Wetlands for life
WWN lynchpin, Dr Minoru Kashiwagi, is stepping down from his role the WWN Committee as Joint Asia Representative. Kashiwagi-san has been a core member of WWN since the very beginning, and we celebrate his contribution! Minoru’s commitment and persistence for wetland conservation has been a big inspiration to so many people in Japan, Korea, and […]
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This symposium provides a regional platform for the discussion of mainstreaming wetland conservation and wise use across all sectors of the society as a contribution to the implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and its strategic plan, achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the action-oriented global targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
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The Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia (RRC-EA) is now accepting project proposals for funding support under the RRC-EA Wetland Fund 2024. Wetland advocates from the region are invited to apply for small grants in line with the following thematic areas: The call will close on 10 November 2023. Find out more on the RRC-EA
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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
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WWN members in Asia or Oceania may be able to help their government implement wetland conservation and wise use by means of the Nagao Wetland Fund. The following information comes from the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands have opened the call for applications for 2022 Nagao Wetland Fund
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WWN has supported a call to include the Korean Tidal Flats, Getbol, inscribed a Natural World Heritage.
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WWN’s Committee has submitted a letter of concern about a proposal to build bridges in a wetland in the Republic of Korea. Busan Metropolitan City is considering a proposal that would put two bridges, at Daejeo and Eomgung. These would go through the core habitats of Whopper Swans wintering at the Nakdong River Estuary. Nakdong
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The next Asian Wetland Symposium will happen online on 5 – 9 July. The 9th Symposium is calling for submissions of spoken or poster presentations. If you are interested, please consider sharing an abstract with the organisers by 7 May. There are eight topics: Impacts of COVID-19 on wetlands; Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and ecosystem-based approaches
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NGO networking helped get the Yellow Sea inscribed as World Heritage Site
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It is with great sadness we announce that Dr. Lew Young passed away from a heart attack whilst with colleagues in Beijing on Tuesday 5 March 2019. Lew was the CEO of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership and before that, Senior Asia Advisor for the Ramsar Secretariat. He helped launch and run the WetlandLink
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