Serbia’s Department for Protection of Nature and Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, with the assistance of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, has designated Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit (8,292 hectares, 45°10’40″N 020°04’10″E) as the country’s tenth Wetland of International Importance. The site is located in the Vojvodina province and is already a Special Nature [...]

The use of Earth Observation (EO) technology in combination with innovative geo-spatial analysis has become an important information source which can be applied to the analysis of all kinds of environmental phenomena and issues including wetland conservation and management. EO technology provides a quick and cost effective method to obtain data that support the mapping [...]

The World Wetland Network (WWN) is a network of small to medium NGOs and civil society groups that undertake wetland conservation, protection or public awareness activities.  The network is active globally, through regional representatives, and through more than 500 members.  Recently, a core group of WWN continental and regional representatives got together in Northern Spain, [...]

The UCL Department of Geography seeks applicants for the Ted Hollis Scholarship in Wetland Hydrology and Conservation. The Scholarship is a lasting tribute to Dr G.E. (Ted) Hollis and was made possible through donations by his friends, colleagues and former students around the world. Ted was a member of academic staff within the Department of [...]

For the last four years, “The Sea Week” has been organized in collaboration between the Agency of Coasts Protection and Management (APAL), WWF Mediterranean (Tunis Office), research unit Ecosystems & Aquatic Resources of the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT) and the Centre for Studies and Training Okianos in Tabarka. Effectively it …