In many countries, civil society organisations can input to their country’s National Reporting to the Convention on Wetlands. The content of the newest form is available to previous publicly. Here we highlight some of the sections which may be most relevant for WWN members, to help inform your national government when they submit the Report.
The deadline is in December 2027, so there is time to work together with your national authorities towards positive answers.
This summary is non-exhaustive, so consider the full form on the Convention website. There might be sections we missed that you can help with.
Find out your country’s historical reporting on the Convention on Wetlands National Report Data System.
Selected questions relating to civil society
Indicator 2.1.1 Does your country integrate wetlands and their multiple values into policies, regulations, planning, development processes and poverty eradication strategies at all levels of government?
Indicator 2.2.1 Does your country integrate wetlands and their multiple values into policies, regulations, plans and strategies across all sectors in order to ensure their mainstreaming?
Indicator 2.3.1 Does your country have an operational National Wetland Committee or equivalent?
If yes or partially, does your National Wetland Committee or equivalent involve: national focal points of other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs); government representatives from other sectors; civil society representatives; private sector representatives; Indigenous Peoples and local communities; women and girls; children and youth; people with disabilities.
Does your country have policy, legislative and administrative frameworks at the national and subnational levels that ensure full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in biodiversity decision-making related to biodiversity of the following: Indigenous peoples and local communities; Women and girls; Children and youth; Persons with disabilities; Others.
Indicator 2.3.4 In your country, what is the percentage of land area that is held or used by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (with legal recognition or perceived security of tenure) and contains wetlands?
Indicator 3.2. How many Wetlands of International Importance are implementing management actions outside of formal management plans?
Have all cases of negative human-induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Wetlands of International Importance been reported to the Secretariat, pursuant to Article 3.2?
Are mechanisms in place for the Administrative Authority to be informed of negative human-induced changes or likely changes in the ecological character of Wetlands of International Importance, pursuant to Article 3.2?
Indicator 3.3.1 Does your country have a network of wetland site managers?
Indicator 4.2.1 During the reporting period, has your country implemented capacity building programmes or activities on the conservation and wise use of wetlands in line with the Convention’s Strategic Plan?
Have the Convention’s products (STRP products, handbooks, other guidance) been used in capacity building activities?
During the reporting period, has your country conducted a national assessment of capacity building needs for implementation of the Convention’s Strategic Plan?
Indicator 4.2.2 If your country has a national wetland inventory, is it publicly available online?
Indicator 4.2.3 Has your country integrated traditional knowledge, innovations, practices and technologies of Indigenous Peoples and local communities into wetland management capacity building programmes or activities?
Indicator 4.4.2 If your country has a National Wetland Inventory, has it been updated within the last decade?
Indicator 4.5.1 Does your country have a national Action Plan for wetland CEPA?
In your country, how prevalent are Action Plans for wetland CEPA at a subnational level?
Indicator 4.7.2 During the reporting period, has your country received financial support specifically for wetland conservation, restoration and wise use a) from bilateral donors, including overseas development assistance agencies? b) from multilateral funds and other international financial institutions? c) from other sources including philanthropy?
Some of the questions relate to questions in the World Wetlands Survey, so you may have useful information to share with the authorities.
Target 1.2b Address the impacts of unsustainable agricultural and industrial practices on wetland degradation and loss.
Indicator 2.0.1 How has the ecological character of wetlands in your country changed during the reporting period; Rate the change in the ecological character of wetlands in your country, overall, during the reporting period.
Indicator 3.2.2.2 Rate the change in the ecological character of Wetlands of International Importance in your country, overall, during the reporting period.