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The wetlands of today are essential for human health and prosperity, and the benefits they provide have enormous economic and social value. As confirmed by the 2013 report, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Water and Wetlands, which we are proud to have contributed to, the ecosystem services provided by wetlands, on a per unit area basis, are the most valuable of all of our ecosystem types.

Theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2013

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/80749 (2012-138)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Third International Conference on Efficient Use and Management of Water

14 - 18 March 2005, Santiago, Chile

Third World Water Forum

16 - 23 March 2003, Kyoto, Japan

Thirteenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee o n the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme

9 - 13 July 2001, San José, Costa Rica

This year’s World Water Day theme, “Water and sustainable development”, coincides with the ongoing discussions in the United Nations of the post-2015 development agenda and the adoption of a set of new sustainable development goals and targets expected later this year.

This year’s World Water Day theme, “Why waste water?”, highlights the importance of reducing and reusing wastewater.

Trees in the wetlands emit more methane than researchers thought

Historically the thick green of the Amazon has been our planet’s largest carbon sink, though this tipping point has also been breached earlier this year. But a new wave of research over the last few years, including a new study published recently in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Societ ...

Two-thirds of the longest rivers no longer flow freely—and it's harming us

A new study warns that many of the benefits rivers provide, from water to food to flood control, are increasingly at risk thanks to dams and diversions.

UK Peatlands; Habitat Restoration Delivering Ecosystem Benefits’

This talk will cover water, carbon and biodiversity benefits, and ties in with the focus of the EU biodiversity policy.

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/30

Summary Report of the Work of the Expert Group on Maintaining the Ability of Biodiversity to Continue to Support the Water Cycle

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/2

Report of the Work of the Expert Group on Maintaining the Ability of Biodiversity to Continue to Support the Water Cycle

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/22

Report of the Study on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Water and Wetlands

UNEP/CBD/COP/3/INF/41

Convention on Wetlands: Startegic Plan 1997-2002

UNEP/CBD/COP/4/4

Item 6 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Status and Trends of the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems and Options for Conservation and Sustainable Use

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/11

Progress report on the implementation of programmes of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems, marine and coastal biological diversity, agricultural biological diversity and the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/13

Progress report on the implementation of the River Basin Initiative

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/39

Thematic programmes of work - Progress reports on implementation: biological diversity of inland waters; marine and coastal biological diversity; biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands; and agricultural biological diversity<br />Report of the first meeting of the ad hoc technical exper ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/12/ADD1

Revised Programme of Work on the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/20/ADD4

Draft outcome oriented targets for the implementation of the revised programme of work on inland water ecosystem biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/26

Thematic Programmes of Work Progress Reports and Consideration of Proposals for Future Action: Forest Biological Diversity; Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems; Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Agricultural Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/26/ADD3

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Proposals on matters identified in paragraphs 2, 3 and 16 of decision VII/4 relating to targets, indicators, national reporting, other information requirements, the identification of priority threats and processes for improving the review of imple ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/INF/13

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems - tools to assess the function and health of inland water ecosystems and the socio-economic and cultural values of biological diversity of inland waters

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/INF/15

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Linkages between the conservation and sustainable use of the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and poverty alleviation/sustainable livelihoods, including human health considerations

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/INF/20

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems - case-studies on information and lessons learned from the application of national and regional policies, plans and best practices, from the application of water frameworks, including specific examples of successful policy interventions to conserve ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/INF/42

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: WWF International - Mountains to the Sea Implementation Plan

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/4

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: The allocation and management of water for maintaining ecological functions and the role of watercourse conventions in implementing the programme of work

UNEP/CBD/EG-OOTs/1

Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/EG-OOTs/2

Draft outcome-oriented targets for the implementation of the programme of work on inland water ecosystem biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/EG-OOTs/3

Outcome-oriented targets for the implementation of the elaborated programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/EM-RAIW/1/1

Draft provisional agenda

UNEP/CBD/EM-RAIW/1/2

Guidelines for the rapid assessment of biodiversity in inland water ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/EM-RAIW/1/3

Draft provisional agenda

UNEP/CBD/EM-RAIW/1/ADD1

Annotations to the provisional agenda

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/8

Draft global outcome-oriented targets for the implementation of the programmes of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and marine and coastal biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/8/ADD2

Draft global outcome-oriented targets for the programmes of work on inland water ecosystems biological diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/INF/4

The Ecological and Socio-Economic Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Inland Water Ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/INF/6

Report of the expert group meeting on outcome-oriented targets for the programmes of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and marine and coastal ecosystem

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/12

Biological Diversity Of Inland Water Ecosystems: Proposals on matters identified in paragraphs 3 and 16 of decision VII/4 relating to national reporting, other information requirements and the identification of priority activities under the programme of work

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/12/ADD1

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Status of matters identified in paragraph 14 (c) of decision VII/4 relating to cost-effective means to report on implementation of the programme of work as measured against the global targets defined in the Strategic Plan

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/13

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Consideration of matters relating to paragraphs 29 and 30 of decision VII/4 on criteria for the designation of Ramsar sites, and guidelines for their application, in the context of Annex I to the Convention on Biological Diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/INF/24

Global Outcome Oriented Targets for the Implementation of the Programmes of Work on the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems and Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/5

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems - Recent developments on Ramsar site designation criteria, streamlining of the work of, and harmonization of national reporting frameworks between, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/INF/15

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems - Consideration of matters relating to paragraphs 29 and 30 of decision VII/4 on criteria for the designation of Ramsar sites, and guidelines for their application, in the context of Annex I to the Convention on Biological Diversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/INF/16

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems - Technical requirements under the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and the ongoing and planned activities of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/3

In-Depth Review of the Programme of Work on the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/1

Observations of the Ramsar Convention Secretariat on Inland Waters, Wetlands and Water and the Strategic Plan of the CBD Post 2010; Including Outcome-Oriented Goals and Targets, and Associated Indicators

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/3

In-Depth Review of the Programme of Work on the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Summary of Background Information and Key Messages

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/15/10

Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Report on the Assessment of the Status of Implementation of the River Basin Initiative

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/15/11

Inland Water Biodiversity: Progress Report on the Work in Addressing Paragraphs 39 to 41 of Decision X/28 on Review of Information, and the Provision of Key Policy Relevant Messages, on Maintaining the Ability of Biodiversity to Continue to Support the Water Cycle