Regardless of where we live, all of us depend upon healthy ocean ecosystems: either as
a source of food or revenue, or as a key shaper and regulator of climate and weather.
This dependency and the need to embrace sustainable development led nations of the
This guide is intended to provide a summary of the steps to develop wetland management planning
processes. Improved understanding of how to use these principles and planning steps will help achieve
more effective conservation and thus wetland wise use.
At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Government of French Polynesia for the warm welcome, and for graciously hosting us in your beautiful country.
Last year brought both successes and disappointments in global efforts to tackle the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change; the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss and desertification; and the crisis of pollution and waste.Call Number: [EL]Physical Desc
The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is the "conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the wor
The importance of strengthening ecological coherence and resilience as necessary
conditions for both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development has
attracted growing attention in recent years in a wide range of conservation and
Wetlands contain biodiversity of exceptional conservation significance, comprising many unique ecosystems and a wide array of globally-threatened species.
