Mangrove Guidebook for Southeast Asia

This book represents our first attempt to classify all mangrove species in Southeast Asia. It also aims to serve as a guidebook for those involved in the management and conservation of mangroves in Southeast Asia.

Le Niger, une artère vitale

An Atlas of Movements of Southwest Siberian Waterbirds

This publication is based on eight decades of bird banding and recovery work by Russian scientists, involving more than half a million waterbirds. The basic field data was stored in databases of local Russian research agencies but most data were never disclosed for the wider scientific audience. Due to excellent cooperation between Russian and Dutch scientists the data were analysed and interpreted in 2005, resulting in the current atlas. It provides a significant contribution to the knowledge of migration movements of waterbirds. 

Overview of Ramsar Sites

The second in the series, the "Overview" presents a thematic and graphically illustrated analysis of the world''s Wetlands of International Importance at 31 December 1998, including information on: the regional distribution of Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands and their designated Ramsar sites; the kinds of wetlands represented in the Ramsar List of sites; the reasons why these wetlands have been designated as internationally important; the principle of ''wise use of wetlands'' and the land uses recorded in Ramsar sites; and the factors of change challenging these and other wetlands.

Directory of Wetlands in the Middle East

This Directory represents the culmination of a two-year project, the Middle East Wetland Inventory, sponsored jointly by IUCN, WWF, IWRB, BirdLife International and Ramsar. It consists of a series of national chapters describing the principal wetlands in 13 countries from Syria and Lebanon in the west, to Afghanistan in the east, and the Republic of Yemen in the south. Some 223 sites of international importance are described, based on the "Ramsar Criteria". While these wetlands are important for a host of other functions and benefits, including water storage, flood control, coastal protection and fisheries production, as well as for their wildlife.

Atlas of Anatidae Populations in Africa and Western Eurasia

This publication brings together a wealth of information on Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks) in Africa and Eurasia, in the form of maps and text. The information about the populations of these birds provides the crucial data that is necessary for national and international conservation policies. It shows what governments of range states need to do to meet their international obligations, for instance the policies related to the African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA). For each species, the most appropriate flyway boundaries are discussed and plotted on maps. Maps also show all potential and actual key-sites, and breeding ranges for migratory species. Key-sites are also presented in table form, with justification for all flyway population estimate and boundary changes.

Waterbird Population Estimates - Third Edition.

All the information on the global state of waterbirds in one publication. Launched at the eighth Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Valencia, Spain, in November 2002, this publication sets the global standard in presenting estimates of the numbers and trends of waterbird populations throughout the world.

Wetlands in Russia. Volume 4.

Volume 4 contains descriptions of 37 wetlands, with a total area of c. 3.7 million ha, located in Northeastern Asia. This volume presents the first example of a detailed wetland inventory compiled for a major natural region of the Russian Federation. Twenty four out of 37 sites covered by the inventory are recommended for inclusion in the Ramsar List. 

Водно-болотные угодья России. Том 4. Водно-болотные угодья Северо-Востока России (сост. А.В.Андреев). - М.: Wetlands International, 2001. - 296 с.

В книге дан обзор состояния и размещения типичных и уникальных водно-болотных угодий в регионах дальневосточного Севера. Для 37 участков общей площадью 37 тыс.кв.км приводятся детальные инвентаризационные описания. Работа основана на результатах многолетних наблюдений автора и анализе большого объема оригинальных или малоизвестных материалов, собранных, главным образом, сотрудниками Института биологических проблем Севера РАН (г. Магадан).

Wetlands in Russia. Volume 3.

This volume contains descriptions of 166 wetland sites, which are presently on the Ramsar Shadow List of the Russian Federation. The total area of these sites is nearly 44 million ha. These wetlands include 33 different wetland types, following the Ramsar classification system. The volume contains 31 chapters, in accordance with the number of biogeographical regions identified for the purpose of national wetland inventory (these regions are shown in Fig. 1). 

Wetlands in Russia. Volume 2.

This volume provides information on 51 important peatland sites covering over eight million ha that meet the Ramsar Convention Criteria. This information has been compiled on the basis of the revised TELMA List (first published in 1979) and some recent inventory studies. The selected peatlands play a key part in regulating hydrological and climatic conditions over extensive areas, support rare and endangered species of plants and animals, and provide representative examples of mire types characteristic of the tundra and taiga biogeographical regions. 

Wetlands in Russia. Volume 1

This volume contains information on the 35 wetland sites designated by the Government of the Russian Federation for the List of Wetlands of International Importance under the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971). The total area of Russian Ramsar sites is 10.3 million ha. These sites support large populations of water birds, up to an estimated total of 10 million birds at the end of the breeding season.

Los humedales de la Argentina

Este libro es el resultado del trabajo de numerosos especialistas con experiencia en distintas regiones de la Argentina, quienes han aportado su valioso conocimiento para describir en forma detallada los humedales de este país.

Wetland benefits

This important public awareness tool promotes the wide range of benefits from wetlands and to assist in their wise use.