Ramsar
16 Jan 2012
The 11th meeting of the contracting parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat will be preceded by the 44th meeting of Standing Committee planned for 4 July 2012, and an additional day of regional meetings on 5-6 July 2011, as requested by many Contracting Parties. The Standing Committee agreed that the broad theme for World Wetlands Day 2012 and COP 11 is “Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation.” [ for more information: http://...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 February 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) announced the publication of a three-year action plan to promote and strengthen the conservation and “wise use” of wetlands in the region.
The 2011-2013 Regional Wetlands Action Plan for the Pacific Islands follows on the original plan endorsed by SPREP members in 1999. The new action plan was developed during a regional workshop organized by SPREP, the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 April 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Secretariat) has reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic designated the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón as its second Wetland of International Importance.
The refuge includes a freshwater lagoon, permanent and stationary rivers and inundated agricultural areas. The site provides habitat for species listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 June 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) participated in a meeting of the national coordinators of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Mangroves Ecosystem for Climate Change and Livelihoods (MESCAL) project, which followed up on progress of the project and sought to ensure that MESCAL activities fit with the new Regional...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 July 2011: The second meeting of the Caribbean Wetlands Initiative discussed the region’s implementation of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), and resulted in agreement on activities and material to be presented and disseminated during the upcoming Pan-American meeting and the 11th meeting of the contracting parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention.
The meeting took place in Kralendijk, on the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, from 4-9...
