The legal structure of Taiwan's Wetland Conservation Act

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 9418-9427

  Su, Yi Yuan ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Compensation; Mitigation; Ramsar convention on wetlands; Wetland fund; Wetland label; Wetland of importance; Wetlands; Wise use

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL SYSTEM; MITIGATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RAMSAR CONVENTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

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EID: 84921031433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6129418     Document Type: Review

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13. The twelve matters described in Article 15 are "I. he border and year period of the plan; II. The guidance of the superior and relevant programs; III. The investigation and analysis of local society and economy. IV. The rudimentary investigation and analysis of water resource system, ecological resources and environment. V. Land and building utilization status. VI. Primarily protected areas with critical scientific search, cultural heritage and ecological and environmental value. VII. Stipulations or measures governing the wetland system functional zoning, and its conservation, restoration, restricted or banned conducts, and maintenance. VIII. Permissible wise use items and management. IX. Water resource protection and utilization management. X. Emergency response and recovery. XI. Financial and implementation. XII. Other pertinent matters."
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