Inland Waters Biodiversity Inland Waters Biodiversity About Inland Waters What is Inland Waters Biodiversity? Why is it Important?What's the Problem?What Needs to be Done?Interesting FactsCitations Programme Background COP DecisionsProgramme of Work In-depth ReviewImplementation Current Activities National ReportsTools and GuidelinesCase StudiesPartners Related Information Meetings and Documents PublicationsRelated WebsitesNotificationsResponses to Notifications GBO-5 Inland Water Highlights Inland Waters Biodiversity // partners Wednesday // 5.19.2010 Inland Waters Biodiversity - Partners Partners Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was designated as the lead implementing partner on wetlands for the CBD at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP 3). Since then, the COP has frequently requested the Convention's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to work cooperatively with the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The two Conventions, and their Secretariats and Scientific Bodies, work together on issues to achieve common objectives through a joint work plan. This close cooperation sets a good example of building synergies between conventions. In practice, however, the Ramsar Secretariat and/or its STRP are generally better resourced than the Secretariat of the CBD regarding the required scientific work and undertake most of the technical work for joint activities. Although this arrangement is not always recognized, the SBSTTA is clearly moving in this direction, recently requesting the Executive Secretary to invite the Ramsar Convention “to take the lead” in various matters (recommendation XI/9, paragraphs 5 and 6). Other Partners The need to avoid duplication of work and the importance of collaboration with other relevant programmes, organizations, institutions, conventions and stakeholders for the implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems was reiterated in the revised programme of work on inland waters, contained in the annex to decision VII/4. These partners include: BirdLife International Conservation International Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) DIVERSITAS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Global International Water Assessment Global Water Partnership Millennium Ecosystem Assessment IUCN The Nature Conservancy United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) UN-Water United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Wetlands International World Bank WorldFish Center World Water Council World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Inland Waters Biodiversity // partners Wednesday // 5.19.2010 Inland Waters Biodiversity - Partners Partners Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was designated as the lead implementing partner on wetlands for the CBD at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP 3). Since then, the COP has frequently requested the Convention's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to work cooperatively with the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The two Conventions, and their Secretariats and Scientific Bodies, work together on issues to achieve common objectives through a joint work plan. This close cooperation sets a good example of building synergies between conventions. In practice, however, the Ramsar Secretariat and/or its STRP are generally better resourced than the Secretariat of the CBD regarding the required scientific work and undertake most of the technical work for joint activities. Although this arrangement is not always recognized, the SBSTTA is clearly moving in this direction, recently requesting the Executive Secretary to invite the Ramsar Convention “to take the lead” in various matters (recommendation XI/9, paragraphs 5 and 6). Other Partners The need to avoid duplication of work and the importance of collaboration with other relevant programmes, organizations, institutions, conventions and stakeholders for the implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems was reiterated in the revised programme of work on inland waters, contained in the annex to decision VII/4. These partners include: BirdLife International Conservation International Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) DIVERSITAS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Global International Water Assessment Global Water Partnership Millennium Ecosystem Assessment IUCN The Nature Conservancy United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) UN-Water United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Wetlands International World Bank WorldFish Center World Water Council World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
