The Ramsar News Archive, 5 September 2011
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Nordic-Baltic Wetlands Initiative Expert Seminar, May 2011 report
As part of the Norwegian chairmanship (2010-2012) of the Nordic-Baltic Wetlands Initiative (NorBalWet) the Nordic-Baltic Wetlands Initiative Expert Seminar took place 22-26 May 2011 in Troms County, Norway. Established in 2005, the NorBalWet Initiative is a Ramsar regional initiative operating in the framework of the Convention. Currently there are 14 active regional initiatives operating under the Ramsar Convention. Ten countries participate in the NorBalWet Initiative (Denmark incl. the Faroe Islands, Estonia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia and Sweden). More [17/08/2011]Asian Wetland Symposium, Sabah, Malaysia 18-20 July 2011
The fifth in a series of Asian Wetland Symposium (AWS) was successfully held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from 18-20 July 2011. These symposia are aimed at providing a platform for discussing issues and sharing best practices relating to the conservation and wise-use of wetlands across Asia. The theme of this latest AWS was “Integrated Biodiversity Conservation: Linking Forests and Wetlands” in recognition that 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere, (MAB) Programme, as well as being the United Nations International Year of Forests. More. [15/08/2011]
Wetland Protection and Wetland Ambassadors in China
The Government of the People's Republic of China has a newly established policy to place wetland conservation at the top of the agenda. As such, they have taken a series of policy and planning actions to promote wetland protection. The Office of Wetlands Conservation and Management, State Forestry Administration in the Peoples’ Republic of China (OWCM) has carried out and successfully concluded a project to develop a National CEPA Action Plan for the protection of wetlands in the country entitled “National Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) Plan for Wetland Protection in China” with financial support from the Ramsar Convention’s Small Grants Fund. More. [11/08/2011] African-Eurasian Waterbirds Agreement (AEWA) News
AEWA launches new Guidelines on measures needed to help waterbirds to adapt to climate change. Guideline No. 12 introduces five major steps that are required to help waterbirds adapt to climate change. These steps include, inter alia, the identification of species and populations most at risk from climate change, the preparation of a priority list of key sites, and the implementation of adaptation management measures. Available for download here. [09/08/2011]
Ramsar Sites, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Reserves
As of 2011, there are 50 Ramsar Sites that are designated as part of 41 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 154 Ramsar Sites also correlate to 137 UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) Biosphere Reserves. The importance of these designations is to identify and strengthen site-based cooperation efforts for expanded wetland conservation efforts around the globe. [09/08/2011]
To see which Ramsar Sites are also UNESCO World Heritage Sites, pleaseclick here.
To see which Ramsar Sites are also UNESCO MAB Sites, pleaseclick here.
Vacancy at Wetlands International: Mangrove Capital
Wetlands International is seeking an experienced and innovative Project Manager for Mangrove Capital, an exciting new partnership initiative on mangrove conservation, focusing initially in Indonesia but with relevance to the whole tropics. The project will bring together and mobilise dispersed knowledge and experience about mangrove values and will enable government and private sector partners to better manage their mangrove forests. More. [09/08/2011]
International Workshop on Wetland Restoration, Beijing, China, June 2011
On 22-25 June, 2011, the wetland restoration workshop hosted by Professor Cui Lijuan, of the Institute of Wetland Research, Chinese Academy of Forestry was held in Beijing, China. Professor Cui, who is an STRP invited expert, and her colleagues, Wen Xianji (World Wide Fund For Nature, Hong Kong), Zhou Demin (Capital Normal University), Wu Guofeng (Wuhan University), Liu Maosong (Nanjing University), Qin Pei (Nanjing University) and Jiang Ming (Chinese Academy of Sciences) made presentations that addressed a wide range of restoration topics and experiences from a Chinese perspective. More. [09/08/2011]Ramsar Convention 40th Anniversary – Two New Videos 
In this video, Ramsar Convention Secretary General, Anada Tiéga, reminds everyone of the crucial role wetlands play in sustaining the quantity and quality of water needed now… and for future generations. Click Here.
The May 19, 2011 reception for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands celebrated international and national partnerships on the occasion of the Convention's 40th Anniversary. In this video, meet our guests and learn about Ramsar´s work in several countries. Click Here.
Online Registration Open for 7th European Ramsar Meeting 27-30 September, Holiday Inn Hotel in Trnava, Slovakia
The Ramsar Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Online Registration Process for the 7th European Ramsar Meeting which will take place from 27-30 September in the Holiday Inn Hotel in Trnava, Slovakia has been opened today. The registration deadline is 31st August. For participants requesting financial assistance the deadline is 17th August. The small historical town of Trnava, some 50 km northeast of the Slovak capital Bratislava, is close to Vienna and Bratislava international airport and is reasonably accessible also for participants arriving from very distant ends of Europe. Read More [03/08/11]
Ramsar Technical Report No. 5 now availableRamsar Technical Report No. 5, A Framework for assessing the vulnerability of wetlands to climate change, is now published and available for download here. The report is authored by Habiba Gitay of The World Bank, STRP climate change lead member Max Finlayson and Ramsar Deputy Secretary General Nick Davidson, and in line with the Ramsar/CBD joint work plan it has been published jointly with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity as CBD Technical Series No. 57. The report introduces the concept and definitions of vulnerability in the context of wetland assessment, explains the relationship between vulnerability and risk assessment, provides an overview of available methods and approaches to vulnerability assessment, and sets out a general framework for wetland vulnerability assessment in the context of Ramsar Convention implementation. It also provides advice on tools for those working to establish appropriate approaches for people's nature-based adaptation to climate change in wetlands. [28/07/11]
Mexico designates 122nd and 123rd Ramsar Sites
The government of Mexico is continuing its ambitious and far-sighted campaign, begun in 2004, to celebrate annual World Wetlands Days with the designation of further Wetlands of International Importance. Two more for which the paperwork has just been completed, El Jagüey "Buenavista de Peñuelas" and Lago de Chapala, bring Mexico's total number of Ramsar Sites to 123, a national total second only to that of the United Kingdom. Read more. [27/07/11]
USA names Pacific marine area for Ramsar List
The Secretariat is very pleased to announce that the United States has named the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (204,127 hectares, 05°52'N 162°06'W) as its 30th Ramsar Site, comprising coral reefs, permanent shallow marine waters, and intertidal forested wetlands of the atoll and submerged lands and associated waters out to 12 nautical miles from it, in the equatorial Pacific 960 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. More. [26/07/11]
