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dc.contributor.authorGaget, E.
dc.contributor.authorLe Viol, I.
dc.contributor.authorPavón-Jordán, Diego
dc.contributor.authorCazalis, V.
dc.contributor.authorKerbiriou, C.
dc.contributor.authorJiguet, F.
dc.contributor.authorPopoff, N.
dc.contributor.authorDami, L.
dc.contributor.authorMondain-Monval, J.Y.
dc.contributor.authorDefos du Rau, P.
dc.contributor.authorAbdou, W.A.I.
dc.contributor.authorBozic, L.
dc.contributor.authorDakki, M.
dc.contributor.authorEncarnação, V.M.F.
dc.contributor.authorErciyas-Yavuz, K.
dc.contributor.authorEtayeb, K.S.
dc.contributor.authorMolina, B.
dc.contributor.authorPetkov, N.
dc.contributor.authorUzunova, D.
dc.contributor.authorZenatello, M.
dc.contributor.authorGalewski, T.
dc.coverage.spatialMediterraneanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-04T08:40:47Z
dc.date.available2020-05-04T08:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0006-3207
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2653153
dc.description.abstractlthough biological conservation is based on international agreements, its effectiveness depends on how countries implement such recommendations as effective conservation tools. The Ramsar Convention is the oldest international treaty for wetland and waterbird conservation, establishing the world's largest network of protected areas. However, since it does not constitute any binding measure, its effectiveness in protecting wintering waterbird populations at an international scale has been questioned. Here, we use long-term (1991–2012) count data to assess the effectiveness of the Ramsar Convention in the Mediterranean Basin. We compared abundance and temporal trends of 114 waterbird species between 251 Ramsar wetlands and 3486 non-Ramsar wetlands. We found that the Ramsar network is critical for wintering waterbirds, concentrating nearly half of all waterbirds counted in the Mediterranean Basin in only 7% of monitored wetlands. Waterbird trends followed a northwestsoutheast gradient, with a population decrease in the East. A significant and positive Ramsar effect on population trends was only found for the species of higher conservation concern in the Maghreb, particularly when a management plan was implemented. The Ramsar Convention was previously used on very important wetlands for waterbirds in Southern Europe, but is now an underused conservation tool. Our study suggests weaknesses in the use of Ramsar as an effective conservation tool in most of the Mediterranean Basin. However, the Ramsar Convention effectiveness to enhance waterbird populations in the Maghreb should encourage strengthening the Ramsar Convention. It should be done particularly in countries with limited environmental agreements and by systematic implementation of management plans. Conservation measures International conventions Protected areas Protection status Monitoring Wetlandsen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectConservation measuresen_US
dc.subjectInternational conventionsen_US
dc.subjectProtected areasen_US
dc.subjectProtection statusen_US
dc.subjectMonitoringen_US
dc.subjectWetlandsen_US
dc.titleAssessing the effectiveness of the Ramsar Convention in preserving wintering waterbirds in the Mediterraneanen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.source.volume243en_US
dc.source.journalBiological Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108485
dc.identifier.cristin1807789


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