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| | International waterbird project launches site | | 01-04-2008 | | The Wings Over Wetlands Project (WOW) has launched its website. The site is presenting a wealth of information about this major international project. | | | read more >>> | | | | Shell and Wetlands International start partnership | | 05-03-2008 | | Royal Dutch Shell and global NGO Wetlands International have established a five-year partnership to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands by Shell and its affiliates. It will strengthen the capacity of Wetlands International through building in-house business skills and sharing knowledge in the communication, HR and finance disciplines. The partnership was signed by Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell and Jane Madgwick (CEO Wetlands International). | | | read more >>> | | | | Virgin biofuel flight misleading ‘breakthrough’ | | 25-02-2008 | | Wetlands International is surprised by the statement of Virgin Atlantic that their test-aircraft flight powered by biofuels yesterday, marks a biofuel breakthrough for the whole airline industry. The NGO raises alarm on this issue because there are still no certification schemes in place that can guarantee the fulfillment of sustainability criteria of biofuels. For many biofuels the carbon savings are negligible, and recently it has become clear that many biofuels may actually be much more polluting than the use of fossil fuels. | | | read more >>> | |
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| | Infosheet 'Next steps for UNFCCC to stop emissions from peatland loss' | | 19-02-2008 | | The Bali Road Map, the main outcome of the last climate summit, puts the carbon dioxide emissions from ‘forest carbon stocks’ like peatlands on the agenda for a post-Kyoto climate treaty. This outcome of the UN Climate Summit provides for the first time a good opportunity to address the so far ignored but huge greenhouse gas emissions from peatland loss. In this sheet Wetlands International informs why and how emissions from the loss of peat carbon stocks should be appropriately addressed when working in line with the decisions from the Bali Climate summit. | | | read more >>> | | | | GlobWetland user handbook | | 12-02-2008 | The GlobWetland user handbook gives an overview on the role and key concepts of Earth Observation (EO) for wetland mapping and monitoring, the processing and data collection methods used, and key considerations for operational use of EO for wetland mapping and monitoring.
| | | read more >>> | | | | Three year review : 2005-2007 | | 17-01-2008 | In November 2004, Wetlands International confirmed its ten year Strategic Intent and established 5 year targets, linked with four major Goals. In this document, we bring together an overview of
the achievements of our work in the period 2005-2007,
towards the 5 year targets under each Goal area. | | | read more >>> | |
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