Standing Committee Subgroup on COP8 -- Draft Agenda

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Standing Committee Subgroup on COP8 -- Index of agenda papers

CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)

Meeting of the Standing Committee Subgroup on COP8
Gland, Switzerland, 15 - 17 May 2002

Subgroup on COP8: Australia, Costa Rica, France, India, Mexico, Spain (Chair), and Togo. Observers: Slovenia, USA.

Index of agenda papers

COP8 SG-1	Draft agenda and programme [français] [español]	HTML	PDF	Word
COP8 SG-2	Brief report from the Bureau and the Host Country on developments concerning preparations for COP8 since the last meeting of the Standing Committee	HTML	PDF	Word
COP8 SG-3	Action where Ramsar Sites unavoidably lose international importance	See latest version, Resolution VIII.22
[vere SG-3+4]	Issues concerning Ramsar Sites that cease to fulfil criteria for designation as Wetlands of International Importance	See latest version, Resolution VIII.22
COP8 SG-4	Review of Ramsar site boundaries for reasons other than urgent national interests	See latest version, Resolution VIII.21
COP8 SG-5	Climate change and wetlands: impacts, adaptation, and mitigation	See latest version, Resolution VIII.3
COP8 SG-6	STRP proposal on Principles and guidelines on integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)	See latest version, Resolution VIII.4
COP8 SG-7	Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions	See latest version, Resolution VIII.5
COP8 SG-8	Draft Resolution on Gaps and harmonization in existing Ramsar guidance on ecological character, with prioritization in favor of practical matters, and on a Wetland Ecosystem Assessment Framework	See latest version, Resolution VIII.7
COP8 SG-9	Discussion paper on Article 3.2: reporting of change in ecological character, both human- and naturally-caused changes, and elements of a possible draft resolution on this matter	See latest version, Resolution VIII.8
COP8 SG-10	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
COP8 SG-11	COP8 paper and draft resolution on the possible admission of unimpeachable unofficial data to the Ramsar Sites Database	See latest version, Resolution VIII.13
COP8 SG-12	New Guidelines for management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands	See latest version, Resolution VIII.14
COP8 SG-13	Report of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) and its recommendations in the Ramsar and wetland context	See latest version, Resolution VIII.2
COP8 SG-14	Guidance on invasive species and wetlands: a guide for wetland managers, rev. 1	See latest version, Resolution VIII.18
COP8 SG-15	Guiding principles for identifying the cultural aspects of wetlands and incorporating them into the effective management of sites	See latest version, Resolution VIII.19
COP8 SG-16	Enhancing the information on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar sites)	See latest version, Resolution VIII.13
COP8 SG-17	Guidelines for the designation of mountain wetlands as Wetlands of International Importance	See latest version, Resolution VIII.12
COP8 SG-18	Agriculture, wetlands and water resource management	See latest version, Resolution VIII.34
COP8 SG-19	Report and recommendations from the Subgroup on the STRP on the review of STRP's links with other science networks	HTML	PDF	Word
COP8 SG-20	Proposed workshop on education, communication and public awareness (CEPA) related to wetlands, and preparations by an Ad Hoc Group on the Ramsar Outreach Programme	HTML	PDF	Word
COP8 SG-21	{The Subgroup's Procedure for determining laureates of the Wetland Conservation Award 2002}[not publicly available]	.	.	.
COP8 SG-22	Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration	See latest version, Resolution VIII.16
COP8 SG-23	Proposed draft resolution on UNEP Guidelines on Compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements	See latest version, Resolution VIII.24

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 ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 19 April 2002, updated 26 March 2003, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.