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Your newsletter is changing !
The MedWet Secretariat and the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory (MWO) will send you every two months, a joint newsletter to share with you, information and knowledge on the conservation and wise use of Mediterranean wetlands...
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Designation of the MedWet Initiative Coordinator Nejib Benessaiah, the new Coordinator during 2011-2012
The MedWet Steering Group met for its ninth meeting in Athens, Greece on the 27 and 28th of January 2011. All eight members were present for the meeting giving the Steering Group (SG) full quorum and leading to a productive meeting.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Case study in Morrocco
The pilot project “Ecol’Eau Sébou" launched in September 2009 in Morocco is an action undertaken jointly by the WWF MedPO Mediterranean program and the Agence du Bassin Hydraulique de Sébou (ABHS). Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and managed by Wetlands International, it aims to develop tools for the evaluation and monitoring of the ecological quality of the surface waters of the Sébou catchment area...
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Regional workshop on the “Hybrid” HIMA approach Nature protection makes use of a traditional system.
This regional workshop took place in Istanbul, Turkey from the 14th to the 16th April 2011.
The Hybrid Hima is a community-based approach to managing the natural and human resources that utilizes traditional knowledge and modern-day innovation.
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News from the coordination unit
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Wetlands remains low in the political agenda
A mission to Syria by the MWO team was held between 6 and 14 March 2011. Centered around the development of the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory (i.e. evaluation of the situation and needs in terms of wetland monitoring), this visit also helped assessing in broader terms the wetland context in Syria and key needs regarding wetlands.
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Questionable protection of wetlands in the near future?
In March 2011, the MWO coordination unit visited Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess the wetlands situation and monitoring needs.
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News from the partners
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Irma Popovic Dujmovic, NGO Zelena Akcija (Green Action), Freshwater programme coordinator.
"We are worried about future water management due to the profusion and not always coordinated list of proposed water-consuming projects..."
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 The implementation of the Observatory planned activities from 1 March to 30 April 2011 - Download >>
The tentative calendar of the Observatory activities from April 2010 to December 2011 - Download >>
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PARTNERS OF THE OBSERVATORY
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MedWet is a Regional Initiative for the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. It is a partnership of twenty-seven Mediterranean countries, wetland centres, intergovernmental organisations and international, environmental NGO’s. The Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory is a unique monitoring and evaluation system, based on a broad partnership. The Tour du Valat has been mandated by MedWet to develop this observatory and to catalyze the partnership.
Photos credits : Thomas Galewski / Tour du Valat - Laurent Chazee / Tour du Valat - Aroub Al-Masri-SSCW - MedWet - Wetlands International - Selim Erdogan
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