Webinar 9 October: People, Wetlands, and Birds: Participatory Approaches for a Resilient East Atlantic Flyway
Wetlands International invites you to a webinar titled “People, Wetlands, and Birds: Participatory Approaches for a Resilient East Atlantic Flyway”, to be held on Thursday, 9 October 2025, from 16:00 to 17:00 CEST (Zoom, with English–French interpretation).
This webinar will explore how communities, conservationists, and policymakers can co-design solutions that simultaneously protect wetland ecosystems, migratory birds, and human well-being along the East Atlantic Flyway. Experts will present core principles, real-world examples, and lessons learned.
Speakers:
Ward Hagemeijer, Wetlands International
Nandi Thobela, BirdLife South Africa
Key themes include:
- Field experiences of community-based wetlands management and bird conservation
- Principles of participation: inclusiveness, transparency, shared ownership
- Strategies to ensure gender, youth, and stakeholder inclusion
- Challenges, trade-offs, and lessons for scaling and adaptation
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tU1y_1ScRhCdVMFWboCQkw
The session is free and open to all. We especially welcome wetland managers, conservation practitioners, policymakers, community representatives, youth, and civil society actors.
