In its 46th meeting held in Gland, Switzerland from 8-12 April 2013, the Ramsar Convention Standing Committee approved the appointment of Dr Christopher Briggs as new Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention. In July 2013, Dr Briggs will come to succeed Mr Anada Tiega who has served the Convention for the last six years. Dr [...]
On the 25th April the Wetlands National Centre of Ghar el Melh was inaugurated in the framework of the project “Wetlands in Tunisia: a Habitat for man and nature”. The new centre is located around the Ghar El Melh lagoon, one of Tunisia’s forty Ramsar wetlands- inside the lagoon Fort (Bordj El Bhira)- a beautiful, [...]
Adonis is starting to build his new wooden boat. He is one of the few who still have this skill. He makes a living from fishing in the Prespa Lakes. The Society for the Protection of Prespa has spent many years studying the fish species of these same lakes.
During a workshop held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Tunis by Association “Les Amis des Oiseaux” (AAO) in the presence of its national and international partners, a new identification [...]
MIO-ECSDE (Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development), with which MedWet has maintained a longstanding partnership based on the common interest in the Mediterranean environment, is running a [...]
This year the selected theme of WWD2013 is “Wetlands and water management”. We have created a variation of the Ramsar poster, specifically for the Mediterranean region, available for good quality printing online. We hope it will decorate your office and serve to remind that we must protect our unique region and its wetlands by placing them in their rightful place in the water management process.
Wetlands play a major role in the availability and quality of water, containing most of the water used to meet human needs. ESA’s GlobWetland II project is helping Mediterranean countries [...]
The first Hoffmann Fellow position for the Luc Hoffmann Institute is now open for applications. The Luc Hoffman Institute is focused on bringing research and synthesis together across disciplines, geographies [...]
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