Directory of Wetland Management Training Opportunities

Note: This page is now seriously out of date (2004).

Directory of Wetland Management Training Opportunities

prepared by the Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)

second edition, January 1999

Background

Article 4.5 of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) requires that "the Contracting Parties shall promote the training of personnel competent in the fields of wetland research, management and wardening."

In its Strategic Plan 1997-2002, the Convention includes under General Objective 4, relating to capacity building, Operational Objective 4.2 which presents six priority actions intended to promote training. Action 4.2.2 under this Operational Objective calls for the identification of "current training opportunities in disciplines essential for the conservation and wise use of wetlands."

The Ramsar Convention Bureau responded to Action 4.2.2 by announcing on World Wetlands Day (2 February) 1998 that as part of its Wise Use Resource Centre a "Directory of Wetland Management Training Opportunities" would be developed.

This process has been under way throughout 1998 as a special project of the Bureau’s interns. They have developed and pilot-tested in different regions a questionnaire designed to provide detailed information about wetland management training opportunities which can be made available to interested people.

The current status of the Directory

In pilot-testing the questionnaire (as attached), the Bureau has identified approximately 65 training opportunities already, and the contact details of these are provided here. This information is also available on the Bureau’s Web site at http://ramsar.org, as is the questionnaire which can be downloaded by those people or organizations wishing to have their training course added to the Directory.

The Bureau hopes that the "Directory of Wetland Management Training Opportunities" will offer a service to those people seeking training in wetland management. It can also serve as a way for those people or organizations which offer relevant training opportunities to promote these programmes.

This first edition of the "Directory of Wetland Management Training Opportunities" should be considered as just the beginning of this project. The Bureau is keen to continue adding more information and updating that which it has. If you know of training opportunities that should be listed in the Directory please complete the questionnaire, or ask those responsible for the programme to do so. This project can only succeed and offer the service required if it has the broadest possible range of training programmes included.

Directory of Wetland Management Training Opportunities
(in alphabetical order)

CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME TRAINING AND EDUCATION SECTION (ON-LINE NEWSLETTER)

Type:       Newsletter training list
Date(s):     Four times/year
Location:  Caribbean
Cost:          Free
Contact:   Caribbean Environment Programme, Kenneth D. Korporal
Phone:       +1-8769229267
Fax:           +1-8769229292
E-mail:      kdk.uneprcuja@toj.com
Internet:    http://www.cep.unep.org/   
Post:          Caribbean Environment Programme, UNEP Regional Co-ordinating Unit, 14-20 Port Royal Street, Kingston, Jamaica

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN CAMEROON (CEDC)

Type:       Courses
Date(s):    n/a
Location: Cameroon
Cost:        n/a
Contact:  Centre for Environment and Development Studies in Cameroon (CEDC)
Phone:     +237-293061 or +237-292950
Fax:         +237-293391
E-mail:     cedc@camnet.cm
Internet:  n/a
Post:         Dr. Madi Ali, Coordinators of the CEDC, P.O. Box 410, Maroua, Cameroon

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING (CEMP) CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP, AND TRAINING PROGRAMME

Type:      Various
Date(s):  Various
Location:  International
Cost:       n/a
Contact:  CEMP
Phone:     +44-1224414311 or +44-1224414312
Fax:          +44-1224414250
E-mail:     j.butler@astp.cordah.co.uk   or d.reid@astp.cordah.co.uk
Internet:  n/a
Post:          CEMP, CORDAH, Kettock Lodge, Aberdeen Science and Technology Park, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB22 8GU, Scotland, United Kingdom

COASTAL RESOURCES CENTER INTERNATIONAL SHORT COURSES

Type:       Courses
Date(s):  Various offerings
Location:  U.S., Asia, Latin America
Cost:        n/a
Contact:  Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island
Phone:     +1-4018746224
Fax:          +1-4017894670
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:  http://crc.uri.edu/training.html  
Post:         Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882, USA

COASTAL ZONE 99:  The 11th BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT

Type:       International symposium
Date(s):  June 24-30, 1999 Biennial
Location:  San Diego, California in 1998, various locations
Cost:        n/a
Contact:    Urban Harbors Institute
Phone:      +1-617 287.5570
Fax:          +1-6172875575
E-mail:       cz99@umbsky.cc.umb.edu
Internet:    http://omega.cc.umb.edu/~cz99
Post:          Urban Harbors Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrisey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393 USA

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Type:          Course, flexible topics
Date(s):      To be arranged with instructor
Location:    Anywhere
Cost:          Dependent on the length of the course
Contact:      Michael J. Marshall, Ph.D., Consortium Manager
Phone:       +1-9417509004
Fax:           +1-9417509004
E-mail:       cstlcnsrt@aol.com
Internet:     n/a
Post:         Coastal Seas Consortium, 5503 40th Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida 34208, USA

COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT’S DIRECTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS (DHEEP)

Type:        Undergraduate and graduate educational programmes
Date(s):    Various
Location:   Various
Cost:        Various
Contact:   Committee for the National Institute for the Environment
Phone:     +1-2025305810
Fax:         +1-2026284311
E-mail:     cnie@cnie.org
Internet:   http://www.cnie.org/  
Post:       Committee for the National Institute for the Environment, 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 212, Washington, DC 20006-1401, USA

CONSERVATION TRAINING SESSIONS FOR DEVELOPING-COUNTRY PROFESSIONALS

Type:         Training program
Date(s):    2 to 4 months, offered at various times
Location:   U.S.A., Chicago, Illinois
Cost:       All costs are covered by the Consortium
Contact:   Dr. Wendy M. Jackson
Phone:      +1-3123550990
Fax:        +1-3123550990
E-mail:     wjackson@uic.edu
Internet:   n/a
Post:         Dr. Wendy M. Jackson, Director, Conservation Training Consortium, c/o University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept. of Biological Sciences M/C 066, 845 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois 60607-7060, USA

CORDAH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING TRAINING AND AQUATIC SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

Type:          Private consultant
Date(s):    Various
Location:   U.K. and worldwide
Cost:         n/a
Contact:   Cordah Environmental Management Consultants
Phone:      +44-1224414200
Fax:         +44-1224414250
E-mail:     main@astp.cordah.co.uk
Internet:   http://www.cordah.co.uk
Post:        Cordah Environmental Management Consultants, Kettock Lodge, Aberdeen Science & Technology Park, Aberdeen, Scotland AB22 8GU

CROCODILE CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT AND HUSBANDRY

Type:          Government course
Date(s):     6-weeks; offered on a needs basis
Location:   Northern Australia
Cost:         1996 tuition - US $3,675
Contact:    International Project Management Unit-NT
Phone:       +61-89897111
Fax:          +61-89897022
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:     n/a
Post:         International Project Management Unit-NT, Dept. of Industries & Development, Ministry of Asian Relations & Trade, GPO Box 4160, Darwin NT 0801, Australia

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE WATER RESOURCES CENTER

Type:         Courses
Date(s):     n/a
Location:   U.S., Nevada
Cost:         n/a
Contact:    Desert Research Institute, Water Resources Center
Phone:      +1-7026737300
Fax:        +1-7026737397
E-mail:      wwwwrc@dri.edu
Internet:     http://www.dri.edu
Post:        Water Resources Center, Desert Research Institute, P.O. Box 60220, Reno, NV 89506-0220, USA

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN INC. (EC)

Type:          Professional wetland courses and teacher training workshops
Date(s):     One to five days, various offerings
Location:   U.S., Maryland
Cost:         n/a
Contact:    Environmental Concern, Inc.
Phone:     +1-410 745 9620
Fax:         +1-410 745 3517
E-mail:     educate@wetland.org   
Internet:   http://www.wetland.org/
Post:        Environmental Concern Inc., 201 Boundary Lane, P.O. Box P, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663 USA

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Type:         Workshop
Date(s):     One to three days in length, various offerings
Location:   U.S., Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
Cost:         1998 - US$ 200-400
Contact:    Center for Environmental Studies
Phone:       +1-8048287202
Fax:            +1-8048280503
E-mail:      alacate@atlas.vcu.edu
Internet:    http://www.vcu.edu/cesweb
Post:         Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 843050, 816 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284-3050 USA

FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING: CENTRE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Type:          Technical support, training
Date(s):     n/a
Location:   Canada, Ontario
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Foundation for International Training
Phone:       +1-4164498838
Fax:          +1-4164498547
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:   n/a
Post:         Foundation for International Training, 1262 Don Mills Road, Suite 200, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W7, Canada

GEOPLAN INTERNATIONAL:  ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Type:          Private consultants, courses offered
Date(s):     Various, ~150 courses
Location:   Netherlands, International
Cost:         n/a
Contact:    Geoplan International, Roel Slootweg
Phone:      +31-206701070
Fax:         +31-206646306
E-mail:      general@geoplan-international.nl 
Internet:    n/a
Post:        Geoplan International, Roel Slootweg, Emmastraat 28, 1075 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands

GIS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

Type:         Private contractor
Date(s):     n/a
Location:   International
Cost:          n/a
Contact:     Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
Phone:       +1-8004479778
Fax:            +1-9093073049
E-mail:       training - edu_registration@esri.com ; products - info@esri.com
Internet:     http://www.esri.com/
Post:            Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA, 92373-8100, USA

GREEK BIOTOPE WETLAND CENTRE (EKBY) TRAINING ACTIVITIES

Type:           Various
Date(s):       n/a
Location:    Greece
Cost:           n/a
Contact:      The Goulandris Natural History Museum, Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre
Phone:        +30-31473432 or +30-31475604
Fax:            +30-31471795
E-mail:       anastasia@global.com.gr  or nikos@ekby.the.forthnet.gr
Internet:    n/a
Post:          The Goulandris Natural History Museum, Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre, 14th Kilometre Thessaloniki - Mihaniona, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece

HABITAT EVALUATION PROCEDURES WORKSHOPS

Type:           Workshop
Date(s):     One week, various offerings
Location:   Various U.S. locations
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Dean F. Stauffer
Phone:       +1-5402317349
Fax:            +1-5402317580
E-mail:     dstauffe@vt.edu
Internet:    http://www.conted.vt.edu/HEP/index/html   and http://www.mesc.nbx.gov/training/mesc-training.html
Post:         Dean F. Stauffer, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife Science, 154 Cheatham Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321, USA

HARVARD INSTITUE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Type:         Various
Date(s):      One to two weeks in length, various offerings
Location:   U.S., Massachusetts
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID)
Phone:       +1-6174952161
Fax:            +1-6174950527
E-mail:       info@hiid.harvard.edu
Internet:    http://www.hiid.harvard.edu/ , http://www.hiid.harvard.edu/training/index.html  
Post:         Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), 14 Story Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138-5705 USA

HYDRIC SOILS FOR WETLAND DELINEATION

Type:           Course
Date(s):     1998, 9-10 September
Location:   U.S., Oregon, Corvallis
Cost:         1998 - US$ 295
Contact:    Oregon State University Extension Service
Phone:       +1-5417375713
Fax:           n/a
E-mail:     J.Herbert.Huddleston@orst.edu
Internet:   http://www.sws.org/training/listings/7.14.98-252.html
Post:        n/a

INSTITUTE FOR WETLAND & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH (IWEER)

Type:           Courses (delineation, botany, evaluation, etc.)
Date(s):     One to four days, various offerings
Location:   U.S., various locations
Cost:          1998 - U.S. $100-700
Contact:    IWEER
Phone:       +1-4135488866
Fax:           n/a
E-mail:      IWEER@aol.com
Internet:      http://members.aol.com/iweer
Post:         P.O. Box 288, Leverett, MA 01054, USA

INTERAGENCY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND NON-GOVERNMENT TRAINING PARTNERS

Type:         Internet training list (hot links to U.S.-based natural resources training web pages)
Date(s):     n/a
Location:   World Wide Web
Cost:          n/a
Contact:   Bureau of Land Management National Training Center
Phone:      +1-6029065500
Fax:         +1-6029065555
E-mail:     n/a
Internet:   http://www.ntc.blm.gov/partner.html
Post:        National Training Center, 9828 N 31st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051, USA

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SHALLOW TROPICAL WATERS AND HUMANS

Type:           Conference
Date(s):      1999, 11-16 April
Location:   Kenya, Naivasha
Cost:         n/a
Contact:      Mrs. Kate Penny or Dr. David Harper
Phone:       +44 (116) 2523346
Fax:            +44 (116) 2525909
E-mail:      gem@le.ac.uk or dmh@le.ac.uk
Internet:    n/a
Post:          Mrs. Kate Penny, Conference Management, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TROPICAL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS: CONSERVATION, HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT

Type:           Conference
Date(s):      1999, 11-16 October
Location:   Inida, Nainitali
Cost:         n/a
Contact:      Dr. Brij Gopal
Phone:       n/a
Fax:            n/a
E-mail:      brij@jnuniv.ernet.in or nie99@hotmail.com
Internet:    n/a
Post:          Dr. Brij Gopal, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India

INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON WETLAND CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Type:           Course
Date(s):      In 1999, 10-24 February
Location:   Pakistan, Karachi
Cost:         1999 - US $400
Contact:      The Scientific and Cultural Society of Pakistan
Phone:       +92-21409336
Fax:            +92-21409336
E-mail:      zaheer@scsp.khi.sdnpk.undp.org
Internet:    n/a
Post:          The Scientific and Cultural Society of Pakistan, Head Office:    B-7 Sheet No.25 Model Colony, Karachi-75100 Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON WETLAND MANAGEMENT

Type:           International Course
Date(s):     Approx. five weeks, annual offering
Location:   The Netherlands, Lelystad
Cost:          1997 - Tuition:   8,500 Dutch guilders
Contact:    Wetland Advisory and Training Centre
Phone:       +31-320298346
Fax:          +31-320298339
E-mail:      n.thaak@riza.rws.minvenw.nl
Internet:   n/a
Post:         Wetland Advisory and Training Centre, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, the Netherlands

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL, HYDRAULIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (IHE-DELFT)

Type:          Postgraduate courses
Date(s):     Short and long courses, various offerings
Location:   Netherlands
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
Phone:       +31-152151715
Fax:          +31-152122921
E-mail:      edr@ihe.nl
Internet:   http://www.ihe.nl/
Post:         International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE-Delft), P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON LAKE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Type:         Course
Date(s):    Two months in length, offered annually
Location:   Japan
Cost:         n/a
Contact:   International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
Phone:      +81-775684569
Fax:         +81-775684568
E-mail:     info@mail.ilec.or.jp
Internet:   http://www.ilec.or.jp/event/jicaile.html   or http://www.ilec.or.jp
Post:        International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC), 1091 Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0001 Japan

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME ON ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE LAND USE

Type:          International courses
Date(s):    Various offerings, 2-weeks to 5 months in length
Location:   The Netherlands, Wageningen
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    International Agricultural Centre (IAC)
Phone:      N/A
Fax:          +31-317418552
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:     n/a
Post:         International Agricultural Centre (IAC), P.O. Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands

IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE’S SAVE OUR STREAMS PROGRAM TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Type:         Workshops (Volunteer Monitoring, Quality Assurance, Restoration)
Date(s):     One to two days in length, various and customized offerings
Location:   Primarily U.S., various locations, flexible
Cost:         n/a
Contact:   Save Our Streams, Izaak Walton League of America
Phone:       +1-3015480150
Fax:          +1-3015480146
E-mail:     sos@iwla.org
Internet:   http://www.iwla.org/jump6/catalog/#Workshops
Post:        Save Our Streams , Izaak Walton League of America, 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA

KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE TRAINING INSTITUTE: WETLAND CONSERVATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME

Type:           Training programme
Date(s):     n/a
Location:   Kenya, Naivasha
Cost:           n/a
Contact:     Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Franklin Litondo
Phone:      +254-31120267 or +254-31120577
Fax:          +254-31121328
E-mail:      kwsti@users.africaonline.co.ke
Internet:     n/a
Post:          KWS Training Institute, P.O. Box 842, Naivasha, Kenya

LEGACY OF AN OIL SPILL: 10 YEARS AFTER EXXON VALDEZ

Type:          Symposium
Date(s):     March 23-27, 1998
Location:    U.S., Alaska, Anchorage
Cost:          n/a
Contact:     Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Phone:        +1-9074746701
Fax:             +1-9074746285
E-mail:        n/a
Internet:      http://www.oilspill.state.ak.us/call.html   or
                    http://www.uaf.alaska.edu/seagrant/Conferences/symposia.html#3
Post:             Brenda Baxter, Coordinator, Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755040, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5040 USA

LIMNOLOGY AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS

Type:          Postgraduate acedemic programme
Date(s):     18-month programme
Location:    Netherlands, International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE)
Cost:          n/a
Contact:     IHE
Phone:       +31-1521511715
Fax:            +31-152122921
E-mail:       ihe@ihe.nl
Internet:    http://www.ihe.nl
Post:          IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands

‘MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES’ AT THE FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:   TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Type:          Courses
Date(s):     short or long-term, up to a year; various offerings
Location:   Germany, or in various developing countries
Cost:          n/a, many offer scholarships, including health insurance and travel
Contact:     Foundation for International Training and Development
Phone:       +49-22120980
Fax:            +49-2212098111
E-mail:       info@k.cdg.k.de
Internet:     http://www.cdg.de
Post:          CDG Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft, Division of Development Cooperation, Weyerstraße 79-83, D-50676 Köln, Germany

MID-ATLANTIC INTERAGENCY WETLAND TRAINING

Type:          Courses (delineation, plants, soils, hydrology)
Date(s):      one week in length, various offerings
Location:   U.S., usually East Coast
Cost:          free
Contact:     Ralph Spagnolo
Phone:        +1-2158142718
Fax:            +1-2158142783
E-mail:       spagnolo.ralph@epa.gov
Internet:     n/a
Post:          n/a

MILLENIUM WETLAND EVENT

Type:          Symposium, joint conferences of IPS, INTECOL, SWS, and IMCG
Date(s):     6-12 August 2000
Location:   Canada, Québec City
Cost:          Registration approx. US $350
Contact:    Wetland Millenium Event Secretariat, Mme Elizabeth MacKay
Phone:       +1-4186573853
Fax:          +1-4186577934
E-mail:      cqvb@cqvb.qc.ca
Internet:   http://www.cqvb.qc.ca/wetland2000/
Post:         Mme Elizabeth MacKay, a/s Centre québécois de valorisations des biomasses et des biotechnologies (CQVB), 2875, boulevard Laurier, bureau 620, Sainte-Foy (Québec) G1V 2M2

NATURE GUIDE TRAINING PROGRAM

Type:          Training Prgramme
Date(s):     Three month programme
Location:   Various (in the past, Costa Rica and Mexico)
Cost:          n/a
Contact:     RARE Center for Tropical Conservation, Brett Jenks
Phone:       n/a
Fax:           n/a
E-mail:      bjenks@ix.netcom.com
Internet:    n/a
Post:          Brett Jenks, Director, Nature Guide Training Program, RARE Center for Tropical Conservation, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE (FRANCE)

Type:          Field-based and workshop, certificate of participation; intended for game wardens and technicians
Language:    French
Date(s):     January 1999 and annually
Location:   Paris, France
Cost:           ONC assists participants in finding funding and accommodation
Contact:    
Phone:       +33 1 44 15 17 17
Fax:           
E-mail:       direction@onc-gouv.fr
Internet:     
Post:           Office National de la Chasse, French Ministry of the Environment, 85 bis avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris, France

ON-LINE COURSES IN GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

Type:          Courses
Date(s):     Various
Location:   Anywhere you have Internet access
Cost:           n/a
Contact:    Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce or Dr. Peter J. Bryant
Phone:       +1-7148244714 or +1-7148248573
Fax:            +1-7148243571
E-mail:       bcp@uci.edu   or pjbryant@uci.edu
Internet:     http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/ , http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/online_courses.htm
Post:           Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce, Department of Environmental Analysis and Design, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-7070, USA or Dr. Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2275, USA

PLANNING AND APPRAISAL OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECTS

Type:          Course
Date(s):    11 January - 1 April, 1999, 6 separate modules
Location:   Africa, Tanzania, College of African Wildlife Management
Cost:         Full programme - US$ 11500, each module approx. US$ 2000
Contact:    The Course Director
Phone:        n/a
Fax:            +255-5551113
E-mail:      ulgtan@coltz.com
Internet:    n/a
Post:          The Course Director, Planning and Appraisal of Biodiversity Conservation Projects, College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, PO Box 3031, Moshi, Tanzania

RAINFOREST/MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS

Type:          Workshop
Date(s):     Two weeks in length, various offerings
Location:   1998 - Belize, Costa Rica, and Ecuador
Cost:         1998 - US$ 800-1000
Contact:    Rainforest Conservation Fund
Phone:      +1-6167765928
Fax:          +1-6167765931
E-mail:      rainforest@mail.org
Internet:   n/a
Post:         Rainforest Conservation Fund, 29 Prospect NE Suite #8, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA

SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING OF WILDLIFE SPECIALISTS

Type:          Training school
Date(s):     Various
Location:   Cameroon
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Ecole Pour la Formation de Specialistes de la Faune
Phone:       +237-273135 or +237-271125
Fax:            +237-273135 or +237-272022 or +237-271800
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:   n/a
Post:         Ecole Pour la Formation de Specialistes de la Faune, Ministère de L’Environnement et des Forêts, Boîte Postale 271 - Garoua (Cameroun)

SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WETLANDS AND DEVELOPMENT

Type:           Conference
Date(s):      8-14, November 1998
Location:   Senegal, Dakar
Cost:         Registration - US$ 240
Contact:   Wetlands International
Phone:      +31-317478884
Fax:          +31-317478885
E-mail:      post@wetlands.agro.nl
Internet:   http://www.wetlands.agro.nl/wetl_sen.html
Post:         Wetlands International (AEME), Senegal Conference, Droevendaalsesteeg 3a, P.O. Box 7002, 6700 CA Wageningen, the Netherlands

SERVANTS IN FAITH AND TECHNOLOGY AQUACULTURE TRAINING PROGRAM

Type:       Training program
Date(s):   10-week program
Location:   U.S., Alabama, Auburn University
Cost:        1998 Tuition - US$ 3500
Contact:   Servants In Faith And Technology
Phone:     +1-2563962015
Fax:        +1-2563962501
E-mail:     info@sifat.org
Internet:    http:  //www.sifat.org/services.htm or http:   //www.sifat.org/aqua/AquacultureTeambroch.html
Post:        Servants In Faith And Technology, 2944 County Road 113, Lineville, AL 36266, USA

SOUTH AFRICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAMME TRAINING COURSES

Type:         Training courses
Date(s):      n/a
Location:   South Africa
Cost:         n/a
Contact:    South African Wetlands Conservation Programme
Phone:      +27-123103911
Fax:          +27-123222682
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:     http:   //water.ccwr.ac.za/wetlands/ or http:   //water.ccwr.ac.za/wetlands/courses.html
Post:         South African Wetlands Conservation Programme, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Private Bag X 447, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

STOCKHOLM WATER SYMPOSIUM

Type:          Symposium
Date(s):      Annual
Location:    Stockholm, Sweden
Cost:          n/a
Contact:     Stockholm Convention Bureau
Phone:       +46-87361500
Fax:          +46-8348441
E-mail:      stocon@stocon.se
Internet:      http:   //www.siwi.org/sws/sws.html
Post:           Stockholm Convention Bureau, Box 6911, SE-102 39 Stockholm, Sweden

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Type:           Conferences/Workshops
Date(s):     Various
Location:   Various
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    United Nations Environment Programme Working Group on Sustainable Product Development
Phone:       +31-205256268
Fax:            +31-206258843
E-mail:      unep@unep.frw.uva.nl
Internet:   http://unep.frw.uva.nl/
Post:         United Nations Environment Programme Working Group on Sustainable Product Development, J.H van’t Hoff Institute (B-315), Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, the Netherlands

TOUR DU VALAT BIOLOGICAL STATION

Scope: Wetland management in the Mediterranean
Dates: Topics and dates change every year - Usually 1 week long courses
Language of instruction: French mostly; sometimes English or Medit. language when organized in partnership in Turkey, Slovenia, Portugal etc.
Minimum qualifications for admission, including language abilities: Experience in Management of Wetlands is a prerequisite, as is a perfect understanding of the course language. Courses aimed at professionals from Mediterranean countries.
Tuition and other costs, and possibilities of financial assistance: only food & board are charged; pedagogical costs usually covered by organizers.
Contacts for further information and procedure for application: Dr Christian Perennou, Chef de Projet / Project Leader, Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France, Fax ++33 (0) 4 90 97 20 19, perennou@tour-du-valat.com

TRAIN-SEA-COAST PROGRAMME (UNITED NATIONS)

Type:          Network of training/educational centres in both developed and developing countries in the field of coastal and ocean management
Date(s):     n/a
Location:   Various
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    TRAIN-SEA-COAST Programme
Phone:       +1-2129633935
Fax:          +1-2129635847
E-mail:     vallejo@un.org
Internet:   http://www.un.org/Depts/los/los_educ.htm
Post:        TRAIN-SEA-COAST Programme, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Room DC2-0482, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA

TROPICAL WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT COURSE

Type:          Course
Date(s):     Annually
Location:   Australia, Northern Territory, Kakadu National Park
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist (ERISS)
Phone:       +61-889799793 or +61-889466550
Fax:          +61-889792149 or +61-889466712
E-mail:     samantha.setterfield@ntu.edu.au  or G_Hill@Banks.ntu.edu.au
Internet:   n/a
Post:         Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist (ERISS), LMB 2 Jabiru, NT 0886, Australia

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE) TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON WATER QUALITY MONITORING

Type:          Workshop
Date(s):     Sept. 14-18, 1998 and other offerings
Location:   U.S. Pennsylvania (Sept. 14-18), and other locations
Cost:          Free
Contact:    National Water and Climate Center, Bruce Newton
Phone:       +1-5034143055
Fax:          +1-5034143101
E-mail:      bnewton@wcc.nrcs.usda.gov
Internet:    n/a
Post:         Bruce Newton, National Water and Climate Center, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 101 SW Maine Street, Suite 1600, Portland, OR 97204-3224, USA

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE’S NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER (NCTC) COURSES

Type:          Course
Date(s):      n/a
Location:   U.S.
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    NCTC
Phone:       +1-3048767445
Fax:           n/a
E-mail:       dee_butler@mail.fws.gov
Internet:    http://www.fws.gov/r9nctc/nctc.html
Post:         NCTC, Rt.1, Box 166, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25442, USA

WATER ’98, ’99:   LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES (INTERNATIONAL WATER SEMINAR)

Type:          Seminar
Date(s):     Annual
Location:   1998 in Dundee, Scotland
Cost:          1998 - £695 for both sessions or £395 for one
Contact:     The Centre for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), Moira McKinlay
Phone:       +44-1382344300
Fax:            +44-1382322578
E-mail:      cpmlp@dundee.ac.uk
Internet:    http://www.dundee.ac.uk/petroleumlaw/seminars/
Post:          The CEPMLP, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland DD1 4HN

WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 71ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION

Type:           Conference/Exposition (of water quality and pollution control technologies)
Date(s):      Annual, 3-7 October, 1998; 9-13 October, 1999; 14-18 October, 2000
Location:   1998 - U.S., Florida, Orlando; 1999, New Orleans; 2000, California
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Water Environment Federation
Phone:       +1-8006660206 or +1-7036842452
Fax:          +1-7036842492
E-mail:      confinfo@wef.org
Internet:   http://www.wef.org/weftec98/about_weftec.html
Post:         Water Environment Federation, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994 USA

WATERSHED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE WATERSHED ACADEMY

Type:          Various
Date(s):    Various
Location:   U.S.
Cost:          Free
Contact:   Watershed Academy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Phone:      +1-2022605368
Fax:          +1-2022601977
E-mail:     wacademy@epamail.epa.gov
Internet:   http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy.htm  
Post:         Watershed Academy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (4503F), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, USA

WET SCHOOL: CONSERVATION AND MANAGMENT OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Type:          Course
Date(s):    10 days, offered annually
Location:   Northwest Spain
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Mediterranean Programme Office, WWF
Phone:       n/a
Fax:           n/a
E-mail:      jordi@atw-wwf.com
Internet:   http://www.atw-wwf.com
Post:         n/a

WETLAND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY INSTITUTION (DELINEATION TRAINING AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY SYMPOSIA)

Type:          Courses, Symposia
Date(s):     Various
Location:   U.S., Louisiana
Cost:         Example - 1998 Wetland Plant Identification US$ 650
Contact:    Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Louisiana Energy & Environmental Resource & Information Center (LEERIC)
Phone:      +1-5043888810
Fax:          +1-5043886423
E-mail:      wetlands@premier.net
Internet:   http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/
Post:         Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-7511, USA

WETLAND CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE IN MEXICO

Type:          Course
Date(s):     Two weeks in length, approx. biannually
Location:   Mexico, various locations
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Francisco Abarca
Phone:       +1-6027893580
Fax:            +1-6027893926
E-mail:      fabarca@gf.state.az.us
Internet:    n/a
Post:         Francisco Abarca, International Projects Coordinator, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023 USA

WETLAND CONSERVATION AND MIGRATORY BIRD TRAINING COURSE

Type:          Course
Date(s):     Annually
Location:   Japan
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Naoki Suzuki
Phone:       +81-332693471
Fax:            +81-332692078
E-mail:       n/a
Internet:    n/a
Post:          Naoki Suzuki , Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), International Cooperation Centre Building, 10-5, Ichigaya Honmura-Cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, Japan

WETLAND DELINEATION CERTIFICATION TRAINING (U.S. ARMY CORPS)

Type:          Course
Date(s):    One week; various offerings
Location:   U.S., many locations
Cost:          1997 approx. US$ 700
Contact:      Environmental Technology Center, Richard Chinn
Phone:       +1-8136620689
Fax:            +1-8136620689
E-mail:       info@envtechcenter.com
Internet:      http://envtechcenter.com
Post:         Richard Chinn Environmental Training, 804 Cottage Hill Way, Brandon, FL 33511-8098, USA

WETLAND MANAGEMENT COURSES

Type:          Course
Date(s):    Two weeks in length, various offerings
Location:   Mexico, Yucatan, Merida
Cost:          1998 - US$ 300
Contact:    Dr. Jorge A. Herrera Silveira
Phone:       +52-99812960, Ext. 284
Fax:            +52-99812905
E-mail:      jherrera@kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx
Internet:   http://www.kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx
Post:         CINVESTAV-IPN, Merida. Carr. Ant. Progreso km. 6, Merida Yucatan, Mexico

WETLAND MANAGEMENT SHORT COURSES

Type:          University courses
Date(s):     Offered annually
Location:   U.S., New Jersey, Cook College
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Registration Desk
Phone:      +1-9089329271
Fax:          +1-9089328726
E-mail:      ocpe@aesop.rutgers.edu
Internet:   http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~ocpe
Post:         Registration Desk, Office of Continuing Professional Education, Cook College, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231, USA

WETLAND MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE

Type:        Courses
Date(s):    Various
Location:   Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site, Hong Kong
Cost:         Depends upon the course
Contact:    Training Officer, WWF Hong Kong
Phone:       +852 2471 6306, +852 2471 9722
Fax:           +852 2482 0369
E-mail:       maipo@wwf.org.hk
Internet:    http://www.wwf.org.hk
Post:          WWF Hong Kong, 1 Tramway Path, Central, Hong Kong

WETLAND PROGRAM SHORT COURSES AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY(WASTEWATER TREATMENT, DELINEATION, MITIGATION)

Type:           Courses
Date(s):     Various
Location:   U.S., Ohio
Cost:          1997, US$ 400-850
Contact:    William J. Mitsch
Phone:       +1-6142929773
Fax:            +1-6142929773
E-mail:       mitsch.1@osu.edu
Internet:     http://swamp.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Post:          Wetlands Program c/o William J. Mitsch, The Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

WETLAND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TRAINING WORKSHOP: MEARSURING AND MONITORING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Type:          Workshop
Date(s):     5-9 January, 1999 (application due 15 Nov., 1998)
Location:   India, Chilika, Orissa
Cost:         No course fee; registration of Rs. 1000.00
Contact:   The Director, Wildlife Institute of India
Phone:       n/a
Fax:          +91-135640117
E-mail:      wii@wii.gov.in
Internet:   n/a
Post:          The Director, Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehra Dun.248 001, India

WETLAND TRAINING CENTRE

Type:           Training programmes, support materials
Date(s):      n/a
Location:   Czech Republic, Trebon
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Wetland Training Centre
Phone:       +420-333721127
Fax:          +420-333721136
E-mail:      n/a
Internet:   Listed under http://www.ecnc.nl/doc/europe/country/czechia.html  
Post:         Wetland Training Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dukelska 145, 379 82 Trebon, Czech Republic

WETLAND TRAINING INSTITUTE

Type:          Courses
Date(s):     Various
Location:   U.S.
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    Wetland Training Institute
Phone:       +1-877-792-6482 (toll free in the USA)
Fax:          +1-877-792-6482
E-mail:      getinfo@wetlandtraining.com
Internet:   http://www.wetlandtraining.com
Post:         Wetland Training Institute, P.O. Box, Glenwood, NM 88039, USA

WETLAND-RELATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Type:          Internet listing of academic programs
Date(s):     Various
Location:   Worldwide, mostly U.S.
Cost:          Various
Contact:    Society of Wetland Scientists
Phone:      +1-9138431221 or +1-18006270629
Fax:          +1-9138431274
E-mail:      mingst@mail.modot.state.mo.us  or sws@allenpress.com
Internet:   http://www.sws.org/colleges/
Post:         Society of Wetland Scientists Business Office, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, Kansas 66044-8897, USA

WETLANDS ’98:   INTEGRATING WETLAND/FLOODPLAIN ECOSYSTEMS INTO WATER RESOURCES/WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

Type:          Symposium
Date(s):     September 20-24, 1998 (offered annually)
Location:   U.S., Missouri, St. Louis
Cost:         Approx. US$ 130
Contact:    Jon Kusler, The Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM)
Phone:      +1-5188721804
Fax:          +1-5188722171
E-mail:     aswmi@aol.com
Internet:   http://home.mci2000.com/~aswm.wetland@mci2000.com/
Post:   Jon Kusler, The Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM), P.O. Box 269, Berne, NY 12023-9746, USA

WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER RECYCLING

Type:           Conference
Date(s):      3-5 November 1999
Location:   BWI Airport Mariot, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Cost:          n/a
Contact:    F. Albert McCullough
Phone:      
Fax:          +1-410-745-3517
E-mail:      consult@wetland.org
Internet:   http://www.wetland.org/conference.htm
Post:        Environmental Concern Inc., 201 Boundary Lane, P.O. Box P, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663, USA

WETLANDS REGULATORY WORKSHOPS

Type:           Workshop
Date(s):      1998 - Nov. 4-6
Location:   U.S., New Jersey, Atlantic City
Cost:          1998 - Approx. US $100
Contact:    Wetlands Regulatory Group
Phone:       +1-5402860072
Fax:          +1-5402860073
E-mail:      reillygroup@msn.com
Internet:   n/a
Post:        Wetlands Regulatory Group, 67 Meyer Lane, Stafford, Virginia 22554, USA

WORKING WITH WETLANDS: A TRAINING COURSE ON CANADA’S COMMITMENT TO WETLANDS - AND HOW TO LIVE UP TO IT

Type:          One-day course
Date(s):     Sept. 28, 1998
Location:   Canada, Quebec, Aylmer
Cost:         US$ 249
Contact:    Mrs. Theresa Dupuis, North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada)
Phone:       +1-6132282601
Fax:           n/a
E-mail:       n/a
Internet:    http://www.wetlands.ca/nawcc/sept28.htm
Post:          Mrs. Theresa Dupuis, North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada), Suite 200, 1750 Courtwood Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 2B5, Canada