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National Wetland Policies: The Basics

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A national wetland policy is a published governmental statement that articulates how wetland conservation and management is to be achieved within a particular jurisdiction. The policy may be contained in a legally binding instrument, such as a statute or decree, or it may be contained in a non-legally binding aspirational document. Ideally, a national wetland policy includes assessable goals, timelines for achievement of those goals, roles and responsibilities of various actors, and budget commitments that provide adequate financial support for implementation.

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  1. Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL, 33707-3299, USA

    Royal C. Gardner

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  1. Dept. of Ecology and Biodiversity, Charles Sturt University Inst. for Land, Water and Society, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Great Somerford, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Mark Everard

  3. Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, UNESCO-IHE Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetland & Environment Ltd. , Littleworth, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. USGS National Wetlands Research Center , Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Charles Sturt University , Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Gardner, R.C. (2016). National Wetland Policies: The Basics. In: Finlayson, C., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_164-2

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