The Ramsar Secretariat congratulates the government of Algeria for the efforts made towards the removal of Ramsar sites Oasis de Ouled Said (Site no. 1060) and Reserve Integrale du Lac Tonga (Site no. 281) from the Montreux Record of Ramsar sites under threat. Oasis de Ouled Said (25,400 hectares) is an underrepresented wetland type amongst [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Engage Civil Society in Water Management in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region, (Location: Tour Du Valat, The Camargue, France) Wetlands International is a leading global, non-profit organisation dedicated solely to the work of wetlands conservation and wise use, as a contribution to sustainable development. The organisation has a core staff working in 20 offices [...]
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) was launched by Head of States and Governments during the Summit for the Mediterranean (13 July 2008, Paris). Specific references were made to water issues which were then elaborated upon in the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water (22 December 2008, Dead Sea, Jordan). The preparation of a Long Term [...]
The Mediterranean Workshop on the Natural and Cultural Values of Wetlands: Towards an integrated approach took place in the Greek side of the Prespa Lakes from the 23-27 September 2009. The workshop was organised by the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (Med-INA) in co-operation with MedWet and the Society for the Protection of Prespa [...]
The theme of the meeting was “Implementing the GWP strategy 2009-2013” and aimed at the assessment of the recently implemented GWP global strategy for 2009-2013. one year after the launching of the strategy this meeting provided the platform for the consulting partners and strategic allies to share experiences, opinions, present the successes, failures and most [...]
