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Wetlands International Africa 2013 Annual Report

Consecration and recognition can best describe the meaningful achievements during year 2013 by Wetlands International Africa with two major events earmarking life atthe regional office. Africa Regional Office hosted Wetlands International's Board meeting wich is the first of its kind. Senegal proudly played host to the work sessions of Wetlands International’s governing body and its ...

Jul. 1, 2014

By Wetlands International

Community-based wetland management at Goot Ting marshes, northeast Thailand: implications for policy and practice

Wetlands cover around 36,616 km² or 7.5% of Thailand's land area. The majority of the 42,000 wetland sites have no formalised, legal protection. This paper reports on a new wetland management approach for communities to manage a seasonally inundated wetland, Goot Ting marshes, in Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand. Activities undertaken under this initiative comprised participatory ...

Dec. 27, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

The Empirics of Wetland Valuation: A Comprehensive Summary and a Meta-Analysis of the Literature

Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, providing a number of goods and services that are of value to people. The open-access nature and the public-good characteristics of wetlands often result in these regions being undervalued in decisions relating to their use and conservation. There is now a substantial literature on wetland valuation, including two meta-analyses that examine subsets of ...

Feb. 1, 2006

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Interview: Connecting the dots from Wetlands to poverty alleviation

As part of TEEB for Water and Wetlands, Ritesh Kumar, the Conservation Programme Manager of Wetlands International, South Asia recently shared his views on how wetlands provide products that satisfy the livelihoods of many communities and therefore help to alleviate poverty. He argues for development polices and strategies that recognise this value. Read the interview by Anand ...

Aug. 13, 2013

By Wetlands International

The Annual Report 2014 of Wetlands International Africa summarises the projects and achievements of our Africa team during 2014

2014 was a dynamic year for Africa’s regional office of Wetlands International which continued to consolidate its good achievements. Many strategic actions were implemented by the organisation as it strengthened its leadership on wetlands conservation in Africa. As part of its projects and programmes, key activities related to the management of wetland ecosystems and their restoration were ...

Aug. 11, 2015

By Wetlands International

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands. Final Consultation Draft

This report responds to the following questions by presenting insights from experience from across the globe: What are the values and benefits associated with water and wetlands? What are the roles of wetlands in terms of providing water and wetland related ecosystem services and what are their values? What is the wider set of ecosystem system services that water and wetlands provide and what are ...

Mar. 14, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Wetlands International Annual Report and Accounts 2011

Annual Report Wetlands International 1. Report of the Supervisory Council and Board of Association For Wetlands International 2011 was a significant year. Our future focus and direction was set out in the Strategic Intent 2011-2020, as a result of a rich dialogue between our office network and our stakeholders in all regions of the world. In this document, we defined the appropriate direction, ...

Sep. 1, 2012

By Wetlands International

African Waterbird Census newsletter #5

This is an annual update for all those involved in the African Waterbird Census. Update on the status of the IWC & AfWC Following from a meeting of members in Edinburgh this year, Wetlands International has committed to major changes in the governance of the International Waterbird Census and its relation with other waterbird monitoring schemes. More details are available from our new ...

Jul. 1, 2011

By Wetlands International

Annual Report 2010 of the Foundation Wetlands International

Along the targets of our Strategy 2005-2010, this 2010 Annual Report of the Foundation provides the information on the Foundation's achievements, linked to the projects and linked to the finances. The annual plan is accepted by our Supervisory Council in its meeting in June ...

Aug. 25, 2011

By Wetlands International

33 Examples of the Cultures and Technologies of Wetlands in Japan

As cultures of wetlands have evolved over long periods of time, they have taken on characteristics unique to that area. Therefore, at first glance they seem quite different. However, upon closer inspection, one can find numerous similarities as well. We have thus taken on the task of surveying a variety of cultures of wetlands throughout Japan, classifying them under ‘Cultures of ...

May 7, 2012

By Wetlands International

Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria)

This paper assesses the critical path approach implemented in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria). Wetlands International - Mali has been involved in this evaluation under the WETwin project. The authors propose a planning approach for assessing ecosystem services and institutional capacity. Two main problems were identified: mismatch on local and national priorities ...

Jan. 8, 2013

By Wetlands International

Wetlands International Annual Report and Accounts 2012

Report of the Supervisory Council and Board of Association On the occasion of World Wetlands Day in February 2012, Wetlands International presented its future plans in an event held in The Hague. It was well attended by Dutch politicians, partners, and donors; an illustration of the good network of the organisation in the host country, but also of the importance of the Dutch networks for our ...

Jul. 4, 2013

By Wetlands International

Effects of copper exposure on hatching success and early larval survival in marbled salamanders, Ambystoma opacum

The creation of wetlands, such as urban and industrial ponds, has increased in recent decades, and these wetlands often become enriched in pollutants over time. One metal contaminant trapped in created wetlands is copper (Cu2+). Copper concentrations in sediments and overlying water may affect amphibian species that breed in created wetlands. We analyzed the Cu concentration in dried sediments ...

Apr. 14, 2014

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Wastewater treatment performance efficiency of constructed wetlands in African countries: a review

In Africa, different studies have been conducted at different scales to evaluate wastewater treatment efficiency of constructed wetland. This paper aims to review the treatment performance efficiency of constructed wetland used in African countries. In the reviewed papers, the operational parameters, size and type of wetland used and the treatment efficiency are assessed. The results are ...

Jan. 21, 2015

By IWA Publishing

The challenge of restoring rivers - short version

Short video produced by Wetlands International - European Association and the Iberian Centre for River Restoration (CIREF) to illustrate the need for river restoration, the benefits it brings and the necessary factors for its ...

Feb. 11, 2015

By Wetlands International

Summer hydroclimatology of an extensive low-gradient wetland: Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada

Polar Bear Pass (PBP) (75°40′N, 98°30′W) is considered a critical wetland area for migratory birds, caribou and muskox. Little is known of its climatology and hydrology. Here we evaluate both the short-term and long-term summer climatic record for this wetland. A 10 m high automatic weather station (AWS) was established here 27 years ago, and in 2007 this centrally located AWS was supplemented by ...

Dec. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The Ramsar Convention is the only global environmental treaty that deals with a particular ecosystem. The treaty was adopted in the ...

May 28, 2012

By IWA Publishing

Successful reduction of diffuse nitrogen emissions at catchment scale: example from the pilot River Odense, Denmark

Land-based total nitrogen (N) loadings to Danish coastal waters have been markedly reduced since 2000. This has been achieved by general measures reducing discharges from all point sources and N leaching from farmed land supplemented with more local and targeted mitigation measures such as restoration of wetlands to increase the catchment-specific N retention. In the catchment of River ...

Feb. 2, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Organic matter and nitrogen removal at planted wetlands treating domestic septage with varying operational strategies

A two-staged engineered wetland-based system was designed and constructed to treat raw domestic septage. Hydraulic loading rates (HLRs) of 8.75 and 17.5 cm/d were studied with four and eight daily dosings at the second stage of the system to investigate the influence of the regimes on septage treatment. Removal of organic matter (OM) was found to be HLR dependent, where the results indicated ...

Jul. 23, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Selected Developments Related to Takings Issues, 2001-2002

For general background, see Robert Meltz, Wetlands Regulation and the Law of Regulatory Takings, 30 ELR 10468 (June ...

By Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

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