Ramsar Small Grants Fund - Projects funded from 1991 to 2000

Country	Year	Project title	Grant in SFR
Algeria	1996	Urgent measures for the protection of the Macta Marshes and preparation for their designation to the Ramsar List	25,000
	1997	Education and awareness for the general public, local authorities and other parties with interest in the "Lac des oiseaux"	40,000
Argentina	1992	Promotional assistance for improving interpretative facilities at Argentina’s three Ramsar sites	24,000
	1993	Evaluation of conservation status of Pozuelos Lagoon Natural Monument, Ramsar site, and development of management proposals for the Pozuelos Basin and other wetlands in the north-western border area	31,500
	1996	Conservation and wise use of high Andean wetlands in the north-east of Argentina: creation and implementation of the National Reserves of Pozuelos and Vilama	28,500
Armenia	1997	Restoration and rehabilitation of Lake Sevan Ramsar site	35,000
	1999	Ecologo-economic valuation of Armenian wetlands	40,000
	2000	Regional training course on wetland management for technical staff of wetland conservation and management institutions in the new independent states of the European Region	40,000
Bangladesh	1996	Training on conservation of wetlands in Bangladesh	20,000
Bolivia	1991	First technical meeting of Ramsar site managers in the Neotropical Region	30,000
	1994	Updating of information on the ichthiofauna of Titicaca Lake	40,000
	1995	Proposal for designation of a new Ramsar site: Montes de Oro	25,000
	1998	Evaluation of the current status of Lake Poopó for its designation as a Ramsar site and the establishment of a Wise Use and Integrated Management Area	35,600
Brazil	1993	Ecological study of the mangrove wetlands on the western coast of State of Maranhao	40,000
	1997	Management actions at State Marine Park of Parcel de Manuel Luís, Maranhao	40,000
	1999	Development of a georeferenced data bank of Brazilian wetlands	40,000
Bulgaria	1997	Development and implementation of a management plan for Lake Srebarna Ramsar site	35,000
Burkina Faso	1993	Support for management of the Mare d’Oursi Ramsar site	34,000
	1997	Strengthen sustainable management of wetlands in Burkina Faso	20,000
Cambodia	1993	Preparatory assistance for accession to the Ramsar Convention	25,000
	2000	Development and implementation of a management plan for the Boeung Chhmar Ramsar Site	40,000
Chad	1998	Strengthening institutional capacities for the management of the country’s wetlands	40,000
	1999	Conservation of wetlands in Chad	38,992
Chile	1991	Boundary-setting, implementation and abiotic hydrology studies of the Ramsar site near Valdivia	25,000
	1993	Designation of new Ramsar sites in the Andean Region of Northern Chile	25,000
	1997	Formulation of a National Strategy for the conservation of wetlands in Chile	28,300
	1998	Impact of mining activities on the conservation status of high altitude (Andean) wetlands in the centre-north of Chile	18,500
China	1992	Preparation and publication of management plans for Zhalong and Dongdongtinghu Nature Reserves	28,000
	1993	Manual on waterfowl and wetland conservation in China and waterfowl population survey technique training course	40,000
	1994	Preparation for protection and management of the wetland habitats on Ordos Highland of Inner Mongolia	11,500
	1997	Capacity building and management planning for Dongzhaigang Ramsar site	40,000
	1998	Conservation and management of wetlands in Qinhuangdao City of Hebei Province	30,000
	1999	Training needs assessment for wetland conservation & wise use in China	40,000
Colombia	1999	Development of the management plan for the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta	20,000
	2000	Inventory and characterization of wetlands in the Department of Caqueta	40,000
Comoros	1997	Rehabilitation and management of lake Dziani Boundouni	20,000
Congo	1991	Preparatory assistance for accession to the Ramsar Convention	5,000
Congo, Democratic Republic of	2000	Integrated management fishery resources in the lower Congo River	40,000
Costa Rica	1993	Land-use planning of the Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge - Ramsar site	40,000
	1997	Plan for the protection of the Mata Redonda wetland - Wildlife Refuge, Guanacaste	40,000
Croatia / Bosnia & Herzegovina	2000	Transboundary management plan for the Lower Neretva Valley	25,000
Ecuador	1995	Inventory and identification of the conservation status of Ecuador’s wetlands: Stage I: Lentic wetlands of Esmeraldas and Manabi coastal provinces	40,000
	1997	Inventory and characterization of the interior wetlands of the Guayas and El Oro Provinces (Stage II)	34,700
Egypt	1995	Wetland Awareness Programme	40,000
	1997	Application of a wetland evaluation technique to Lake Bardawil	40,000
Estonia	1997	Integrating conservation and wise use in the management of Matsalu Ramsar site	32,000
Gambia	1995	Preparatory assistance for designation of Bao Bolong wetland and Niumi National Park as Ramsar sites	25,000
Georgia	1998	Conservation of Javakheti Plateau wetlands in Southern Georgia	40,000
Ghana	1998	Rehabilitation and community management of mangroves and coastal wetlands in the Lower Volta Delta (Ramsar site)	40,000
Guatemala	1992	Strengthening protection of Laguna del Tigre biotope - Ramsar site	34,000
	1994	Evaluation and delimitation of distribution of vegetation types in the Manchón-Guamuchal wetland	29,000
	1996	Initial actions for the conservation of the "Bocas del Polochic" wetland	31,000
Guinea	1994	Safeguard of the Tristao Islands	45,000
Honduras	1993	Emergency plan for the protection of the Wildlife Refuge "Cuero y Salado"	37,500
	1996	Strengthening management and development of Jeannette Kawas National Park	40,000
Hungary/Romania/ Slovakia/Ukraine	1997	Establishing a transboundary Ramsar wetland area in the Upper Tisza region	25,000
India	1994	Training workshop on wetland management	34,600
	1994	Asian Regional Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention	52,000
	1998	Economic valuation of Harike wetland, Punjab	40,000
Indonesia	1992	Improvement of management and conservation of the Berbak National Park, Sumatra	25,000
	1992	Regional training workshop for wetland protection and wise use in East Asia	20,000
Iran, Islamic Republic of	1996	Case study on Gomishan Marsh for designation as a Ramsar site	25,000
	1999	Integrated management plan for the "Hara Biosphere Serve"	40,000
Israel	1997	Conservation of the endangered Imperial and Spotted Eagles wintering in the Hula Valley	40,000
	1999	The biodiversity & dynamic of the Vermetid Reef of Shiqmona (Haifa)	40,000
Jamaica	1998	Towards management of the Black River Morass (Ramsar site) - gathering biological, social and economic data	40,000
Jordan	1998	Designating Burqu Reserve as a new Ramsar site (Note: pending revision of the proposal)	40,000
Kazakhstan	1995	Preparatory assistance for designation of Alakol hollow reservoirs as Ramsar site	13,000
Kenya	1991	Training for the monitoring of Kenya’s wetlands	34,760
	1996	Monitoring programme for Kenya’s wetlands	40,000
Latvia	1999	Measures to improve the management of Teici State Nature Reserve	33,000
Lebanon	2000	Developing a viable economic framework for the management of Ammiq and Tyre wetlands	38,720
Lithuania	1999	Implementation of GIS technology in Lithuanian Ramsar sites	39,500
Madagascar	2000	Workshop on the development of a national strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands in Madagascar	38,700
Malaysia	1995	Development of a Malaysian National Wetland Policy Framework	40,000
Mali	1996	Safeguard of Ramsar sites in Mali in the interior Niger delta	40,000
Mauritania	1991	Banc d’Arguin National Park: Study for the development of an ecotourism compatible with the conservation of natural resources	45,000
	1994	Training and scientific monitoring for the establishment of a management plan for the Diawling National Park	40,000
	1997	Development of ecotourism in Banc d’Arguin National Park	40,000
Mexico	1993	Preparatory assistance: Strategy for the development of a proposal for designation of Mexican wetlands as Ramsar sites	25,000
Moldova, Republic of	2000	Restoration, rehabilitation and implementation of protective measures in the core wetland areas in the Dniester River downstream in Moldova	40,000
Mongolia	1997	Preparatory assistance for accession to the Ramsar Convention	25,000
Morocco	1993	Merja Zerga: Elaboration of a management plan	40,000
Namibia	1997	Inventory classification and management plans for Namibia’s wetlands	40,000
	1998	Walvis Bay wetland conservation (Ramsar site)	40,000
Nepal	1993	Fish stocking and cage fishery practice in Koshi Tappu	40,000
	1999	Koshi Tappu Wetland Conservation Project	40,000
Nicaragua	1998	Delimitation of the Nature Reserve "Laguna de Tisma" and surrounding marshy areas	25,000
Niger	1992	Improving management of "Parc du W." Ramsar site	20,000
Niger & Togo	2000	Support for training activities for wetland managers in Niger and Togo	40,000
Oceania (package)	1995	Preparatory assistance for accession to the Ramsar Convention of five island states: Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu	50,000
Pakistan	1992	Regional workshop, Islamabad, May 1992 (shortfall)	12,000
Panama	1997	Monitoring and protection of shrimp species in the Punta Patiño wetland and surrounding areas, Darién Province	40,000
	1998	Gathering basic information for the development of a global management plan for the "Golfo de Montijo" Ramsar site	38,600
Papua New Guinea	1992	Regional Wetland Management Workshop	15,000
	1994	Promotion of Ramsar membership in the South Pacific	20,000
	1997	Capacity building and training for the Department of Environment and Conservation	40,000
	1999	Development of a strategy & capacity for management & nomination of Ramsar sites	39,800
Paraguay	1995	Conservation of biodiversity of lake Ypoá wetlands	25,000
Peru	1992	Strengthening management of the Lagunas de Mejía National Sanctuary	25,000
	1993	Continuation of strengthening management of Lagunas de Mejía Sanctuary	18,000
	1994	Preparation of Ramsar Information Sheets for designation of new Ramsar sites	30,000
	1997	Participatory elaboration of the Master Plan of Junín National Reserve Ramsar site	36,000
	1999	Rehabilitation & maintenance of the catchment in "Pantanos de Villa"	19,582
Philippines	1996	Boundary delineation and mapping of the Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary	17,000
	1998	Comprehensive management planning and institutionalization of the Protected Areas Management Board (PAMB) of the Naujan Lake National Park	30,000
Romania	1997	Study of Romanian wetlands in preparation for new Ramsar sites	25,000
	1998	Selection and characterization of potential Ramsar sites in southern Romania	36,000
		Romania: see also Hungary, etc., 1997
Russian Federation	1997	Development and implementation of management plans for three wetlands of international importance: Volga Delta (1) and Kuban Delta (2)	35,000
	1998	Development of a monitoring programme and draft management plans for the Ramsar sites located on the Kamchatka Peninsula	40,000
Senegal	1999	Rehabilitation of the hydrological system of the "Gueumbeul Reserve"	34,610
Slovak Republic	1997	Restoration of wetlands along the Morava river	35,000
	1998	National wetlands inventory and conservation in Slovakia	30,000
		Slovak Republic: see also Hungary, etc., 1997
Slovenia	1997	Establishment of a National Wetland Inventory	35,000
South Africa	1998	Conservation management of the Lower Berg River Wetlands	40,000
Sri Lanka	1997	Bellanwila-Attidiya Sanctuary: improving visitor facilities and increasing awareness	40,000
	1999	Understanding the ecological character of the lagoon system in Bundala National Park	39,860
Suriname	1997	Preparation for the development of a rational management system for the North Coronie Wetlands	25,000
Tanzania, United Republic of	1992	Preparatory assistance for accession to the Ramsar Convention	13,000
	1994	Over-expenditure 1992 project	2,000
Togo	1996	Studies for the establishment of a management plan for Kéran National Park and Togodo Wildlife Reserve	40,000
	1999	Wetland inventory and identification of Togo’s SW Lagoons	36,813
		Togo: see also Niger and Togo, 2000
Tunisia	1992	Regional meeting for North and West African Contracting Parties	32,810
	1993	Technical support for Tunisian wetlands inventory	20,000
	1997	Conservation and protection of Dar Fatma Peatland	40,000
Trinidad & Tobago	1996	Toward the development of a management plan for the wise use of Nariva Swamp	35,000
Uganda	1992	Study of avifauna in the Lake George wetland	6,250
	1994	Support for implementation of the Ramsar Convention in Uganda	33,500
Ukraine		See Hungary, etc., 1997
Uzbekistan	1996	Protection of Uzbekistan wetlands and their waterfowl	25,000
Venezuela	1995	Evaluation of fisheries in the Cuare Wildlife Refuge	34,300
	1995	Status of Callinectes spp (crab) population in the Cuare Wildlife Refuge	17,000
Vietnam	1991	Support for a Wetlands Conservation Programme in Vietnam	32,000
Zambia	1997	Wetland outreach programmes	38,400
69 countries		132 projects	4,328,897

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Country	Year	Title of project	Grant in SFR
Costa Rica	1993	Effect of two grazing densities of cattle on marsh vegetation and resulting waterfowl response	8,664
Honduras	1995	Cadastral surveying of Jeannette Kawas National Park	5,727
Pakistan	1991	Preparation of documentation for new Ramsar sites in Pakistan and strengthening coordination of Ramsar activities in Asia	10,000
Senegal	1993	Upkeep of sluice gates of the hydraulic system of the Djoudj National Park	2,500
Trinidad & Tobago	1998	Nariva Swamp: Filling in of the irrigation channels aiming at rehabilitation of the Block B Area	14,000
5 countries		5 projects	40,891