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26th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee -- List of agenda papers

26th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee
Gland, Switzerland, 3 - 7 December 2001

Agenda papers available for the 26th meeting of the Standing Committee

sc26.gif (1490 bytes) Note: Documents for the 26th meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee were posted in hardcopy to all Standing Committee members and registered observers in three mailings: 15-19 October, 2 November, and 12 November 2001. Readers wishing to comment on the content of the SC26 papers were invited to contact the Ramsar Bureau or their Regional Representatives on the Standing Committee. Documents marked "tabled" were generated and distributed during the course of the meetings, 3-7 December 2001.

Please note: Facts and figures cited in these documents are intended to be accurate and up-to-date as of the time of the finalization of the documents. They will not be updated  here as conditions change.

Note: Draft Resolutions first presented at this meeting have been removed in favor of later versions of the drafts, May 2002.

Document
Agenda item
Document title
SC26-1
2
SC26-2
5
SC26-2 annex 4
5,13
SC26-3
7

Report from the 10th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) (Gland, 25-29 June 2001)

SC26-4
8

Report and analysis on issues related to Resolution VII.12: "Sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: official descriptions, conservation status, and management plans, including the situation of particular sites in the territories of specific Contracting Parties" and application of Articles 3.2 and 8.2(d) of the Convention

SC26-5
9
SC26-6a
10 (a)
SC26-6b
10 (b)
SC26-6c
10 (c)
SC26-6d
10 (d)
SC26-7
11
SC26-8
13
SC26-9
14.1
SC26-10
14.2
SC26-11
14.3 (i)
SC26-12
14.3 (ii)

Proposal to establish a Ramsar Trust Fund to resource the SGF (français, español)

SC26-13
14.4

Report on the regulations and practice applied by other environment-related conventions for providing funding to delegates to their meetings, and recommendations to COP8

SC26-14
14.5
SC26-15
14.6
SC26-16
15
SC26-17
16
SC26-18
12.2
SC26-19
21 (a)
SC26-20
21 (b)
SC26-21
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SC26-22
21 (c)
SC26-23
21 (d)

Programme of joint work between the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

SC26-24
12

Recommendations from the Subgroup on COP8 tabled

SC26-24 addendum 1
12

WWF proposal for reorganisation of Ramsar COP8’s Technical Sessions tabled

SC26-24 addendum 2
12.3 (a)(ii)

Report of the contact group considering SC26/COP8-2 Annex III tabled

SC26-25
12.3 (d)(i)
SC26-26
14
SC26-26 addendum 1
14
SC26-27
12.3 (k)

Report of the Standing Committee Subgroup on the modus operandi of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel tabled

SC26-27 addendum 1
12.3 (k)
SC26-27 addendum 1 revision 1
12.3 (k)
SC26-28
12.3 (m)

Report of the Standing Committee Subgroup on Ramsar’s Strategic Plan 2003-2008 tabled

SC26-29
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Use of the official languages at Standing Committee meetings tabled

SC26-30
12.3

Revised proposals for the COP8 Technical Session Agenda tabled

SC26-31
.

Information Note on the International Conference on Freshwater, Bonn, 3-7 December 2001 tabled

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SC26/COP8-1
12.3 (a)(i)
Interpretation of Articles 2.5 and 4.2 of the Convention: draft resolution and guidelines [see latest version, Resolution VIII.20]
SC26/COP8-2
12.3 (a)(ii)
Proposed procedure for the review of Ramsar site boundaries for reasons other than urgent national interests, without prejudice to other international obligations [see latest version, Resolution VIII.22]
SC26/COP8-3
12.3 (b)(i)
STRP proposed Guidelines for allocation and management of water for maintaining ecological functions [see latest version, Resolution VIII.1]
SC26/COP8-4
12.3 (b)(ii)
STRP proposal on climate change and wetlands: impacts, adaptation and mitigation [see latest version, Resolution VIII.3]
SC26/COP8-4a
12.3 (b)(ii)
Background paper on Climate change and wetlands [see latest version, COP8 DOC. 8]
SC26/COP8-5
12.3 (b)(iii)
Principles and Guidelines on integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) [see latest version, Resolution VIII.4]
SC26/COP8-6
12.3 (b)(iv)
Draft resolution on synergies with other conventions [see latest version, Resolution VIII.5]
SC26/COP8-7
12.3 (c)(i)
A Framework for wetland inventory [see latest version, Resolution VIII.6]
SC26/COP8-8
12.3 (c)(ii)
STRP proposal on Gaps and harmonization of Ramsar guidance on ecological character [see latest version, Resolution VIII.7]
SC26/COP8-9
12.3 (c)(iii)
Proposed guidance to Contracting Parties concerning their identification and reporting of change and likely change in ecological character, in full accordance with Article 3.2 of the Convention, and options for response to reported change, or likely change, in ecological character, including the modus operandi of the Montreux Record, the National Planning Tool, and other mechanisms [see latest version, Resolution VIII.8]
SC26/COP8-10
12.3 (c)(iv)
Impact Assessment: CBD guidelines for incorporating biodiversity-related issues into EIA legislation and/or processes and in strategic environmental assessment, and their relevance to Ramsar [see latest version, Resolution VIII.9]
SC26/COP8-11
12.3 (d)(ii)
Guidelines for designation as Wetlands of International Importance of: a) peatlands; b) mangroves; c) coral reefs; and d) wet grasslands [see latest version, Resolution VIII.11]
SC26/COP8-12
12.3 (d)(iii)
Proposed Guidelines for the designation of mountain wetlands as Wetlands of International Importance [see latest version, Resolution VIII.12]
SC26/COP8-13
12.3 (d)(iv)
The Ramsar Sites Database, including the nature and extent of data holdings and relationship between "official" and "unofficial" data on Ramsar sites [see latest version, Resolution VIII.13]
SC26/COP8-14
12.3 (e)(i)
New Guidelines for management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands [see latest version, Resolution VIII.14]
SC26/COP8-15
12.3 (e)(ii)
Guidelines for global action on peatlands [see latest version, Resolution VIII.17]
SC26/COP8-16
12.3 (e)(iii)

STRP proposal for a draft resolution, including guidance, on the Report of the World Commission on Dams [see latest version, Resolution VIII.2]

SC26/COP8-17
12.3 (e)(iv)
Draft resolution, including guidance for the Parties, on invasive species [see latest version, Resolution VIII.18]
SC26/COP8-18
12.3 (f)(i)
Guiding principles on the cultural aspects of wetlands [see latest version, Resolution VIII.19]
SC26/COP8-19
12.3 (g)
Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration [see latest version, Resolution VIII.16]
SC26/COP8-20
12.3 (h)
STRP proposal for a Resolution on incentive measures [see latest version, Resolution VIII.23]
SC26/COP8-21
12.3 (i)
Proposed changes in the Ramsar Information Sheet [see latest version, Resolution VIII.13]
SC26/COP8-22
12.3 (j)
The "San José Record" of well-managed Ramsar sites and its proposed operation [see latest version, Resolution VIII.15]
SC26/COP8-23
12.3 (k)

Proposed changes in the modus operandi of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) [see latest version, Resolution VIII.28]

SC26/COP8-23 revision 1
12.3 (k)

Revised Modus operandi of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) tabled

SC26/COP8-24
12.3 (l)

Draft resolution on unpaid Contracting Party contributions

SC26/COP8-25
12.3 (m)
Draft Ramsar Strategic Plan 2003-2008 [see latest version, Resolution VIII.25]
SC26/COP8-26
12.3 (n)
Convention Work Plan 2003-2005 [see latest version, Resolution VIII.26]

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 14 October 2001, updated 7 June 2002, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.

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