“As part of a study IWMI is conducting for Wetlands International (WI) o­n Lessons in linking wetlands conservation with poverty reduction, we will be holding an e-forum o­n the subject from 2-18 April 2007. The attached document provides the background. We hope you will see this as an opportunity to share the knowledge gained from [...]

Information o­n a new MedWet project Twinning of MedWet with SPNL and RSCN for capacity building is now available o­nline o­n the website of MedWet. Led by the MedWet Secretariat and implemented in partnership with SPNL – Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (www.spnlb.org) and the  The Royal Society for the Conservation of [...]

The Ramsar Secretariat is delighted to announce that the Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare in Italy has designated four new Wetlands of International Importance, effective as of 13 December 2006. All of them are quite small, but all are extremely important for migratory and other birds and for a number [...]

‘Coping with Water Scarcity’ is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year o­n 22 March. This year’s theme highlights the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local [...]

16-22 March: MedWet Secretariat / Villa Kazouli, Featuring photographs of three comtemporary Greek photographers the exhibition highlights the relation of man to water. Yanni Behrakis ‘Fishermen of Mesolongi’, Stefania Mizara ‘Water around the world and Elias Kosintas ‘Looking through water A special screening of films o­n water and wetlands is organised to run through the [...]