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Les campagnes pour les zones humides sont des outils de sensibilisation extrêmement efficaces. Dans cette partie du mini-site Web, nous examinons trois types généraux de campagne – des projets communautaires qui encouragent les activités pratiques dans les zones humides tout au long de l’année, des campagnes associées à un événement annuel particulier dans le calendrier des zones humides et des campagnes thématiques. Qu’il s’agisse de campagnes de longue durée ou de campagnes d’une journée chaque année, elles amènent souvent la population à visiter les zones humides locales et démontrent que la contribution de chaque citoyen compte.

Grâce aux campagnes communautaires, la population qui vit et travaille à proximité des zones humides peut être encouragée à «s’approprier» les zones humides locales. La convier à des activités pratiques dans les zones humides est tout particulièrement efficace à cet égard. Qu’il s’agisse de surveiller la qualité de l’eau dans les cours d’eau locaux, de nettoyer des plages ou de compter des grenouilles, ces campagnes démontrent à la population locale qu’individuellement et collectivement elle peut faire quelque chose pour préserver et améliorer la santé des zones humides locales. Voici quelques liens Web vers des campagnes communautaires couronnées de succès dans plusieurs pays – mais envoyez-nous d’autres exemples de votre coin du monde.

Un des meilleurs exemples de campagne consacrée à un événement est, naturellement, la Journée mondiale des zones humides Ramsar! Mais il y en a beaucoup d’autres. Voici quelques campagnes consacrées à un événement. Racontez-nous d’autres campagnes réussies dans votre région du monde.

Nous souhaitons développer cette section du mini-site pour y inclure d’autres formes de campagne – par exemple, des informations reçues récemment par le Bureau font état d’une campagne thématique, en Colombie, qui vise à conserver les lamantins et leur habitat côtier. Faites-nous donc part de vos idées sur des campagnes efficaces que nous pourrions décrire ici.

[Certains sites Web apparaissent et disparaissent – c’est un problème endémique de l’Internet – tandis que d’autres semblent éternels (comme le site Web Ramsar!). Nous faisons tout notre possible pour tenir les liens à jour, mais si vous constatez qu’un lien mentionné ci-dessous ne fonctionne plus, faites-nous le savoir (hails@ramsar.org).]

Campagnes communautaires
World Wetlands Day	Ramsar's key public celebration of wetlands each year, World Wetlands Day takes place on 2 February to mark the date of the signing in 1971 of the Convention on Wetlands, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. From modest beginnings in 1997, the first WWD, when 27 countries reported at least one special activity, now more than 85 countries are usually involved and more than 250 separate activities take place in most years. Check out the the programme and reports section for each year.
Sandwatch	Le projet Sandwatch a pour but de modifier les modes de vie et les habitudes des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes au niveau communautaire. Il vise également à développer chez les individus une conscience de la fragilité de leur environnement marin et côtier, ainsi que du besoin d'utiliser leurs ressources d'une manière avisée. C'est un processus d'enseignement à travers lequel les élèves et les membres des communautés travaillent et apprennent ensemble à évaluer les problèmes et les conflits qui touchent leurs plages et à développer des approches appropriées pour résoudre ces problèmes d'une manière durable.
Revive our Wetlands	A landmark partnership between Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) and BHP Billiton, this campaign is addressing the degraded state of 100 of Australia’s high priority wetlands. CVA will coordinate more than 14,000 volunteer days on Revive projects contributing $1 million worth of practical assistance to wetlands revitalisation. BHP Billiton is providing $1.5 million in funding and additional in-kind support to implement and evaluate the program over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003.
Protect Your Waters	Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers is a US-based campaign along with an information-packed web site to empower recreational users of the aquatic environment to become part of the solution in stopping the transport and spread of "aquatic hitchhikers" - animal and plant species that are accidentally introduced to marine and freshwater ecosystems and sometimes become invasive species.
Waterwatch Australia	A nationally organised community-based water monitoring project. Details available on how to start your own water watch programme
Adopt-A-Beach	Groups and individuals all over the UK are given the opportunity to adopt their favourite stretch of coast and take part in beach clean-ups and surveys to monitor coastal pollution.
Adopt-a-Beach	An all-volunteer effort dedicated to preserving and protecting Texas beaches. Since 1986 more than 239,000 volunteers have helped clean up a 200-mile stretch of Texas coastline
WETNET	A cooperative school water monitoring programme in which students gather water quality data in their local area for use in classrooms and by industry, government agencies, private groups, or virtually anybody who is concerned about water quality in the Saginaw Bay Watershed and beyond.
Give Water A Hand	A national watershed education programme designed to involve young people in local environmental service projects.
Missouri Stream Team	A network of citizens who are concerned about Missouri streams provides an opportunity for all to become involved in stream conservation. Stream Teams often adopt a backyard stream - open to any interested citizen, family or organization.
Turning the Tide	A partnership of public authorities, landowners, locally-based companies and local communities, Turning the Tide is a coordinated programme of inter-linked projects to improve the 18-kilometre Durham coastline.
UK Wildlife Watch by Kids	A project run by a whole range of conservation organizations, wildlife magazines, BBC wildlife shows, that involves children surveying wildlife throughout the country. The first survey of 2001 is a frog survey .
Frogwatch-Ontario	Frogwatch-Ontario is an amphibian monitoring programme for community members of all ages.Volunteers record information about the location and abundance of frog species by listening for their calls in the spring and early summer.
Greenwing Adopt-A-Class	A campaign with a difference! Ducks Unlimited (Canada) invites corporate and private sponsors to adopt-a-class (and its teacher!). Once adopted, the class is supplied with materials so that these young students and their teachers can be introduced to the fascinating world of wetlands.
Campagne consacrée à un événement
Danube Day	Celebrated on 29th June each year, Danube Day is an opportunity for the 81 million people in the 13 main Danube countries to celebrate a cleaner, safer river after 11 years of international collaboration to manage the river. Activities on this day also encourage peoples' involvement in deciding how the river should be used in the future.
World Rivers Day	"World Rivers Day" is celebrated on September 25th each year. BC Rivers Day in western Canada is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world, attracting up to 75,000 people annually. It is used to highlight the many values of our waterways, to increase public awareness, and hopefully, to encourage the improved stewardship of rivers around the world.
Journée mondiale de l'environnement	Créée en 1972, la Journée mondiale de l'environnement est organisée par le PNUE sur un thème différent chaque année. Le PNUE fournit un dossier d'information qui contient des fiches de renseignements, des affiches, des communiqués de presse et autre matériel. Le lien situé à gauche conduit à WED2004; pour visionner les thèmes précédents, cliquez ici.
H2O03	The official UK site for the UN International Year of Freshwater (IYFW) 2003 includes aNational collection of Freshwater Sites, painting and literary competitions, a Freshwater survey, and the chance to vote for your favourite freshwater site. In keeping with the aims of the IYFW the UK campaign aims to increase awareness of freshwate, its management and protection, and the importance of improving access to safe water for humans and wildlife.
Sea Turtle Migration-Tracking Education Programme	A partnership between the Caribbean Conservation Corporation and the Volvo Ocean Adventure increases awareness about sea turtles and the marine environment during the round the world Volvo Ocean Race. Teachers are provided with a free educator’s guide to help them develop an internet-based project satellire-tracking three green sea turtles satellitefrom Tortuguero, Costa Rica, that were released at the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in September, 2001.
World Wetlands Day	World Wetlands Day on 2 February each year marks the date of the signing in 1971 of the Convention on Wetlands, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. From modest beginnings in 1997, the first WWD, when 27 countries reported at least one special activity, WWD 2003 saw more than 70 countries involved, many of them reporting on several different activities in wetlands throughout their countries. Check out the the programme for 2004.
Dive In - Earth Day 2004	Events organized each year allow divers and other marine/coastal enthusiasts to celebrate Earth Day (22 April) while raising awareness and taking action to protect their coral reefs, oceans, lakes, rivers, and beaches. Last year divers (and non-divers) in over 30 countries took part.
Project AWARE Foundation	As part of the Annual International Clean-up Day, hundreds of thousands of water lovers of all ages come together in September each year in support of the aquatic environment. They collect enormous amounts of debris from beaches, rivers, lakes, waterways and oceans. In 2002, almost a million divers and beach lovers in 100 countries took part.
Saltwatch Week	Saltwatch is an environmental programme for Saltwatch Week in May each year to help communities and schools better understand the salinity problem in Victoria, Australia. This programme has been running successfully for over a decade.
Campagne thématique
Blue Flag Campaign	The Blue Flag is an exclusive eco-label awarded to almost 2900 beaches and marinas in 24 countries across Europe and South Africa in 2003. Owned and run by the independent non-profit organisation, Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), the Blue Flag is a symbol of high environmental standards as well as good sanitary and safety facilities at the beach/marina. The Campaign includes environmental education and information for the public, decision makers and tourism operators.
Pennies for the planet	The "Pennies for the Planet" campaign, now in its fourth year of operation, encourages students (and their teachers of course) to get involved in taking action to conserve threatened habitats, each year focusing on different habitats. The Web site gives solid background information on the selected areas and includes on-line activities as well as activities that can be downloaded to help teachers get their students involved. Free posters are available too each year.
Wetland Ambassadors	A campaign from WWF's China Programme, calling for university students across China to submit proposals for raising awareness amongst government officials, farmers and other stakeholders living in and around China's 21 Ramsar sites on the importance and benefits of conserving China's rivers and lakes.
Protect the manatee Protege Al Manatí	A campaign to conserve manatees aimed at fishermen, schoolchildren and the public by a Colombian NGO, CORMAGDALENA.
Living Waters Campaign	WWF's global Living Waters Campaign has two main approaches to keep water flowing fresh: Managing rivers better by recognising the vital interdependence of land, water and ecosystems and Increasing wetland conservation areas and improving their management and uses. The campaign is aimed at all sectors of society - local people, NGOs and governments.

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). Publié le 7 mai 2001, mis à jour le 22 octobre, 2007, Sandra Hails, Ramsar.