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“Wetlands and Biodiversity” is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2020

Wetlands are vital for humans, for other ecosystems and for our climate, providing essential ecosystem services such as water regulation, including flood control and water purification. Wetland biodiversity matters for our health, our food supply, for tourism and for jobs. Wetlands also absorb c ...

Years later, restored wetlands remain a shadow of their old selves

Danes have been diligent about wetland restoration. Indeed, more than 200 wetlands have been restored over the past 25 years. In particular, restoration in Denmark has been used as a means to curb nutrient runoff from crop fields into watercourses.

XI World Water Congress - Water Resources Management the 21st Century

5 - 9 October 2003, Madrid, Spain

World Wetlands Day: "Value - Manage - Restore - Love Wetlands"

2 February 2022, Gland, Switzerland

World Wetlands Day: "Revive and restore degraded wetlands"

2 February 2023, Gland, Switzerland

World Wetlands Day 2017: Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction

2 February 2017, New York, United States of America

World Wetlands Day

2 February 2024, Gland, Switzerland

World Water Day: "Accelerating Change"

22 March 2023, New York, United States of America

World Water Day: "Valuing Water"

22 March 2021, Online, New York, United States of America

World Water Day: "Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible"

22 March 2022, New York, United States of America

World Water Day 2018: "Nature for Water" (http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/)

22 March 2018, New York, United States of America

World Water Day

22 March 2004

World Water Day

22 March 2024, New York, United States of America

World Water Congress 2002

7 - 12 April 2002, Melbourne, Australia

World Water Congress

19 - 24 September 2004, Marral, Morocco

World Oceans Day

8 June 2024, New York, United States of America

World Maritime Day 2020

24 September 2020, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

World Maritime Day 2018

28 September 2018, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas

14 - 17 August 2002, Cairns, Australia

Workshop on Certification in European Aquaculture

16 October 2002, Trieste, Italy

Wild birds witness improved environment in yellow river delta

The Yellow River, China's second-longest waterway that is dubbed a "mother river," is attracting more wild birds to inhabit the river delta.

Wetlands and Urbanisation

This side event will illustrate the linkages between the issues of urbanization, inland waters, biodiversity, public health and resilience to climate change. This side event will be organised by Wetlands International with the involvement of the secretariats of the Ramsar Convention, CBD and the ...

Wetlands International in a Changing World

29 November - 2 December 2001, Wageningen, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Wetlands International Specialist Group Coordinators Meeting

4 - 5 June 2004, Wageningen, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Wetlands International Board of Members Meeting

26 - 27 November 2004, Bangkok, Thailand

Wet Carbon: Using carbon finance to restore wetlands, conserve biodiversity and secure livelihoods

Several recent initiatives are exploring the benefits for biodiversity, climate and livelihoods of conserving and restoring wetlands. This event includes presentations from experts involved in the science, practice and financing of wet carbon projects, including on-going work by IUCN and its par ...

Webinar on increasing awareness of soil biodiversity and carbon, titled "Learning from wetlands – the case for dry soils", on 12 February 2015

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/SK/AC/84276 (2015-009)
To: CBD NFPs and SBSTTA FPs of Africa

Water, Wetlands and Aichi targets

Wetlands, inland as well as coastal, provide a range of ecosystem services to support human well-being , yet are one of the most rapidly degrading ecosystems. Fragmentation of hydrological regimes and ineffective integration in water management planning and decision making are one of the major d ...

Water Resources Commission: Coronavirus, Water And Climate Change

As the world's largest natural resource, water plays a central part in sustaining ecosystems and life on earth. Climate change impacts water resources and affects many sectors of the economy in many nations.

Water Harvesting and its importance to Dry Lands and relevance to biodiversity sustenance.

The A.P. State Biodiversity Board and the A.P. State Ministry for Minor Irrigation wishes to impress the need for the conservation and use of the Rain Water which should be harvested for sustaining agriculture and in maintaining biological diversity in Dry Land areas.

Voluntary reports for the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/va/64933 (2008-119)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, Relevant international and non-governmental organisations

The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to provide inputs into the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland waters by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at ...

United Nations Water Meeting

11 - 13 May 2004, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/7

Report of the Expert meeting on indicators of biological diversity including indicators for rapid assessment of inland water ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/29

Outcome oriented targets for the implementation of the revised programme of work on inland water biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/14/ADD1

Outcome oriented targets and deadlines for the implementation of the revised programme of work on inland water biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/INF/5

Report of the expert meeting on methods and guidelines for the rapid assessment of biological diversity of inland water ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/INF/4

Provision of scientific advice and further guidance to assist in the national elaboration of Annex I of the Convention, as pertaining to inland water ecosystems: Options for national elaboration of the indicative list of categories of components of inland water biological diversity important fo ...

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/INF/16

Habitat destruction in the world’s waters

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/8/ADD5

Methods and regional guidelines for the rapid assessment of inland water biodiversity for different types of inland water ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/8/ADD4

Provision of scientific advice and further guidance to assist in the national elaboration of Annex I of the Convention, as pertaining to inland water ecosystems: options for national elaboration of the indicative list of categories of components of inland water biological diversity important fo ...

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/8/ADD3

Work plan for developing methods and techniques for the valuation of goods and services of inland water ecosystems, incentives and policy reform, and the understanding of ecosystem function

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/8/ADD2

Biological diversity of inland water ecosystems: elements for the further elaboration and refinement of the programme of work

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/8/ADD1

Status and trends of, and threats to, inland water biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/8/8

Inland water ecosystems: Review, further elaboration and refinement of the programme of work

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/5/ADD1

Biological diversity of inland water ecosystems - Identification of the elements from the final report of the World Commmission on Dams that can be introduced in the programme of work on biological diversity of inland water ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/5

Biological diversity of inland water ecosystems: Progress report on the implementation of the programme of work

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/5/6

Item 3.5.1 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Inland Waters Biological Diversity: Ways and Means to Implement the Programme of Work

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/3/CORR1

Progress Report on the Implementation of Programmes of Work on Thematic Areas: Inland Water, Marine and Coastal, Agricultural, and Forest Biological Diversity (Corrigendum)

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/3

Item 3.2 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Progress Report on the Implementation of Programmes of Work on Thematic Areas: Inland Water, Marine and Coastal, Agricultural, and Forest Biological Diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/3/INF/4

Organizations working on inland waters