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The Ramsar Convention -- Special Subjects and Feature Articles



Special Subjects and Feature Articles

Ramsar and . . . . .

Ramsar and . . . . .

Arid Zones and Wetlands (French, Spanish) Laws & institutions and wetlands (F, S)
Biodiversity and Wetlands Mangrove Forests
Canal Estates (French, Spanish) Montreux Record, 1996
Climate Change, 1999(French, Spanish) Peatland conservation
Climate Change and Wetlands, 2002 Tourism and wetlands
Coral Reefs Toxic Chemicals and Wetlands
Economic valuation of wetlands (Español) Values and Functions of Wetlands
Environmental Impact Assessment Water Allocation and Management
Global Water Crisis (French, Spanish) Wetland Loss and Degradation
Incentive measures and wetlands Wetland Restoration mini-Web site
International Organization Partners (IOPs)  

Under-represented wetland types

Ramsar and the cultural heritage of wetlands

Costa Rica: Bundle burials (Vázquez et al) Turkey: Settlement and Livelihood at Lake Manyas (Yilmaz Ari)
Ecuador: Valores sociales y culturales (Briones) UK: Peat wastage and wetland archaeology (Brunning)

Ramsar and the regions

The Arab States Small Island Developing States, 2003
The Baltic States Small Island Developing States (Fr, Sp), 1998
The Mediterranean Region Western Asia

Ramsar site and country features

Brazil: Ramsar sites Namibia: review of wetland policy and law (Bethune & Ruppel)
China: Poyang Lake & Chinese wetlands (Smart) Photo essays on subjects and sites
Costa Rica: protected areas system (Vaughan) Trinidad & Tobago: report on implementaton (Pritchard)
Malawi: Lake Chilwa (Maloya)  

lavalamp.gif (27122 bytes)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 ). Posted 14 February 2002, updated 30 January 2008, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.

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