Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory

Newsletter n°16 sept / oct 2010

Version française

www.medwetlands-obs.org

Take part into the life of the Observatory website!

As an information tool for decision makers, site managers and the public at large, the new website of the Observatory also belongs to the partners. Please share with our readers your news and your experience which will be posted online.

News from the coordination unit

"DELTA", A NEWSLETTER WITH A NEW FORMAT

A more graphic and more concise newsletter, just for you!

Your newsletter has changed and has taken the name of "Delta". A name rooted in our origins - the Rhone delta, the Gediz delta, the Nile delta... - it is also evocative of strong symbols: crossroads, sources of fertile alluvia, new horizons,etc.

WETLAND BIODIVERSITY

Towards a new evaluation in the Mediterranean

Focus on a recent scientific study on the status of Mediterranean wetland biodiversity and its evolution from 1970 to the present.

News from partners

THE INTERVIEW

Eno Dodbiba, UNDP Albanie, National Technical Expert

“We develop, implement and supervise wetlands actions and programs which aim at improving management measures, monitoring as well as the legal and institutional aspects of this management.”

GLOBWETLAND II PROJECT

Remote sensing for wetlands

GlobWetland II is a regional pilot project of the Ramsar Convention, funded through the European Space Agency. Its primary objective is to facilitate the integration of remote sensing into the conservation and management of wetlands.

THE CARBOWET NETWORK

Carbon storage in wetlands, certification and self-financing of conservation and rehabilitation

CARBOWET, a SaafConsult B.V. initiative, specializes in the provision of support services and technical assistance for the long-term sustainable management of public and private wetlands. The initiative works on effective environmental management and sustainable financing for long-term wetland conservation through the trading of captured carbon credits.



		The implementation of the Observatory planned activities from 1 June to 31 August 2010 - Download >> The tentative calendar of the Observatory activities from April 2010 to December 2011 - Download >>

	PARTNERS OF THE OBSERVATORY (in the alphabetical order)

Photos credits : Thomas Galewski / Tour du Valat - Michel Gauthier-Clerc / Tour du Valat - Charlotte Gully / Tour du Valat

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