened Ramsar wetlands?

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Item Type: Article
Keyword(s) / Subject(s): Ramsar, Convention on Wetlands, Conservation, Ndumo Game Reserve, Protected Areas, South Africa
School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Research Centres and Institutes: Research in Environment and Sustainability, Centre for
Depositing User: Simon Pooley
Date Deposited: 04 Apr 2025 15:34
Last Modified: 15 Apr 2025 12:46
URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/54863

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