The Ramsar Archives

Archives of Ramsar Convention Bureau's Web Site - Reports of Ramsar-related meetings


Reports of Meetings reverse chronological order (see also Standing Committee and STRP reports)  (dotred.gif (924 bytes)= Ramsar regional and subregional meetings, dotpink.gif (118 bytes)= other Ramsar-sponsored meetings)

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)CBD SBSTTA-13 side event "The world is drying. . .", Rome, Italy, 18 February 2008

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Africa Regional Meeting in preparation of Ramsar COP10, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 26-30 November 2007

VI Simposio Internacional de Humedales, Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba, 5-9 de noviembre de 2007. (English)

U.S. National Ramsar Committee meeting, Caddo Lake, Texas, USA, 31 October - 2 November 2007 (Español)

International Workshop on Climate Change in Latin America, Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador, 15-18 October 2007

Joint Meeting of the Biodiversity Forum and Northern Ireland Biodiversity Group, Athlone, Ireland, 3 October 2007

Nordic-Baltic Wetlands Initiative: monitoring of wetlands, Lepanina, Estonia, 20-22 September 2007

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)1st European meeting of Ramsar STRP National Focal Points, Mittersill, Austria, 17-19 September 2007

4th Asia Regional Conservation Forum, Kathmandu, Nepal, 10-14 September 2007

Third Conference on Migratory Birds of the North Pacific Region, Yakutsk, 8-13 August 2007

Avian Influenza and Wildlife Workshop: practical lessons learned, Aviemore, Scotland, UK, 26-28 June 2007

First international Ural River Basin Workshop, Orenburg, Russia, 13-16 June 2007

Austrian National Ramsar Committee meeting, Klagenfurt, 13-14 June 2007

International Conference on Implementation of Integrated Management in the Ili-Balkhash Basin, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 6-7 March 2007

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)6th Evian Encounter: the Carpathian Wetland Initiative, Evian, France, 15-17 November 2006

2nd Wetland Forum, "Wetland Parks management", Xixi, Hungzhou, China, 20-22 October 2006

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)Disaster & Restoration workshop, III International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium, Cozumel, Mexico, 16-20 October 2006

Preserving World Heritage in Southeastern Europe, Osnabrück, Germany, 16-18 October 2006

"Fishpond management, restoration and nature conservation", Trebon, Czech Republic, 16-18 October 2006

Mediterre - Mediterranean Parks Fair, Bari, Italy, 27 September - 1 October 2006

Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their relevance to the Arctic, Arendal, Norway, 21-22 September 2006

International workshop on marine and coastal wetlands: Education neetwork, capacity building, and training, Nha Trang, Vietnam, 30 August - 1 September 2006

Third Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Cape Town, Africa, 28-30 August 2006

Symposium on 'Diversity of important transboundary wetlands in Europe', Eger, Hungary, 23-26 August 2006

Catchments to Coasts, Society of Wetland Scientists annual conference, Cairns, Australia, 10-14 July 2006,

Past and Future in Establishing Institutions on Danube Cooperation, Galati, Romania, 27-29 June 2006

"Capacity building for high altitude wetlands conservation and management", 4th Himalayan High Altitude Wetlands Forum, New Delhi, India, 27-29 June 2006

Future management of the Seine meanders and estuary: Seminar Grand'Mare II, France, 28 June 2006

Business opportunities of wetlands, their products and biodiversity for Small and Medium Enterprises, Illmitz, Austria, 9-10 June 2006

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)Ramsar CEPA Oversight Panel, 1st meeting, Gland, Switzerland, 29 May 2006

Seminaire d'Appui Juridique à la mise en oeuvre de la Convention Ramsar en Afrique Francophone de l'Ouest et Centrale, Yaounde, Cameroun, 27-28 March 2006

International Conference on the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Danube Delta, Odesa, Ukraine, 27-28 February 2006

"Issue based modules for coherent implementation of biodiversity conventions," Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, 20-21 February 2006

"Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods", Wetlands International, St Lucia, South Africa, 30 January - 2 February 2006

Workshop on the Practical Implications of International Conventions on Wetland Management, Venice, Italy, 21-23 November 2005

Biodiversity Liaison Group, Fourth Meeting, Bonn, Germany, 4 October 2005

Taller Corredor de Humedales Altoandinos Estratégicos en el complejo ecorregional Andes del Norte, Ubaté, Colombia, 15-17 June 2005

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Asia Regional Meeting on Ramsar COP9, Beijing, China, 13-16 May 2005

Biodiversity Liaison Group, Third Meeting, Gland, Switzerland, 10 May 2005

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Africa Regional Meeting in preparation for Ramsar COP9, Arusha, Tanzania, 4-8 April 2005

dotred.gif (924 bytes)5th European regional meeting on the Ramsar Convention, Yerevan, Armenia, 4-8 December 2004

Management of transboundary Ramsar Sites - Chances and Challenges, Illmitz, Austria, 18-19 November 2004

dotred.gif (924 bytes)III Panamerican Regional Meeting, Mérida, Mexico, 7-12 November 2004

Mid-Scandinavian symposium on the management of Trondheimfjord, Stiklestad, Norway, 8-10 October 2004

Integrated Management of Natural Resources in the Transboundary Dniester River Basin, Chisinau, Moldova, 16-17 September 2004

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Ramsar synthesis report, preparatory meeting, Bali, 8-10 March 2004

MedWetCoast seminar on National Strategies and Policies for Wetlands, Beirut, Lebanon, 16-18 February 2004

Workshop on a Ramsar network for the Niger River Basin, Mopti, Mali, 27-30 January 2004

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)First meeting for Parliamentarians of West and Central Africa on Wetlands, Cotonou, Benin, 27-28 November 2003

ICRI Coordination and Planning Committee, Turks & Caicos Islands, 17-19 November 2003

Climatic change and foreseeable impacts on deltas, Comacchio, Italy, 8-9 October 2003

Conference on Western Hemisphere Migratory Species, Termas de Puyehue, Chile, 6-8 October 2003

International Symposium on Conservation and Wise Use of Mangroves in Southeast Asia, Brunei Darussalam, 6-8 October 2003

7th Ornithological Congress for the Neotropics, Termas de Puyehue, Chile, 5-12 October 2003

Turberas y otros humedales de Alta Montaña de América Latina, Bogota, Colombia, 1-3 October (English)

International Wader Study Group, Cadiz, Spain, 26-28 September 2003

International Seminar on Wetland Sustainable Management in Latin America, Paraná, Argentina, 25-27 September 2003

Current issues of conservation and wise use of wetlands and wetland biodiversity in the European New Independent States, Lake Sevan, Armenia, 15-19 September 2003 [final report]

Ramsar meets Venice, Venice, Italy, 9 May 2003

International Coral Reef Initiative, Gland, Switzerland, 8-9 May 2003

Global Biodiversity Forum regional session for Eastern Europe and the CIS, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 23-25 April 2003

Sustainable Management of Mangrove Forests in Latin America, Managua, Nicaragua, 3-5 March 2003

Delta chiama Delta, Comacchio, Italy, 6 September 2002.

dotred.gif (924 bytes)2nd Pan-American regional meeting (Español, English), Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1-5 July 2002

Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy: 2001-2005, 7th Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19-20 June 2002.

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)Ramsar Outreach Programme drafting group, Gland, Switzerland, 10-11 June 2002

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Ramsar West Africa subregional meeting, Cotonou, Benin, 5-7 June 2002

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Ramsar Oceania regional meeting, Apia, Samoa, 6-8 May 2002

Dojran Lake - first meeting of the ad hoc working group, Thessaloniki, 17 April 2002

Workshop on Environmental Education and Ecotourism at Crane Network Sites in Northeast Asia, Kushiro, Japan, 27 February-2 March 2002

"Biodiversity in Europe", Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, Budapest, Hungary, 24-28 February 2002

ECO Expert Group, International Commission for the Proection of the Danube River, Budapest, Hungary,25-26 Feb 2002

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Eastern and Southern Africa subregional meeting, Lusaka, Zambia, 12-14 November 2001

dotred.gif (924 bytes) 4th Pan-European regional meeting, Bled, Slovenia, 13-18 October 2001

dotred.gif (924 bytes)East Asian subregional meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 October 2001

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Subregional meeting for Central America, the Caribbean, and North America, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 26-28 September 2001 (Spanish version)

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Subregional meeting for South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10-12 September 2001 (Spanish only)

International Workshop on Climate Change and Wetland Conservation, Kushiro, Japan, 20-21 September 2001

International Workshop on Conservation of Wetlands and their Wise Use, Korla City, Xinjiang, China, 5-12 June 2001

2nd General Assembly, European Archaeological Council, Strasbourg, France, March 2001

Wetland conservation in Myanmar, Yangon, 20-23 February 2001

Arab States Outreach Conference, Bahrain, 16-17 January 2001

9th International Coral Reef Symposium, and ICRI coordination meeting, Bali, October 2000

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)Transboundary Prespa Park working meeting, Tirana, Albania, 16-17 Oct. 2000

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)2nd Path-Finder Workshop: South America, Villa de Leyva, Colombia, 17-20 Sept. 2000

Two Black Sea wetland workshops, Odesa, Ukraine, September 2000

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)3rd MedWet Committee meeting, Djerba, Tunisia, 1-5 April 2000

Preservation and Sustainable Development in the Pantanal, Washington, D.C., USA, 26-28 Feb. 1999

Closed Seas Deltas meeting, Venice, Italy, 20-23 Jan 1999

dotred.gif (924 bytes)1st Oceania Regional Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1-4 Dec. 1998

Biodiversity-related conventions' information officers, Oct. 1998

dotpink.gif (118 bytes)Education, public awareness, communications workshop in Gland, Sept. 1998

dotred.gif (924 bytes) Pan-African Regional Meeting, Kampala, Uganda, 6-10 July 1998 (version française)

Natura 2000 and People - a Partnership, Bath, England, 28-30 June 1998

dotred.gif (924 bytes)1st Pan-American Regional Meeting, San José, Costa Rica, 17-20 June 1998 (español)

dotred.gif (924 bytes)3rd Pan-European Regional Meeting, Riga, Latvia, 3-6 June 1998

Shorebird Working Group, 1st meeting, Chongming Do, China, 22-24 April 1998

3rd International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Manila, 19-26 April 1998

USA Wetlands Month: Team Wetlands, Arlington, USA, 15-17 April 1998

International Conference on Water and Sustainable Development, Paris, France, 19-21 March 1998

1st Meeting of the Mediterranean Wetlands Committee, Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-16 March 1998

dotred.gif (924 bytes)Southern African Ramsar Subregional Meeting and official report, Pretoria, South Africa, 2-6 February 1998

Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto, Japan, November 1997 (French, Spanish)


For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Updated 21 February 2008, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.

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