Is management The Ramsar Site has agreed objectives, but is only partially managed 2 undertaken according according to these objectives to agreed objectives? The Ramsar Site has agreed objectives and is managed to meet objectives 3 Planning 5. Ramsar Site design Inadequacies in Ramsar Site design mean achieving the major objectives of 0 the Ramsar Site is very difficult Is the Ramsar Site the Inadequacies in Ramsar Site design mean that achievement of major 1 right size and shape to objectives is difficult but some mitigating actions are being taken (e.g. protect species, agreements with adjacent land owners for wildlife corridors or introduction of habitats, ecological appropriate catchment management) processes and water Ramsar Site design is not significantly constraining achievement of 2 catchments of key objectives, but be improved (e.g. with respect to larger scale ecological conservation concern? processes) Ramsar Site design helps achievement of objectives; it is appropriate for 3 species and habitat conservation; and maintains ecological processes such as surface and groundwater flows at a catchment scale, natural disturbance patterns etc Planning 6. Ramsar Site The boundary of the Ramsar Site is not known by the management authority 0 boundary demarcation or local residents/neighbouring land users The boundary of the Ramsar Site is known by the management authority but is 1 Is the boundary not known by local residents/neighbouring land users and demarcated? The boundary of the Ramsar Site is known by both the management authority 2 and local residents/neighbouring land users but is not appropriately demarcated The boundary of the Ramsar Site is known by the management authority and 3 local residents/neighbouring land users and is appropriately demarcated Process 7. Management plan There is no management plan for the Ramsar Site 0 A management plan is being prepared or has been prepared but is not being 1 Is there a management implemented plan and is it being A management plan exists but it is only partially implemented because of 2 implemented? funding constraints or other problems A management plan exists and is being implemented 3 Planning
Is management undertaken according to agreed objectives? Planning The Ramsar Site has agreed objectives, but is only partially managed according to these objectives 2 The Ramsar Site has agreed objectives and is managed to meet objectives 3 5. Ramsar Site design Is the Ramsar Site the right size and shape to protect species, habitats, ecological processes and water catchments of key conservation concern? Planning Inadequacies in Ramsar Site design mean achieving the major objectives of the Ramsar Site is very difficult 0 Inadequacies in Ramsar Site design mean that achievement of major objectives is difficult but some mitigating actions are being taken (e.g. agreements with adjacent land owners for wildlife corridors or introduction of appropriate catchment management) 1 Ramsar Site design is not significantly constraining achievement of objectives, but be improved (e.g. with respect to larger scale ecological processes) 2 Ramsar Site design helps achievement of objectives; it is appropriate for species and habitat conservation; and maintains ecological processes such as surface and groundwater flows at a catchment scale, natural disturbance patterns etc 3 6. Ramsar Site boundary demarcation Is the boundary and demarcated? Process The boundary of the Ramsar Site is not known by the management authority or local residents/neighbouring land users 0 The boundary of the Ramsar Site is known by the management authority but is not known by local residents/neighbouring land users 1 The boundary of the Ramsar Site is known by both the management authority and local residents/neighbouring land users but is not appropriately demarcated 2 The boundary of the Ramsar Site is known by the management authority and local residents/neighbouring land users and is appropriately demarcated 3 7. Management plan Is there a management plan and is it being implemented? Planning There is no management plan for the Ramsar Site 0 A management plan is being prepared or has been prepared but is not being implemented 1 A management plan exists but it is only partially implemented because of funding constraints or other problems 2 A management plan exists and is being implemented 3
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