Experts Database

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Experts available to undertake work on behalf of the Ramsar Convention

The entire Ramsar Experts Database has been added to this website. All of the experts are being contacted to seek their permission to be listed here. Those that agree will become visible to any STRP member by clicking on the "Expertise" button from any of the Working Group pages. The full list is expected to contain about three hundred experts, who have declared their expertise by category.

How to select an expert:

1. Click on the Expertise button from your Working Group main page
2. choose either "List of recommended experts", or "Search the whole Ramsar Experts Database"
   (Note that the "List of recommended experts" contains only those experts that the STRP Support Service has identified as specifically relevant to the work of the Working Group)
3. If the search option is chosen, a selection page appears with options to select by Climatic region, Geographic region, Wetland type, Area of expertise. Area of expertise selections are comprehensive.
4. Simply click on categories required and add them to the search box on the right. When finished selecting categories, click on the "Search" button, if any experts fit the criteria, they will appear in a list.
5. Click on "View" to see more details about any of the listed experts.

Once an expert or experts have been identified, use the address or email link provided to contact the expert. Negotiations with the expert concerning remuneration should in the first instance be handled by the Ramsar Bureau, with the advice of the Support Service. In any case please keep the Support Service staff informed of any discussions.

How to add an expert:

The Ramsar Bureau has established a standard for selection of experts. In addition to completion of a questionnaire, candidates are asked to provide details of their key publications or reports. In addition the Bureau seeks references from third parties to confirm the expertise claimed. The STRP Support Service will use the same procedures.

STRP members who wish to suggest an expert should contact the Support Service, which will follow up. The Support Service with the Ramsar Bureau will also continue to identify expertise.

How up to date is the information?

All experts are invited to maintain their own records on an annual basis. The information included can be up to 15 months old. If an expert fails to update their information after 15 months, their record is deleted.