Managing transboundary wetlands: The Ramsar Convention as a means of ecological diplomacy

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 230-239

  Griffin, Pamela J ^a   Ali, Saleem H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diplomacy; Ecological; Environmental treaty; Ramsar Convention; Transboundary

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; RAMSAR CONVENTION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

INDIA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84977156582     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-014-0173-0     Document Type: Article

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