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Advice to the UNFCCC Contracting Parties (COP 14, 2008)

Policy brief and factsheet about peatland emissions. This brief was used by the team of Wetlands International attending COP 14 in Poznan, Poland (December 2008). The […]

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Including peatlands in post-2012 Climate Agreements

A report on the policy options to include peatlands in UN-climate policies. Produced as input for Wetlands International’s policy activities during the UNFCCC climate summit […]

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Restoring the peatswamp forests of Indonesia

Film of Wetlands International on peatland loss, CO2 emission, and how to restore the degraded wastelands. This film shows our restoration work in Kalimantan (Borneo), […]

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Better use of water of the Inner Niger Delta in a changing climate

This video shows images from the Inner Niger Delta in Mali, Africa and interviews with local farmers and fishermen andwomen on how the water of […]

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Policy paper for the UN-FCCC meeting in Accra, August 2008

In this paper, Wetlands International presents its agenda for the new climate treaty that is being discussed in Accra, Ghana (August 2008). The paper focuses […]

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Question and Answer factbook on peatlands

This booklet provides you with a all the most recent facts and figures about peatlands, with a focus on tropical peatlands. Subjects that are explained […]

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Solving conflicts over water scarcity in the Kimana Wetlands, Kenya

In East and Sub Saharan Africa, availability of water is the single most critical factor for the survival of people. Wetlands in these regions are […]

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Advise to the Contracting Parties of CBD COP 9

This paper presents our views on the issues on the agenda of the Convention of Biological Diversity, COP 9, in Bonn, May 2008. Wetlands International […]

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Wetlands supporting livelihoods in Malawi and Zambia

A film by Wetlands International that shows the importance of wise use of dambos (seasonally flooded grasslands) in Central Southern Africa, for the communities that […]