Wetlands International works to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations. Wetlands include river delta, lakes, peatswamps, lagoons, estuaries and reefs.
REDD forest agreement hits new low, missing basic elements Friday, November 06, 2009Barcelona – Prospects for a robust agreement to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD) are on a knife-edge. This state forest and climate experts from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance - of which Wetlands International is part - as the United ...
RSPO fails to address greenhouse gas emissions Thursday, November 05, 2009The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) meeting this week in Kuala Lumpur has been unable to develop any clear criteria on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This means that there are no credible criteria for sustainable palm oil at this moment. Some hope does exist for the future thanks to the a...
Report on peatland emissions changes global picture Wednesday, November 04, 2009Wetlands International in cooperation with Greifswald University has presented the first ever overview of peatland emissions and peat stocks per country. The overview presented today turns the official emission figures of many countries upside down.
Presentation of first ever peatland emission data per country Friday, October 30, 2009Wetlands International and Greifswald University will present the first ever overview of peat carbon stocks and drainage related carbon dioxide emissions of all 170 peat-containing countries world wide at the UN climate talks (UN-FCCC) Barcelona on Wednesday 4 November. Splitting the globa...
This video tells the story how peatlands are degraded in Indonesia and how this contributes to CO2 emissions. Wetlands International works to restore the degraded peatswamps of Southeast Asia.
On the video pages you can find more short films on adapting to climate change, reducing CO2 emissions from peatlands, poverty reduction and much more. Furthermore, visit our YouTube Channel (Wetlandsint) to see all our videos.
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Wetlands International Headquarters. Horapark 9, 6717 LZ Ede. The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0) 318-660910 Fax: +31 (0) 318-660950 Reg. No. 09099028 Bank.no. 50.75.04.127 Swift code: ABNANL2A IBAN: NL51BNA507504127