The Wetlands Forum -- a sample of the traffic
Some representative announcements and exchanges since the inauguration of the Forum in 1997
[Note: Some years ago, this page was begun as an index to interesting Forum postings but was quickly overwhelmed by the volume. Only casual attempts have been made in the past few years to keep it up to date.]
Discussions of Ramsar-related Issues
The world's waders are in decline (October 2003)
Future strategies (English original): protection vs. wise use, with emphasis on practices in India and the USA (August 1997) (version française, version en español)
"No Net Loss" and mitigation banking, with a paper applying the US "no net loss" concept to the United Kingdom (May 1998)
Peatlands as Ramsar sites (August 2003)
The 1% threshold, for non-waterbirds as well? (March 2000)
Recreational uses of water-supply reservoirs (June 1998)
Wetland educational materials (April 1998)
Calls for Assistance, Advice, or Information, with replies
Africa: word for wetlands in African languages (18-29/7/97)
Antigua: advice needed for pond on small island (13/11/98)
Canada: inquiry on criteria for assessing importance of wetlands (18/2/00)
China, Hong Kong: toxic effects of a styrene spill (9-10/2/00)
India: information sought on Sambhar Lake (27-28/11/97)
Japan: good stories sought about salamanders (28/4/00)
Malaysia: advice on buffer zones sought for Tasek Bera (5/4/99)
Malaysia: help sought on mangrove rehabilitation (9-11/7/97)
Mozambique: advice on Ramsar status (8-9/10/97)
Netherlands: search for existing conservation guidelines (11/6/98)
Spain: seeking info on stream restoration (17-18/2/00)
UK: advice sought on reinstatement of seagrass beds (10/10/99)
Conservation Alerts
Australia: Brisbane Gateway Port Plan (25/9/97)
Brazil: Atlantic Forest under threat (12/11/97)
Chile: El Yali threatened; conference called (22/10/1997), follow-up report (7/5/98)
Colombia: highway extension through Bogotá wetlands (3/8/98)
Ecuador: Shrimp farming protested (2/12/97)
France: issues at Marais Poitevin (7/5/98), in French: follow-up (25/2/00)
India: Jammu and Kashmir birds threatened (10/2/98)
India: action alert for Kerala state (29/10/97)
Malaysia: help sought for Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary fires (29/4/98)
Mexico: Mangroves Threatened near Puero Morelos (11/6/98)
Mozambique: development feared for Mozambique coast (10/10/97)
Trinidad and Tobago: fires in Nariva Swamp (19/4/98); update with good news (9/6/98)
Turkey: Gediz Delta appeal (26/11/97)
Non-Ephemeral Announcements
Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy, update 2001 (25/02/02)
Asian Waterbird Census 1997-2001: call for data (11/01/01)
France: Une mission interministerielle pour le Marais Poitevin, site Ramsar (18/01/01)
Korea: Global Green Pilgrimage proposed for Earth Day (23/2/00)
South Africa: St. Lucia's 4 Ramsar sites named to World Heritage (3/12/99)
South America: Wetlands International announces Web site for wetlands (6/6/01)
Spain: Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group sets up new list (26/8/98)
UK: Protecting marine landscapes in the Irish Sea (03/09/03)
USA: Ducks Unlimited announces aid for Arkansas Ramsar site (31/8/00)
Background Information
Malaysia: Malaysian Wetlands Foundation (29/8/97)
Republic of Korea: wetlands update (21/1/99)
UNESCO MAB's South-South Programme (28/11/97)
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