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Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria)

Wetlands are too often perceived as standalone elements and are poorly integrated into river basin management. The Ramsar Convention recognizes the critical linkage between wetlands, water and […]

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Making the invisible visible: The Role of Impact Assessments in Climate Change Adaptation Measures

This paper highlights the need to incorporate Ecosystem-based Adaptation approaches as vital components of adaptation strategies. It also calls for the establishment of mechanisms that […]

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Mangrove Capital: Securing resilience through mangroves along vulnerable coasts

This paper introduces Mangrove Capital; a programme conceived by Wetlands International and partner organisations, that aims to bring the values of mangroves to the fore and provide […]

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IWC Annual National Totals (African-Eurasian Region 2009-2011)

Overview of IWC in the African-Eurasian region 2011 and annual national totals (2009-2011).

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Wetlands International in the Mediterranean

Here we highlight our approaches to working in the Mediterranean, our successes in the region and our ambitions for the future.

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The Ecosystem Promise

This publication, by Meindert Brouwer, features many case-studies of work by Wetlands International. The Ecosystem Promise explains a new trend of assigning financial value to nature […]

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Reduction of Wind and Swell Waves by Mangroves

This report focuses on mangrove forests and the role they can play in reducing wind and swell waves. While mangrove forests are usually found on […]

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Flyway trends for waterbird species important in lakes Ijsselmeer and Markermeer

The Lakes IJsselmeer and Markermeer form the largest fresh water lake complex in the Netherlands. They have a very important function for waterbirds as breeding, moulting, migration and wintering […]

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Population trends for coastal migratory Waterbirds in the East Atlantic Flyway

A new initiative for monitoring in coastal West Africa. This poster displays how – as part of a broader initiative to strengthen the conservation of migratory […]