Wetlands for life
WWN member Ecofinder won a prestigious Whitley Award for Nature, working on conservation of native freshwater fish. WWN deputy chair Chris Rostron met Leonard Akwany at an NGO networking meeting hosted by Whitley Fund for Nature in London on the 27th April, alongside the other winners. Great to see a WWN member achieving global recognition …
Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW) have published a report on November’s Ramsar COP14. The report introduces the why and the how of Ramsar COP in general, and reports on their accomplishments at this particular COP. COP14 was a huge step forward for the inclusion of Youth in the Ramsar Convention. Thus, we felt the need …
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands has published the final texts of the Resolutions at Ramsar COP14, from November 2022. This page lists download links to the individual Resolutions in English, French, and Spanish. Those of particular interest to WWN are: Resolution XIV.8: The new CEPA approach Resolution XIV.12 Strengthening Ramsar connections through youth …
Our participation at Ramsar COP14 was diverse and energising. We engaged on all our target themes: youth; participatory science; and natural flow of rivers. We delivered an NGO Statement to the COP during the closing. This reflects the new Resolutions and plans expressed by the countries, with our stance on behalf of NGOs, to encourage …
WWN’s joint North American Representative, Professor Kim Diana Connolly, has delivered an NGO Statement to Ramsar COP14 in Geneva and Wuhan. The statement celebrates some of this COP’s innovations, such as livestreaming all sessions and enabling NGOs to livestream their side-events, which enabled wider NGO participation. The Statement encourages the countries who have signed up …
As a grouping of wetland NGOs, we all want to implement the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Earlier this year we asked you, the WWN members, how we can make that happen better. You showed us good examples to follow, and gaps that need attention. From your input we have prepared recommendations, for the Ramsar Focal …
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At Ramsar COP14 we hope to present a side-event promoting the the natural flow of rivers and water to the signatory governments and NGOs present. Ramsar Network Japan and the Korean Wetland Network are leading the side-event, supported by WWN. We would like to present examples from beyond those two countries, showing the damage done …
Wetlands lost a friend last week. Dr Paul Ouedraogo passed away at the age of 58, and was formerly the Senior Regional Advisor for Africa in the Ramsar Secretariat. During that time he was a firm supporter of WWN Africa, ensuring that the voice of civil society groups was heard at the convention at all …
The next wetlands Conference of the Parties, Ramsar COP14, has been rescheduled. It will now happen in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 to 13 November, chaired virtually by China. COP14 was originally to be held in Wuhan, China, later in November. The COVID situation in that country has made that difficult. The updated plan is for …
Conservationist at KFEM and WWN Korea member Jung Hanchul met Chris Rostron (WWN vice chair) as part of an EAAFP project looking at the Hwaseong mudflats, important habitat for migratory species along the East Atlantic Flyway. It is part of a bid to create a World Heritage Site based on the Korean ‘getbol’ or tidal …
