Wetlands for water and life

Policy brief for the Convention on Biological Diversity 2010

Alex Kaat — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:20:00 GMT

The meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010 (COP 10) has put the biodiversity target for 2020 on the agenda. These targets in fact set the agenda regarding biodiversity policies for the coming years. Wetlands International international has used this document to advocate for improved targets; focusing on the role of healthy ecosystems for water supplies and carbon storage.

The Global Peatland CO2 Picture

Sander Carpaij — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The report presents the first overview ever of peatland carbon data for all countries and regions of the world. For every country/area information is given on extent and status of peatlands, volume of the peat resource and on CO2 emissions from different types of land use, both for the year 1990 as well as for the year 2008.

¿Qué son los turbales?

Francisca Ocretich — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:12:00 GMT

Esta publicación define el significado de los turbales, muestra los beneficios y valores, como así también la importancia de su conservación mediante herramientas tales como el proyecto "Estrategia y planificación territorial para el uso racional de las turberas de Tierra del Fuego".

Bienes y servicios ecosistémicos de los humedales del Delta del Paraná

Francisca Ocretich — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:07:00 GMT

Esta publicación muestra a través de investigaciones los valores y funciones vitales que brindan los humedales del Delta del Paraná y que contribuyen al bienestar humano de la población de la zona de influencia.

Inundaciones y sequías, Dos caras del mismo Delta del Paraná

Francisca Ocretich — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:02:00 GMT

Esta publicación da cuenta de la realidad ecológica de los humedales del Delta del Paraná, mostrando como los impactos del cambio climático y los incendios están afectando los pulsos naturales sequía-inundación de los humedales y en consecuencia a las actividades productivas de la región.

Terraplenes y áreas endicadas del Delta del Paraná

Francisca Ocretich — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT

Esta publicación muestra el mapa de los terraplenes y endicamientos de la región del Delta del Paraná realizado en base al análisis e interpretación visual de una serie de tiempo de imágenes satelitales y a información corroborada mediante visitas a campo, sobrevuelos y entrevistas a informantes calificados (pobladores locales y técnicos).

Marco Jurídico Institucional del Delta del Paraná

Francisca Ocretich — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:44:00 GMT

Esta publicación da cuenta de la situación jurídico-institucional de la región, mostrando los instrumentos legales que facilitarían el ordenamiento ambiental territorial de la región del Delta del Paraná, contribuyendo al Plan Integral Estratégico para la Conservación y el Uso Sostenible del Delta del Paraná (PIECAS).

Annual Review 2009

Sander Carpaij — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:14:00 GMT

The review charts the main achievements, as well as projects, finance and publications of Wetlands International during 2009. Furthermore, it highlights our work in relation to the Copenhagen Climate summit and a personal story from one of our projects. New this year is also our Climate Neutrality Report, as promised in last year’s Annual Review.

Rapport Annuel 2009

Ruthpearl Ng'ang'a — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:41:00 GMT

Nous avons décidé d’en faire une tradition pour partager avec vous les secrets et les angoisses des zones humides, pour vous inviter à nous rejoindre dans cette formidable aventure de conservation de la vie sur terre pour les générations futures. Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter le rapport annuel 2009. We have chosen to make it a tradition to share with you the secrets and the problems of wetlands and we invite you to join us in this great adventure of preserving life on Earth for future generations. It is our pleasure to present to you the 2009 annual report.

Tidal Flat Benthos Survey Guidebook

Satomi Obata — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:42:00 GMT

Tidal Flat Benthos Survey Guidebook –Eastern Japan version
An easy-to-read manual for citizen-based participatory research on benthos organisms
This version covers eastern Japan (Hokkaido to Ise-bay for the Pacific side, Noto-peninsula for the Sea of Japan side).

African Waterbird Census Newsletter No. 4

Oliver Nasirwa — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:28:00 GMT

This newsletter covers outcomes that have resulted from the UNEP-GEF African-Eurasian Flyways Project also known as the Wings Over Wetlands Project (WOW). The newsletter highlights the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the lead project partners to strengthen the conservation of waterbirds and wetlands, the launch of the Flyway Training Kit which is a capacity building resource that provides a flyway approach to conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats and the Critical Site Network tool that provides an access to information on waterbird species and their sites covered by the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA).

文化と湿地

Satomi Obata — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:52:00 GMT

Translation and interpretation of "Culture and wetlands -a Ramsar guidance document," published by Convention on Wetland Culture Working Group in 2008.

湿地と文化と技術インベントリー（試作版）

Satomi Obata — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:34:00 GMT

"Inventry for the Culture and Technology of Wetlands (Draft)"

The result of trial worksheet research on"wetland culture and traditional practices" answerd by stakeholders of wetlands all over Japan.

Dead planet, living planet

Sander Carpaij — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:22:00 GMT

This UNEP publication features many case examples of the work of Wetlands International. Editor Ritesh Kumar collected showcases from Wetlands International from all around the world; from the mangroves of West Africa to the peatlands in Southeast Asia. “Dead planet, living planet: Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development” is a contribution to the UN’s International Year of Biodiversity and is a complement to the UNEP-hosted Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which is bringing visibility to the wealth of the world’s natural capital.

Policy brief into World Bank Palm Oil Strategy Consultations

Sander Carpaij — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:46:00 GMT

Wetlands International participated in a multi-stakeholder consultation process organised by World Bank on 3-4 June 2010 which aimed to identify how World Bank can address issues facing the palm oil sector. Since there are increasing concerns about sustainability issues in the sector, particularly related to palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia (the two largest producers of crude palm oil) the World Bank Group is undertaking this strategy preparation exercise for its activities and future direction for the palm oil sector. This policy brief holds Wetlands International’s input to this meeting.

Goose Specialist Group Bulletin 10

nicholas tubbs — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:19:00 GMT

Input for the 2020 targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Alex Kaat — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:48:00 GMT

Input from Wetlands International on the draft targets for 2020 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Flyway Training Kit

Sander Carpaij — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:04:00 GMT

The new Flyway Training Kit is a one-of-a-kind resource in flyway-scale conservation and represents an important step towards meeting core strategic objectives of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and AEWA. This innovative conservation tool by Wetlands International and partners is designed to build capacity to plan, implement, monitor and engage in effective flyway-scale conservation of migratory waterbirds and wetland habitats in Africa and Eurasia.

Final Joint Statement to Working Group 2 at SBSTTA 14

Sander Carpaij — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:08:00 GMT

This is the Final Joint Statement to Working Group 2 at SBSTTA 14 on the CBD’s Proposed Mission, Strategic Goals and Targets for the Post 2010 Framework, which is Agenda Item UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/10, on 17^thMay 2010, Nairobi, Kenya and was delivered by Muhtari Aminu-Kano, BirdLife International.

Published article: Current and future CO2 emissions from drained peatlands in Southeast Asia

Sander Carpaij — Fri, 14 May 2010 08:36:00 GMT

This is the first peer reviewed scientific article on the global carbon dioxide emissions due to peatsoil degradation and loss, with a focus on Southeast Asia. The article is based on the work for the report Peat-CO2 that presents the shocking figures about emissions due to drainage and fires in Southeast Asia.

The Need for the Review of the UNFCCC’s Forest-Related Terms, Definitions and Classifications

Sander Carpaij — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:23:00 GMT

Allowing plantations to be classed as forests for the purpose of enabling engagement with emerging carbon trading markets will create perverse incentives that actually finance conversion of natural forests by wood / paper product and oil palm plantation companies with the associated significant loss of biodiversity1. The conversion of natural forests, whether to wood plantations or oil palm plantations, creates substantial greenhouse gas emissions, with up to 80% of carbon lost to the atmosphere depending on the type of forest ecosystem and the type of plantation which replaces it.

Submission to the Programme of Work on the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems

Sander Carpaij — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:06:00 GMT

This submission to the CBD technical meeting in May 2010 in Nairobi (SBSTTA) contains Wetlands International's suggestions on the Indepth Programme of Work on Inland Waters.

Joint NGO Submission to CBD SBSTTA on forest, climate and biofuels programmes of work

Sander Carpaij — Fri, 07 May 2010 08:45:00 GMT

The organisations of Pro Natura (Friends of the Earth Switzerland), Wetlands International, Humane
Society International and The Wilderness Society are working together in order to strengthen and safeguard biodiversity aspects in climate change mitigation policy, with the aim to create synergies in incentives to conserve forests, wetlands, peatlands and other natural habitats. We have engaged ourselves since 2008 in the context of the UNFCCC negotiations. The CBD has an important role in addressing biodiversity aspects in the UNFCCC negotiations. We therefore wish to make joint a proposal related to these topics to the 14th SBSTTA of the CBD in Nairobi.

Conservation of Transboundary Belarusian-Russian and Russian-Ukrainian Wetlands

Maria Nosova — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:41:00 GMT

This CD-ROM represents the results of activities carried out under the Wetlands International’s Project on Development of a programme for transboundary wetland conservation along the border of the Russian Federation with Belarus and Ukraine and contains an overview of the current status of wetlands located in the border areas of the Pskov, Smolensk, and Bryansk Regions of Russia, the Vitebsk, Mogilev, and Gomel Regions of Belarus, and the Chernigov and Sumy Regions of Ukraine, as well as a draft programme for the conservation of wetlands in this transboundary region.

Submission to Bolivia summit to call for review forest definitions UNFCCC

Susanna Tol — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:24:00 GMT

From 20 to 22 April 2010 The People’s World Conference took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Wetlands International jointly with partner organisations provided input to the Bolivia Summit to call for a review of forest defintions, terms and classifications under the UNFCCC for the purpose of the negotiated REDD+ policy (reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries). Without clear distinction between natural forests and plantations, there is a high risk that under the UNFCCC this will create financial incentives for the conversion of natural forests including their organic soils (peatlands) to wood / paper and oil palm plantations.