4th European regional meeting on Ramsar, Bled, Slovenia, 13-18 October 2001

4th European regional meeting on the Ramsar Convention, Bled, Slovenia, 13-18 October 2001

3rd day Plenary
Texts by Bachmann (E), Claricoates (E, F), Lefebvre (E, F), Pritchard (E, F) and on the Millennium Assessment (E)

General introduction to the Technical Sessions

Workshop 1: Water management and wetlands
presentations by McCartney and Acreman (E), Matoz (E), Saur (E, F), Trumbic (E), Weiler (E, F)

Workshop 2: Synergies among conventions
Introduction by Skoberne (E), presentations by Dissing (E), Rizo (E, F), Silvestrini (E), Trombitzky (E), Yeo (E)

Workshop 3: Wetland inventory and monitoring
Introduction by Taylor (E, F), presentations by Costa and Finlayson (E), Moore and Yeo (E), Nivet and Frazier (E), Silvius (E), Ximenes (E, F)

Workshop 4: Vision for the Ramsar List
Introduction by Yeo (E, F), presentations by Callaghan (E), Chevallier and Svazas (E), Chytil and Pokorny (E), Diringer (E), Jenderedjian and Vial (E)

Workshop 5: Managing for sustainable use
Introduction by Paulsen (E, F), presentations by Ahren (E), Alexander (E), Dumeige (E, F), Zalidis (E)

Workshop 6: Cultural aspects of wetlands
Introduction by Olivier (E, F), presentations by Mathevet and Jalabert (E, F), Papayannis (E), Picon (E, F), Viñals (E), Wiseman (E)

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail

). Posted 1 May 2001, updated 4 December 2001, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.