Tuesday 30 November 2010 Topics | Support
documents |
(Ms Wilma Lutsch,
Director of Biodiversity Conservation) | 2. Opening & Welcome: - 2.1 The Ramsar Administrative Authority of South Africa,
Department of Environmental Affairs
| Water Research Commission's Press release |
(Dr Rivka Kfir, Chief Executive Officer) | - 2.2 The Water Research Commission -WRC
| Presentation (PDF) |
(Dr Heather MacKay, STRP Chair) | - 2.3 The Scientific & Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention
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 | 3. Overview of the workshop process and objectives – Presentation & Questions
(Dr Heather MacKay, STRP Chair) | Presentation (PDF) |
| 4. Introduction to the Ramsar Convention - Presentations & Questions - 4.1 Global status of the Ramsar Convention (Ms Cathleen Cybéle, Ramsar Secretariat)
| Presentation (PDF) |
| - 4.2 Convention bodies and Processes (Ms Monica Zavagli, STRP Officer,Ramsar Secretariat)
| Presentation (PDF) |
(Dr Paul Ouedraogo,
Ramsar Secretariat) | - 4.3 The Convention in Africa – status & implementation
| Presentation (PDF) |
 | 5. Wetland issues in the Africa region - presentations & discussion - 5.1 Eastern Africa perspective (Professor Kassim Kulindwa, STRP invited Expert)
| Presentation (PDF) |
| - 5.2 Northern Africa perspective (Mr Denis Landenbergue, Wetlands manager, WWF International)
| Presentation (PDF) |
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 | 6. STRP 2009-2012 work plan - presentations & discussion: - 6.1 Overview of the STRP work plan for 2009-2012 cycle, priorities & process leading up to COP11. (Dr Heather MacKay, STRP Chair)
| Presentation (PDF) |
 | - 6.2 STRP priority issues for COP11:
6.2.1 Restoration guidance (Mr Rob McInnes, STRP expert) | Presentation (PDF) |
 | 6 bis. “Who is a Wetland Manager” exercise. (Dr Heather MacKay, STRP Chair) | |
| - 6.2 STRP priority issues for COP11:
6.2.2 Revision of Ramsar Information Sheets (RIS) & Strategic Framework.
( Dr Heather MacKay, STRP Chair) | Presentation (PDF) |
| 7. Ramsar’s International Organization Partners (IOPs): - 7.1 How the IOPs support the Convention at global, regional and national level: the case of WWF (Denis Landenbergue, WWF International)
| Presentation (PDF) |
| - 7.2 Wetlands and Livelihoods (Dr Lisa Rebelo, International Water Management Institute - IWMI)
| Presentation (PDF) |
| 8. The status of research on wetland ecology, management and conservation in South Africa
(Dr Heather Malan, University of Cape Town) | Presentation (PDF) |
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