wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group
wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group
wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group
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IMCG/IPS STATEMENT3CONTENTSGuide to the Use <strong>of</strong> the Document .......................................................... 101. Outline <strong>of</strong> Chapter Contents ............................................................ 102. Guide to the framework for decision-making .................................... 131. Introduction .......................................................................................... 181.1 Preface ........................................................................................... 181.2 ‘Sustainable’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Wise’ Use in key conventions .............................. 181.3 Preparation <strong>of</strong> a Wise Use document ............................................... 191.4 Guidelines for Global Action on Peatl<strong>and</strong>s ........................................ 211.5 Purpose <strong>of</strong> the document ................................................................. 211.6 Concept <strong>and</strong> content <strong>of</strong> the document .............................................. 221.7 Target organisations ......................................................................... 222. Mires <strong>and</strong> peatl<strong>and</strong>s .............................................................................. 242.1 Concepts <strong>and</strong> terms1....................................................................... 242.2 Peat formation ................................................................................. 252.3 Mire <strong>and</strong> peatl<strong>and</strong> types .................................................................. 252.4 Extent <strong>and</strong> location <strong>of</strong> <strong>mires</strong> <strong>and</strong> peatl<strong>and</strong>s ....................................... 322.5 Rates <strong>of</strong> peat <strong>and</strong> carbon accumulation ............................................ 332.6 Characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>mires</strong> <strong>and</strong> peatl<strong>and</strong>s .............................................. 352.7 Peatl<strong>and</strong>s as habitats <strong>and</strong> ecosystems ............................................... 363. Values <strong>and</strong> functions <strong>of</strong> <strong>mires</strong> <strong>and</strong> peatl<strong>and</strong>s ...................................... 453.1. What are Values? ............................................................................ 453.2 Positions with respect to intrinsic moral values .................................. 463.3 Types <strong>of</strong> instrumental values ............................................................. 473.4 Functions <strong>of</strong> <strong>mires</strong> <strong>and</strong> peatl<strong>and</strong>s for human beings ........................... 483.4.1 Production functions .............................................................. 483.4.2 Carrier functions .................................................................... 693.4.3 Regulation functions ............................................................... 723.4.4 Informational functions ........................................................... 833.4.5 Transformation <strong>and</strong> option functions ....................................... 903.4.6 The values <strong>of</strong> conservation <strong>and</strong> economics .............................. 91
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