From
the Wetlands ForumThe 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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