Services
provided by Observers to the STRP
and by Partners via memoranda of understanding and cooperation
Disclaimer: The purpose of this page is to provide a general overview of expertise sources, however, it does not commit any of the listed organisations to providing specific support to STRP members. Please use the Working Group pages to access specific negotiated support to Groups. (Last updated 20 March 2006)
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on link
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Name
of Observer Organisation and general contact details
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Primary
STRP role
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Contacts,
etc.
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BirdLife
International (International Organisation Partner) |
Inventory, assessment and monitoring; Ramsar site designation; wetland management; effectiveness of implementation (co-lead); impact assessment (co-lead); cross-cutting policy issues; links with other Conventions, Support Service |
Dave
Pritchard Ali
Stattersfield |
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IUCN
- The World Conservation Union (International Organisation Partner) |
Water resource management, agriculture, economics, expert Specialist Groups, input from Commissions, Support Service |
Mark
Smith |
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IUCN/SSC Invasive
Species Specialist Group |
The goals of the ISSG are to reduce threats to natural ecosystems and the native species they contain by increasing awareness of the effects of alien invasive species and of ways to prevent, control or eradicate them | Focal Point |
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IUCN Sustainable Use Specialist Group also see Sustainable Use website |
Wise Use |
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Wetlands
International (International Organisation Partner) |
Support Service (lead), peatlands (lead), inventory, WI Specialist Group dealing with CEPA |
Douglas
Taylor |
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WWF International (International Organisation Partner) |
Policy advice and reviews, Support Service |
Jamie
Pittock Locate experts via
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the
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (Click here for CBD Secretariat) |
Cross-cutting, see Joint Work Plan with Ramsar |
Ms Juliane Zeidler |
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the Scientific
Council of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (Click here for CMS Secretariat) |
See: Joint Work Plan with Ramsar | Contact Marco Barbieri in Secretariat |
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the
Committee on Science and Technology of the Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) (Click here for UNCCD Secretariat) |
Hydrology, Ecology/Ecosystems, Natural Resources management, Education, Atmospheric sciences | To be advised |
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the Subsidiary
Body on Scientific and Technical Advice of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Click here for UNFCCC Secretariat) |
To be advised | To be advised |
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Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment (Click here for MA Secretariat) |
Cross-cutting input via STRP Focal Points. Information, tools and methods, capacity building | Dr
Habiba Gitay Tel 1: +1 703 281 2866 Em1: gitay@millenniumassessment.org Em2: habiba.gitay@anu.edu.au |
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UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre | Inventory and assessment, Site designation, Managing and monitoring Sites | Dr Christoph
Zöckler Tel 1: +44 1223 277 314 Fax 1: +44 1223 277 136 Em1: chrisz@unep-wcmc.org |
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the Society of Wetland Scientists
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Wetland Inventory and assessment, Climate Change (lead) |
Dr. Glenn R. Guntenspergen |
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the International
Association of Limnology (Contact focal points on home page) |
To be advised | National Represenatives |
| the Global Wetlands Economics Network | To be advised | Dr
Tore Söderqvist Tel: +46 8 673 9540 Fax: +46 8 152 464 Em: tore@beijer.kva.se |
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the International
Mire Conservation Group (email: info@imcg.net) |
Peatlands, participate in Global Action Coordinating Committee | Dr Andreas
Grünig Tel 1: +41 1 377 7485 Tel 2: 056 222 2677 (home) Fax 1: +41 1 377 7201 Em1: andreas.gruenig@fal.admin.ch |
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the International Peat Society | Peatlands, participate in Global Action Coordinating Committee | Dr
Jack Rieley Tel1: +44 115 951 5449 Tel2: +44 1949 20920 Fax1: +44 115 951 5249 Fax2: +44 1949 20920 Em1: jack.rieley@nottingham.ac.uk Em2: jack.rieley@lineone.net |
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the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, USA | Inventory and assessment, CEPA, and also Ramsar Site Designation, relating to Ramsar Information Sheet | Dr Alex
de Sherbinin Tel: +1 845 365 8936 Fax: +1 845 365 8922 Em: adesherbinin@ciesin.org |
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the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) | Development, review and amendment of policies (Operational Objective 2.2) | Ms Andrea
Athanas Tel1: +44 20 7934 2941 Tel2: +44 77 8617 1198-mobile Fax: +44 20 7934 7668 Em1: Andrea.Athanas@shell.com Em2: Andrea.Athanas@iucn.org |
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) | Climate change, Invasive species | To be advised |
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Ducks Unlimited (Canada, Mexico, and USA) | To be advised | To be advised |
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The World Resources Institute (WRI) | Inventory and assessment, Water resource management, Ramsar Site designation |
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The Institute
for Inland Water Management and Wastewater Treatment (RIZA) (The Netherlands) |
Integrated management of watersystems, river basin management; wetland management (esp. water management , socio-economic aspects and wise use); wetland restoration, river restoration, capacity-building |
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LakeNet |
Inventory and assessment |
David Barker |
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UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme - | Monitoring of Sites | Dr
Salvatore Arico Tel: +33 145 65 40 90 Fax: +33 145 68 58 04 |
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International Water Management Institute |
Mission: improved management of water and land resources for food, livelihoods and nature. As one of the 16 centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), IWMI's Primary focus: (1) Integrated Water Management for Agriculture; (2) Sustainable Smallholder Land and Water Management Systems; (3) Sustainable Groundwater Management; (4) Water Resources Institutions and Policies; and (5) Water, Health and Environment. IWMI is also taking a lead role in several key initiatives, including the Global Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment, the Comprehensive Assessment of Water in Agriculture, and the recently established Challenge Program on Water and Food | Rebecca
Tharme Tel 1: +94 1 787 404 Tel 2: +94 1 784 080 Fax 1: +94 1 786 854 Em1: r.tharme@cgiar.org |
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Eurosite
(EU focus) (Ramsar Partner) |
Management planning, information exchange | Garin Whitmore |
| Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the GEF (UNEP) | Climate change | Ms.
Guadalupe Duron Habiba Gitay |
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International Commission
for the Protection of The Danube River |
River Basin Management |
Jasmine Bachmann |
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IUCN Web-based Participatory Management Clearing House | Participation of Local Communities and indigenous peoples |
