Wetlands for life
WWN, working with SWS (Society of Wetlands Scientists, Ramsar Section) and WWT (Wildfowl and Weltands Trust) are pleased to launch the 2017 world wetlands survey, designed to get feedback from those that know and value their local wetlands. Please see our survey page here, with online versions in multiple languages. Please pass this on to […]
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Some of the WWN Committee members met in Nagoya, Japan at the end of October at a meeting organised by RamsarNet Japan and South Korean colleagues. It gave us the chance to update on WWN’s activities, as well as to start planning for activities leading up to the next Ramsar COP. The group reviewed our
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Following is an excerpt of the WWN closing statement Presented by Rafaela Nicola, World Wetland Network Committee’s Neo-Tropics delegate. World Wetland Network was launched at Ramsar COP 10; this is our third COP. Our participation in Ramsar is recognised in Resolution 11.6.We were formed to complement the activity of the IOPs. We fully appreciate the value
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Wetland NGOs around the world are committed to Ramsar and want to do more. The NGO community would welcome the opportunity to explore how increasing NGO contributions can be embraced by Ramsar Parties, National Focal Points and the Ramsar Secretariat. Please download the full report: Ramsar and Wetland NGOs (2 MB) or the two page summaries
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A Draft NGO Opening Statement to Ramsar COP12 has been developed by World Wetland Network with collaboration of NGO participants at the WWN pre-COP Meeting, Tuesday 2 June 2015, Punta del Este. The statement will be finlaised at 8am Wednesday 3 June (Uruguay local time). It will be presented to the 12th Ramsar Conference of the Parties by
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An NGO Opening Statement, coordinated by the World Wetland Network is to be presented to the 12th Ramsar Conference of the Parties by Virginia Juele, Aguará Pope today (Wednesday 3 June). The World Wetland Network will offer the following recommendations for Ramsar consideration: a) Recognize that NGOs often create a longer-term and more continuous link for
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The Ramsar COP12 is now open for registration, please see their website for more information. If you are a part of a recognised NGO you can apply to attend the COP, which will take place in Uruguay from the 1st to the 9th of June this year.
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Global Wetland Outlook – Webinar, Monday 4th February 2019 Find out more about the recent Ramsar report on the state of the world’s wetlands at this free webinar, run by Prof. Roy Gardiner and Dr. Max Finlayson, lead authors of the report. Register and join from 17.00 to 18.00 (US Eastern Standard Time). They will also
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Wageningen University, the Netherlands, is running a two week training course for those that want to do training themselves on IWRM – fellowships are available. To approach water management effectively, it needs to integrate technical, economic, ecological, social and legal aspects. This approach goes beyond country borders, and needs to be applied on a river
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The 2nd of February, World Wetlands Day, is nearly here, and that is also the deadline for voting for wetlands that you know, as part of WWN’s award process. Although we no longer plan to award the Globes, we will use the information from the voting to select case studies for use at the Ramsar
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