To quote the author of the case study, "merely assigning
a protected area status and declaring the area a listed site under the Convention does not
automatically ensure wise use.... [has] listed site status in any way helped in ensuring or continuing
the wise use of the wetland? Or has listing the area under the Ramsar Convention merely increased
Government control over the wetland resource, disrupting the local communities' wise use
practices in the area and leading to deep-seated resentment amongst them?"