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Numbers and distribution of the wintering waterbirds in the Western Paleartic and Southwest Asia in 1997, 1998 and 1999

Language(s): English , Contact person: , Author(s): Niels Gilessen, Lieuwe Haanstra, Simon Delany, Gerard Broere, Ward Hagemeijer , Date of Publication: 2001 , ISBN: 9058820114
This report shows the status of Waterbirds in North Africa, Europe and Western Asia. This is the first time that factual distrubution maps are displayed of a wide range of waterbirds in this region. This publication helps to take the right decisions regarding wetland areas and waterbirds

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This report provides the numbers and distribution on wintering waterbirds and the wetlands they make use ofduring the final three winters of the last millenium.

No fewer than 11,000 people from 47 countries were involved in the counts.

 

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International Waterbird Census

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33 Examples of the Cultures and Technologies of Wetlands in Japan

This booklet is aimed for facilitating greater dialogue on the relationship between wetlands and people that will lead to the conservation and restoration of wetlands, community revitalization, capacity development and international exchange in Asia ... Read more

Video

Jaltantra - Floodplains for livelihoods and biodiversity in North Bihar

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Scientific article

Civil procedure for researching benthic invertebrate animals inhabiting tidal flats in eastern Japan

In this paper, we describe our attempts to make quantitative research studies and precise identification of benthos species a civil procedure with a method that is not only simple but also semi-quantitative and analytical. From field tests ... Read more

Presentation

Tana Delta, Kenya - Competition for Land and Water

The Tana Delta is the largest and wetland ecosystem in Kenya and is found on the Kenyan Coast (East). The Tana river is the largest and longest river in Kenya ( nearly 1,014 km long ). The Delta is about 130,000ha and suppors 100,000 people, consisting mostly of farmers, pastoralist & fishermen. However, the river volume has fallen by 20% in 10 years.

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