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Wetlands, Shorebird and Flyway

As an important part of the "Wetland School Network Programme Popularized in Asian Countries along the East Asian-Australasian Waterbird Flyway", the booklet entitled "Wetlands, Shorebird and Flyway" is characterized by easily understandable language and attractive illustrations used for explanation of wetlands,shorebird and flyway, which is uesful for students to enhance the wetland awareness and encourage them to portect environment and wildlife by their own hands. The booklet is edited and designed by Wetlands International.

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生物权利的理论与实践 (Biorights)

生物权利是一种创新的财务机制,旨在使脱贫和环保相结合,通过提供小额贷款支持可持续发展。生物权利办法可使地方社区摒弃不可持续活动,并积极参与到环境保护和恢复中来。在合同期结束时,如果顺利完成环境保护服务,则小额贷款可转化为最终付款。生物权利将市场驱动工具整合到了较为传统的保护与发展措施中,从而提供了一条创新办法,即地方社区提供生态系统服务,例如,碳吸收、淡水供应和生物多样性等,并由全球的利益相关者支付报酬。这样一来,生物权利办法就将非政府组织、政府、私营部门和地方社区的环保和发展意愿融为了一体。多个实际应用项目证实,作为一个强有力的工具,生物权利可解决当今面临的重大环境问题,包括气候变化和生物多样性损失。鉴于针对减少发展中国家的毁林和森林退化的排放(REDD)发展和联合国千年发展目标所做出的大量工作,生物权利有可能实现全球目标。

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Invisible Connections

This book and its wonderful photographs by Jan van de Kam bring to life the dramatic journeys of migratory shorebirds in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, the importance of their staging sites and the need for international cooperation to maintain this cycle. "Invisible Connections" is a wonderful photographic journey that follows the migration of shorebirds flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic through East Asia to Australasia. It highlights one of nature's most spectacular phenomena and reveals the surprising and little-known connections that exist between countries, habitats and people through this migration.

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June 2007 Report on the Rapid Assessment of Biodiversity and Community around Hongjiannao Wetland, Shaanxi Province; The conservation of the Relict Gull in Hongjiannao Wetland.

 This report is the result from the Rapid Assessment of Biodiversity and Community around Hongjiannao Wetland, Shaanxi Province, directed at the conservation of the Relict Gull in Hongjiannao Wetland. China.

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Wetlands: The Cradle of Life

Describes types of wetlands, their benefits, functions and the threats to wetlands.

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Brochure on Cradle of life - Chinese

Malaysia programme on the Cradle of life.


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Brochure on Mangroves - Chinese

Mangroves brochure (Chinese)

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Kuala Gula – Getaway to Nature (Chinese)

Kuala Gula – Brochure “Getaway to Nature” (Chinese)

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Brochure of Asian Wetland Inventory

Brochure about the Asian Wetland Inventory, in Chinese

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Rivers by Design

A step-by-step guide for planners, developers, architects and landscape architects on how to maximise the benefits of river restoration in development projects. Read more

Video

Why West Africa's Manatee deserves top CMS and CITES protection

The African Manatee is a member of the Trichechidae; a sirenian, mermaid-like sea cow that can grow up to 3 meters and weigh 500 kilograms. Wetlands International is calling for tougher protection measures to ensure the survival of this endangered species.

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Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria)

The authors recognize that wetlands are poorly integrated in river basin management. Governments that endorsed the Ramsar Convention recognise the importance of the wetlands in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) using the "critical path" approach but is not wid... Read more

Presentation

The impact of subsidence: can peatland drainage be sustainable in the long term?

This presentation presents the impact of peat soil subsidence and discusses the issues of sustainability of peatland drainage activities.

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