A partnership between the Ramsar Convention, the Danone Group and the Evian brand
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Why a partnership?
15 years of close collaboration…The relationship between the Ramsar Convention and the Danone Group dates back to 1998. The first partnership agreement, signed on 27 January 1998, resulted in the creation of the “Danone – Evian for Water” Fund for the protection of wetlands. This Fund is intended to raise awareness among a wider public of global water and wetlands-related challenges.
This pioneer partnership – the Ramsar Convention was the first international convention to enter into a partnership with the private sector – resulted in synergies between private enterprises, national and international decision-makers, and the public at large that led to increased awareness of the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of water and wetlands resources, thanks in large part to sharing of knowledge and skills surrounding the management of natural sites.
Our programmes
Danone–Evian Fund for Water
The Danone–Evian Fund for Water was created in 1998; it provides business support to a large portfolio of projects, educational products and seminars. Among the more high profile examples of this collaboration include the communications materials (posters, brochures, films, games) prepared by the Secretariat every year for World Wetlands Day, on 2 February; the websites www.ramsar.org and the community page http://community.ramsar.org/; the active presence of the Convention on social media; and the Evian Special Prize awarded in conjunction with the Ramsar Prize for Wetlands Conservation. Read More »
The Evian Water Protection Institutes
The Evian Water Protection Institutes programme was launched in 2008 to assist local communities to sustainably manage water resources and improve their livelihoods. To date, three field projects have been successfully implemented with local NGOs and populations at Ramsar Sites in Argentina, Nepal and Thailand. A fourth project is in development in Japan at the Lower Maruyama River Basin Ramsar Site. Read More »
Livelihoods Fund / Danone Fund for Nature
The Ramsar Convention, the Danone Group and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) signed a new agreement in 2008 during the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention in South Korea, creating the “Danone Fund for Nature”. The objectives of the agreement are ambitious: to restore degraded coastal wetlands, while simultaneously re-developing the local economy using the services provided by these restored ecosystems, and combating climate change and poverty. This partnership, which began work in Senegal, has today expanded to include projects in all four corners of the world. Since then, the Danone Group has created the Livelihoods Fund which includes other private sector enterprises. Through their membership of the Consultative Council, IUCN and Ramsar provide technical expertise. Read More »
