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Submissions to UNFCCC AWG-LCA and AWG-KP on mitigation

Asking for attention for peat and CO2 emissions
Language(s): English , Contact person: Alex Kaat , Author(s): Wetlands International Headquarters

Wetlands International brings its views and policy proposals with regard to the role of wetlands in a new climate change treaty to the attention of the UNFCCC delegates. This is in view of the invitation for the submissions for Parties due in February.


Description:

Our two submissions are provided to the members of UNFCCC committies for the Bali Action Plan (AWG-LCA) and for the members of the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP).

See here the document posted on the UNFCCC site (only for AWG-LCA).

Publication

State of World's Waterbirds 2010

This booklet summarises what is known about the status of waterbird populations in different parts of the world. It shows how numbers and population trends compare from region to region, and how they changed between the 1970s and the 2000s.

Video

Tierra del Fuego peatlands & climate change (video)

This video tells the story how Tierra del Fuego's peatlands in Argentina function, are degraded due to peat mining and how this all relates to global climate change. The video includes beautiful sceneries, local experts and much more. 

 

Scientific article

Eco-Virological Approach for Assessing the Role of Wild Birds in the Spread of Avian Influenza H5N1 along the Central Asian Flyway

 A unique pattern of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks has emerged along the Central Asia Flyway, where infecti...

Presentation

Ecosystems and Community Based Climate Change Adaptation Training Kit

Wetlands International and its partners have taken the initiative to develop a Training Program on the different aspects of ‘ecosystem and community based climate change adaptation...