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19-30 May 2008: Convention on Biological Diversity, COP9, Bonn, Germany 22-25 June 2008: Asian Wetlands Symposium, Hanoi, Vietnam 22-28 September 2008: Birdlife World Conference and Partnership Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina 6-16 October 2008: IUCN 4th World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, Spain 28 October - 4 November 2008: Ramsar COP10 Meeting, Changwong, Republic of Korea 1-5 December 2008: CMS COP9, Rome, Italy |
Conserving Wetlands and Migratory Waterbirds in Asia.
Led by the International Crane Foundation with funding from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the Siberian Crane Wetland Project* (SCWP) is a six-year effort to sustain the ecological integrity of a network of globally important wetlands in Asia that are of critical importance for migratory waterbirds and other wetland biodiversity, using the globally threatened Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) as a flagship species for this effort. This charismatic bird is the international ambassador that links the 16 project sites strung across Russian Siberia, China, Kazakhstan and Iran, and is a flagship species for the multitude of migratory waterbirds and other wildlife supported by these wetlands. The project will ensure the legal protection of these wetlands, and raise the capacity of the responsible agencies to manage them effectively in cooperation with local communities and other stakeholders. In addition, the project will support the work at the sites through national and flyway level activities such as strengthening legislation and policies, and improved coordination of international activities.The SCWP is being implemented through the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), as Implementing Agency of the GEF, in cooperation with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the governments of the People’s Republic of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, and Russian Federation.
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• Naurzum Nature Reserve promoted at tourism fair Learn more • Workshop on waterbird identification in Kazakhstan See full story • Spring Migration Begins in Eastern China Read more • Siberian Crane Spring Migration Begins in Iran See full story • Naurzum National Nature Reserve Management Plan Implemented Learn more • Youth Ecological Network of Naurzum District Established in Kazakhstan Read more • Waterbird Monitoring Training Workshop, Ramsar, Iran See full story • Sixth Annual Siberian Crane Wetland Project Steering Committee Meeting Read more
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