The 6th European Regional Meeting will take place 3-7 May 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden, and the draft agenda and programme, registration form, and basic information about the event are now available. The deadline for registration is 1 April 2008 (for those requiring financial assistance, 1 March 2008). Source: website of the Ramsar Convention Updated on [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Turkey’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry has completed the revision and updating of the Ramsar Information Sheets for all of its 12 Wetlands of International Importance. In Resolution VI.13 (1996) the Parties determined that all RISs should be updated at least every six years and with every significant change in the ecological character of the [...]
The RSPB (a UK nature conservation NGO) has produced a new environmental games guide and CD to provide some attractive and inspiring resources that can be used to educate people about wetlands and conservation issues associated to other habitats. Themes covered by the games include adaptation, food chains, habitats and conservation. The CD includes the [...]
In the framework of the MedWet TwinMed project “Twinning of MedWet with SPNL and RSCN for capacity building” two training workshops took place in December 2007. Organized by The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature – RSCN the first workshop took place on 2-4 December in Amman, Jordan followed by the second workshop by [...]
Adnan Budieri the new MedWet Coordinator has over 18 years of experience in environmental management focusing on wetland, coastal zone and marine management, as well as on biodiversity. He has been involved in activities related to the CBD, the Ramsar Convention (representing Jordan at COPs), the World Heritage Convention, the UNCCD and the CITES Convention. He [...]
