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About the Convention on Wetlands

The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. As of October 2010, 160 nations have joined the Convention as Contracting Parties, and more than 1900 wetlands around the world, covering over 186 million hectares, have been designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

What are wetlands?

As defined by the Convention, wetlands include a wide variety of habitats such as marshes, peatlands, floodplains, rivers and lakes, and coastal areas such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and seagrass beds, but also coral reefs and other marine areas no deeper than six metres at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs.

About this series of handbooks

This series has been prepared by the Secretariat of the Convention following the 7th, 8th 9th, and 10th meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP7, COP8, COP9 and COP10) held, respectively, in San José, Costa Rica, in May 1999, Valencia, Spain, in November 2002, Kampala, Uganda, in November 2005, and Changwon, Republic of Korea, October-November 2008. The guidelines on various matters adopted by the Parties at those and earlier COPs have been prepared as a series of handbooks to assist those with an interest in, or directly involved with, implementation of the Convention at the international, regional, national, subnational or local levels. Each handbook brings together, subject by subject, the various relevant guidances adopted by Parties, supplemented by additional material from COP information papers, case studies and other relevant publications so as to illustrate key aspects of the guidelines. The handbooks are available in the three working languages of the Convention (English, French, and Spanish).

The table on the inside back cover lists the full scope of the subjects covered by this handbook series at present. Additional handbooks will be prepared to include any further guidance adopted by future meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties. The Ramsar Convention promotes an integrated package of actions to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands. In recognition of these integrated approaches, the reader will find that within each handbook there are numerous cross-references to others in the series.

Copyright © 2010, Ramsar Convention Secretariat

Citation: Ramsar Convention Secretariat, 2010. Data and information needs: A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs. Ramsar handbooks for the wise use of wetlands, 4th edition, vol. 14. Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Gland, Switzerland.

Reproduction of material from this publication for educational and other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior permission from the Ramsar Secretariat, providing full acknowledgement is given.

Series Editor: Dave PritchardSeries Supervisor: Nick DavidsonDesign and layout: Dwight Peck

Cover photo: Hana Cizkova explaining hydrological monitoring equipment, Trebon Ramsar Site, Czech Republic, 2007 (Tobias Salathé / Ramsar)

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Ramsar handbooks for the wise use of wetlands 4th edition, 2010

Data and information needsA Framework for Ramsar data and information needs

This 4th edition of the Ramsar Handbooks replaces the series published in 2007. It includes relevant guidance adopted by several meetings of the Conference of the Parties, in particular

COP7 (1999), COP8 (2002), COP9 (2005), and COP10 (2008), as well as selected background documents presented at these COPs.

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AcknowledgementsThe work to prepare this first Framework was undertaken during 2006-2008 as a task of Working Group 1of the Ramsar Convention Scientific & Technical Review Panel (STRP), in response to requests from Contracting Parties (Resolution IX.2). Its initial scoping was assisted by Douglas Taylor, and subsequent work was then greatly facilitated by input from the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in particular Jerry Harrison and Peter Herkenrath. They hosted and facilitated two working meetings in January and March 2008 in the UK, where they collaborated with STRP member Dave Pritchard and Nick Davidson of the Ramsar Secretariat to elaborate the Framework and the draft Resolution which was considered and adopted by the 10th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP10) in November 2008 as Resolution X.14. Thanks are due to these individuals, and others who assisted them, for producing these materials.

All Resolutions of the Ramsar COPs are available from the Convention’s Web site at www.ramsar.org/resolutions. Background documents referred to in these handbooks are available

at www.ramsar.org/cop7-docs, www.ramsar.org/cop8-docs, www.ramsar.org/cop9-docs, and www.ramsar.org/cop10-docs.

Monitoring and data collection, Glaciar Vinciguerra Ramsar Site, Argentina. 2002 (Photo: Rodolfo Iturraspe)

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements

Getting the most out of this Handbook

Foreword

A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs

1. Background

2. Purposes for needing data and information under the Convention

3. Guiding principles for assessing data and information needs

4. The approach to developing the data and information needs Framework

A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs, with indicative lists of data and information types, based on the Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2015

Appendix: Different available categorizations of Convention mandates

Relevant Resolution

Resolution X.14: A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs

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Getting the most out of this HandbookThe Handbooks in general

The purpose of the Ramsar Handbooks is to organize guidance material from relevant decisions adopted by the Contracting Parties over the years, according to subject themes. This helps practitioners to implement the internationally-agreed best practice in a way that is convenient to handle and more naturally matches their own everyday working environment.

The intended readership includes national and local staff of the government departments, ministries and agencies that act as Administrative Authorities for the Ramsar Convention in each country. Equally important users in many cases are managers of individual wetland areas, as some aspects of the guidance relate specifically to site management.

The Ramsar guidance has been adopted by member governments as a whole, and increasingly it addresses itself to the crucial roles of other sectors beyond the “environment” or “water” sectors. It is thus very important that these Handbooks should be used by all whose actions may benefit from or impact upon the wise use of wetlands.

A vital first step in each country therefore is to ensure adequate dissemination of these Handbooks to all who need or can benefit from them. Copies are freely available in PDF format from the Ramsar Secretariat in three languages on CD-ROM or by download from the Convention website (www.ramsar.org).

Other early steps would be, in each particular context, to clarify lines of responsibility and actively check how to align the terms used and approaches described with the reader’s own jurisdiction, operating circumstances, and organizational structures.

Much of the text can be used in a proactive sense, as a basis for framing policies, plans and activities, sometimes by simply importing relevant sections into national and local materials. It can also be used in a reactive sense as a source of help and ideas for responding to problems and opportunities, navigating subjects by the need of the user.

Cross-references, original sources, and further reading are liberally cited: the Handbooks will often not be the “last word”, but they provide a helpful “route-map” to further sources of information and support.

Strategic direction in the Ramsar Convention is provided by the Strategic Plan, the latest version of which was adopted by COP10 in 2008 for the period 2009-2015. All thematic implementation frameworks, including the Handbooks, sit within the context of the goals and strategies of this Plan and the priorities it highlights for the period covered.

In this fourth edition of the Handbooks, additions to and omissions from the text of the original guidelines, required by the results of COP8, COP9 and COP10, are shown in square brackets […].

The Handbook series is updated after each meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and feedback on user experience is always appreciated in helping to refine each new edition.

This Handbook (Data and information needs)

Data and information issues are obviously of relevance to all goals and strategies of the Convention’s Strategic Plan, and the needs framework set out in this Handbook treats each area of the Plan in turn. Specific information management activities, however, are reflected in Plan items such as Strategy 1.1 on “wetland inventory and assessment”, which is to “Describe, assess and monitor the extent and condition of all types of wetlands as defined by the Ramsar Convention and wetland resources at relevant scales, in order to inform and underpin implementation of


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the Convention. . . .” This has Key Result Areas (to be achieved by 2015) including KRA 1.1.i: “All Parties to have completed national wetland inventories in line with the Ramsar Framework for Wetland Inventory” and KRA 1.1.ii: “An easily accessible Web-based metadatabase in place, managed by the Secretariat, populated with information on all national wetland inventories, and linked to national and other international relevant databases”.

Strategy 1.2 concerning Global wetland information is to “Develop a global wetland information system, through partnerships, to be covered by voluntary contributions, to increase accessibility of data and information on wetlands”, with KRAs 1.2.i: “Global wetland distribution and status data and information available through Webportal mechanisms” and 1.2.ii: “Global wetland observing system(s) reporting on changes in wetland status”.

Information-related KRAs for other Strategies include

1.3.ii, “Parties to have Strategic Environmental Assessment in place for policies, programmes and plans impacting on wetlands”;

1.4.ii, “An analysis of the ecosystem services and their values of wetlands (especially Ramsar Sites) achieved for all Parties”;

1.6.i, “High quality research completed, widely disseminated in appropriate formats and styles and applied concerning areas of key importance for wetland sustainability, such as agriculture-wetland interactions, climate change, and valuation of ecosystem services”;

1.9.i, “All Parties to have a national inventory of invasive alien species that currently or potentially impact the ecological character of wetlands, especially Ramsar Sites”;

2.2.i, “Ramsar site data and information services reviewed, restructured and further developed for Web-accessibility to stakeholders, and linked to a global information and observing system for all wetlands”;

2.2.ii, “The Ramsar Sites Information Service delivering a range of tools and support to Contracting Parties to aid their identification of gaps and priorities for further Ramsar site designation”;

3.1.v, “Harmonized information management and reporting systems available and widely used at national level with the appropriate [Multilateral Environmental Agreements]”;

3.4.ii, “Increased flow of information made available by the Parties . . . to the Secretariat for dissemination”; and

3.4.iii, “ Relevant research findings that have been evaluated by the [Scientific & Technical Review Panel] promoted and made widely available”.

The text in this Handbook is drawn mainly from Resolution X.14 and its Annex, and the substance of it thus reflects a formal decision adopted by the Conference of Contracting Parties. The Handbook also brings together other resource materials relevant to the issue. The views expressed in these additional materials do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ramsar Secretariat or the Contracting Parties, and such additional materials have not been endorsed by the Conference of the Parties.


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ForewordData and information are the life-blood of good decision-making and implementation of commitments made by Ramsar Contracting Parties to secure the wise use of wetlands and the maintenance of their ecological character.

The Framework for Ramsar data and information needs adopted by Parties at COP10 and presented in this Handbook provides a mechanism for recognizing all the different categories of data and information needed to implement the Convention’s Strategic Plan 2009-2015 (Resolution X.1). The Framework itself is structured to correspond to the Goals and Strategies set out in the Plan.

The framework covers data and information needs at all levels, including the needs of the Parties, the Secretariat, the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP), the Standing Committee, and the Conference of the Parties (COP), from global to local scales. It specifically offers assistance to Contracting Parties on sources and uses of data and information for their effective implementation of the Convention, and it is designed to be adapted by Parties into tailored versions for use in their own contexts.

It is central to the concept of this Framework that it has been compiled by a process driven by defined purposes, mandates and needs, rather than the more “supply-driven” approach often seen in other cases, which might consist only of listing what is available or readily obtainable.

The picture presented may appear rather static in nature, but this belies the fact that data management in fact is all about flows of information from one place to another, and this aspect should be borne in mind.

In addition to providing guidance for Contracting Parties and others for immediate use as described above, the Framework is also in effect the first stage of a “work in progress”, since there are certain aspects of it (indicated in the tables) that will be further developed by the STRP and made more complete during the 2009-2012 period. The types of data and information identified should therefore be considered as “indicative” rather than “comprehensive”.

It is anticipated that this Framework will also assist the STRP in identifying gaps in current data and information, including guidances, and establishing priorities for filling these gaps. It can also be conveniently used by Parties as an action agenda for filling gaps at local, national and regional levels.

Experts meeting assessing information gaps on carbon sequestration, Ramsar Secretariat,

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A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs(adopted as the Annex to Resolution X.14 by the 10th Conference of the Contracting Parties, Changwon,

Republic of Korea, 2008)

1. Background1. Access to sound, relevant data and information, including good practice

advice, is key to supporting good decision-making and implementation of commitments made by Ramsar Contracting Parties to secure the wise use of wetlands and the maintenance of their ecological character.

2. Such relevant data and information is needed, not only about wetlands themselves but also about the drivers of change to wetlands by many different stakeholders in, and affecting, the Ramsar process, from local to global scales, including those responsible for wetland (including Ramsar site) management, national governments and their Ramsar Administrative Authorities, other government administrations from local to national level, National Ramsar/Wetland Committees, and global processes such as the Convention’s Standing Committee, Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP), and Secretariat.

3. The “Framework for Ramsar data and information needs” which forms the basis of this guidance has been developed in recognition of these needs – it has been prepared by the STRP and its Working Group 1, with input from the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), as a response to one aspect of the STRP’s 2006-2008 work plan priority task 52.

4. In order to support clearly the implementation of the Convention through its Strategic Plan and identified priorities, the Framework provided below is structured in line with the Goals and Strategies of the Convention’s Strategic Plan 2009-2015 (Resolution X.1). […] [Note to 4th edition Handbook: the original text here indicated that following the adoption of the Strategic Plan at the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, the Framework would need to be revised and updated as necessary to be

Relevant implementation commitments made by Contracting Parties in COP Resolutions

Resolution X.14: A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs

THE CONFERENCE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

5. WELCOMES the “Framework for Ramsar data and information needs” provided in the annex to this Resolution, and URGES Contracting Parties, relevant organizations and other stakeholders to make good use of it as appropriate, adapting it as necessary to suit national conditions and circumstances, within the frameworks of existing regional initiatives and commitments and in the context of sustainable development;

6. INSTRUCTS the STRP to include in its work plan for the 2009-2012 period work to . . . update and further develop the Convention’s Framework for Ramsar data and information needs . . . [and] produce a companion document identifying actions and action gaps of relevance to meeting the needs defined in the Framework at different scales . . . .


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Additional Information

Specific uses of this Framework by Contracting Parties

The Framework in Resolution X.14, and in this Handbook, provides an organizing structure for Ramsar data and information needs in relation to the Convention as a whole, and to all of its processes at all levels.

In addition therefore to external partnership linkages and internal work by the STRP and other Convention bodies, it specifically offers assistance to Contracting Parties on sources and uses of data and information for their effective implementation of the Convention. (Purposes are summarised in paragraph 7 of the Introduction).

The organization of the Framework according to the Convention’s Strategic Plan gives Parties a mechanism for seeing clearly the different categories of data and information needed to implement each of the Strategies and Key Result Areas defined in the Plan on national matters such as policies, institutional arrangements, site designation, wetland management, public awareness, etc., and for locating relevant guidance materials.

In addition to mapping out what already exists, the Framework is also an inventory of needs, and it can therefore be conveniently used by Parties as an action agenda, i.e., for filling gaps in the existing information.

Most importantly, the Framework is designed to be adapted by Parties into tailored versions for use in their own contexts, with relevant national or regional specifics replacing or supplementing the ones already listed. The Framework then helps to juxtapose these alongside the globally-applicable items, to put everything in context. The Framework is deliberately not prioritized, so that Contracting Parties can add into it their own expression of priorities, as appropriate.

aligned with the final form and content of the Plan. Those revisions and updates have been incorporated in the version presented here and are indicated by square-brackets as appropriate].

5. In addition to providing guidance for Contracting Parties and others on such data and information needs, it is anticipated that this Framework will also assist the STRP in identifying gaps in current data and information, including guidances, and establishing priorities for filling these gaps.

2. Purposes for needing data and information under the Convention6. Whilst the efficient and effective use of data and information is essential

for effective implementation of the Convention at all levels, a key to this is ensuring that the purpose for which this data and information is being collected is clearly established and recognized.

7. Eight broad categories of “purpose” can be defined that identify the ways in which data and information can be necessary to support and assess implementation of the Convention at different levels. These are:

• baseline knowledge;• compliance and accountability;


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• performance against targets;• learning lessons;• identifying new and emerging issues;• promoting benefits, CEPA;• targeted problem solving; and• selecting sites for Ramsar site designation.

8. This broad-scale “taxonomy of purposes” has been applied in the Framework table below to cross-check against the data and information “needs” identified for each of the Strategies in the Strategic Plan 2009-2015, as a means of validating what data and information has been identified under each Strategy.

9. For each type or category of data or information there is often more than one specific purpose for its collection, provision and/or dissemination, and this should be taken into account when developing and implementing information strategies and services.

3. Guiding principles for assessing data and information needs10. In order to ensure a common understanding of the scope of the data and

information needs Framework, and hence a common approach to its implementation, the assessment of needs upon which the Framework is based was carried out according to the following guiding principles:

i) The assessment should cover basic data and information in the forms both of analysed and assessed data and of implementation guidance.

ii) The assessment should cover anticipated data and information needs at all levels, including the needs of Parties, Secretariat, STRP, Standing Committee, and the COP.

iii) The assessment should be driven by purpose and mandate, focusing on key data and information needs for guiding the Convention implementation process.

iv) The assessment should focus on delivering data and information that is relevant and fit for purpose, not simply listing all data and information which might be useful.

v) The assessment should recognize and address the close links with strategic planning, national reporting, effectiveness indicators, and so on, which cross-cut all Convention activities.

vi) While the assessment should recognize and build on data and information products and processes already in place, it should be driven by what is needed, not by what already exists.

11. With respect to guiding principle vi) above, it is recognized that some data and information provision and mechanisms are already in place (e.g., existing implementation guidelines) and others will need to be developed or will require further work. The status of the current response to each identified data and information need will have to be identified, so as to help identify current gaps and future priorities.


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4. The approach to developing the data and information needs Framework

12. After evaluation of several different available categorizations of the Convention’s mandates and decisions (provided in the appendix), including 1) Dave Pritchard’s 2007 analysis for the Ramsar Standing Committee of COP decisions in response to Resolution IX.17, 2) the themes identified and used by the UNEP/IUCN-funded tematea (issue-based modules for coherent implementation of biodiversity related conventions) project (at: http://www.tematea.org/), and 3) the Wise Use Handbooks’ (3rd edition) themes and topics, the approach that was identified as most helpful to Parties and others is to base the data and needs assessment on the Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2015 in order to ensure that the needs identified relate directly to implementation of the Plan’s Strategies and Key Result Areas.

13. Thus the attached “Framework” provides a mechanism for recognizing all the different categories of data and information needed to implement the Convention’s Strategic Plan. As well as scientific and technical information on wetlands, the framework therefore identifies the need for data and information on matters such as policies, institutional arrangements, and measures taken.

14. The Framework should also be regarded as the first stage of a ‘work in progress’ since there are certain aspects of it that will be further reviewed by the STRP, and because certain aspects of the Framework will need further elaboration and input by the STRP as part of its 2009-2012 priority tasks, notably in relation to the full range of data and information needs for Ramsar site identification and designation.

15. Hence the types of data and information identified and listed in the attached Framework should be considered as ‘indicative’ rather than ‘comprehensive’. Furthermore, in using the Framework, Contracting Parties and others involved in Ramsar Strategic Plan implementation should:

i) adapt it as necessary to suit national conditions and circumstances, within the frameworks of existing regional initiatives and commitments; and

ii) in so doing, determine whether there are other types of data or information needed to support delivery of one or more Strategic Plan strategies, and report this to the STRP so that such matters can be taken into account in the further development of the Framework.

16. The Framework tables below indicate, for each of the Strategic Plan’s Strategies, the data and information needs at the national/subnational level and at the international level separately.

17. The Framework as presented below does not seek to provide any prioritisation for the collection of each category of data and information listed. That is a matter for each Contracting Party to consider in relation to any review of its existing data and information holdings and any priorities it has established for future implementation of the Convention through its Strategies.


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The Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS)Maintaining accessible and up-to-date information on the network of sites in the global List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites) is important for a number of purposes and processes under the Convention. Begun in 1990, the Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) has been developed and managed by Wetlands International under contractual arrangements with the Ramsar Secretariat, in order to support Contracting Parties in their activities for the conservation and wise use of important wetlands.

The RSIS includes the online searchable Ramsar Sites Database, covering all Ramsar Sites. In recent years this has been significantly expanded and developed to provide a range of additional tools and services for accessing information about designated Ramsar Sites, to assist Contracting Parties with the identification of further qualifying wetlands, and to support implementation of the Strategic Framework and Guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Handbook 17).

Data in the database derives from the official Information Sheets on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS), national reports and other official materials provided by Contracting Parties. This includes information on wetland types, land uses, threats, hydrological values of the sites, and other parameters.

RSIS utilities include a WebGIS system displaying spatial information on Ramsar Sites, and downloadable GIS data (spatial boundary and/or location) on Ramsar Sites. Ramsar Site locations are viewable in Google Earth. There is on-line access to all official Ramsar Information Sheets (RISs), and an increasing range of links to other relevant but unofficial information sources concerning Ramsar Sites in different countries, such as external websites, wetland directories, publications and management plans.

Also available are selected results of different analyses conducted using the database, including assessment and gap analyses of coverage of wetland types, summary and indicator analyses at the global or regional level, and assessments in relation to other conservation actions and features. Development of additional capabilities for the system continues.

Purposes of the RSIS, in general terms, have been characterized as:

i) Supporting reporting obligations in the Convention text;ii) Supporting priority setting and decision taking in the context of the Convention;iii) Increasing access to information on Wetlands of International Importance;iv) Promoting scientific and technical cooperation;v) Helping to ensure that Ramsar Sites are well recognized in other international fora; andvi) Supporting communications, education and public awareness.

A long-standing task related to Ramsar site data and information has been the establishment and maintenance of a standard record of changes to the ecological character of Ramsar Sites reported under Article 3.2 of the Convention. Resolution X.15 on Describing the ecological character of wetlands, and data needs and formats for core inventory: harmonized scientific and technical guidance now includes an ecological character description sheet, containing a section which can be used as a simple mechanism for reporting change. Work will be undertaken in future to establish how best to incorporate these ecological character descriptions and Article 3.2 reports from Parties into the RSIS.

The RSIS can be accessed at http://ramsar.wetlands.org. Further information is available in the Information Paper from COP10: The Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS): progress, developments and tools for Contracting Parties supporting Ramsar site designation (document COP10 DOC. 29).


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18. In considering any such prioritisation, Contracting Parties may wish to take into account the Key Result Areas for each Strategy in the Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2015, and in order to assist with this those Key Result Areas are provided in the tables below.

19. The following additional explanatory notes are provided to aid in understanding the table’s presentation and contents:

i) Where “guidance” information is indicated, a cross-reference to relevant existing guidance (Ramsar Wise Use Handbooks, [4th] edition) is included. An “x” against “guidance” indicates that such guidance may need to be developed in the future.

ii) “National level” data and information needs may range from site to country level, including those of Administrative Authorities, other government sectors, within-country scientific/technical expertise, wetland managers (Ramsar Sites and other wetlands), and so on.

iii) “International level” data and information needs cover the anticipated needs of global Ramsar Convention bodies (SC, STRP, CEPA Panel, COP, etc.) and the Secretariat, as well as supranational/regional scales including shared systems.

iv) Data and information types are listed in the column (National or International level) relevant to the spatial scale at which they are developed or provided.

20. The STRP expects, following further review, to continue to elaborate the Framework, including further developing the lists of data and information types provided in the tables, for example through the addition of further information on Ramsar site data and information needs; providing guidance on data and information flows between the national/subnational and international scales; and adding a further column to the Framework tables providing information on current availability of data/information.

21. An example of guidance already developed by the STRP on data and information flows between the different Convention ‘actors’ at national/subnational and international scales is provided in Resolution X.16 for processes of detecting, reporting and responding to change in wetland ecological character -- in this case speaking to Strategies 2.4 (Ramsar site ecological character) and 2.6 (Ramsar site status) of the new Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2015 [See also Handbook 19 (4th edition), Addressing change in wetland ecological character].


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Meeting Ramsar Convention data and information needs: support from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme and WCMC 2000, a UK-based charity.

The Centre, based in Cambridge, UK, has a mandate from the UNEP Governing Council to provide a range of biodiversity-related services to UNEP, the biodiversity-related conventions and their constituent party-states, and other bodies in the non-governmental and private sectors.

UNEP-WCMC collaborates with the Ramsar Convention in a variety of ways. It is among the organizations invited to participate as observers in meetings of the Convention’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) and to maintain close working cooperative arrangements with the STRP on matters of common interest (Resolution X.9). This cooperation has been a strong feature of work in the Ramsar context on issues such as ecosystem assessment, indicators of Convention effectiveness, and harmonization of reporting, among others.

Examples of UNEP-WCMC programmes and activities which are capable of supporting the data and information needs of the Ramsar Convention and its Parties, include:

i) The Centre’s Ecosystem Assessment Programme was established in 2006 to address the growing demand for integrated information on the state of and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide to the planet’s people. It builds on the biodiversity assessment work within the Centre to supply the best available information to a wide range of decision makers worldwide. The Ecosystem Assessment Programme incorporates research, synthesis, facilitation and capacity-support to improve information and knowledge regarding biodiversity and ecosystems and its availability to and use by decision-makers. Key technical areas within the Programme include work on biodiversity indicators and assessments, ecosystem services and their values for people, and support to policy processes at national, regional and global scales.

ii) A number of Atlases have been published, including:The World Atlas of Seagrasses;The World Atlas of Coral Reefs;The World Mangrove Atlas.

iii) A global assessment of areas of special importance for freshwater biodiversity is ongoing.

iv) The Protected Areas Data Unit was set up in 1981 to compile information on the world’s protected areas, and to be a resource for those requiring such information. The World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA) is a joint project of UNEP and IUCN, produced by UNEP-WCMC and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, working with governments and collaborating NGOs. It is the most comprehensive global spatial dataset on marine and terrestrial protected areas and offers a range of interactive map services. The WDPA is a foundation dataset for conservation decision making and is being used for ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis, and increasingly for private sector decision-making.

For more information, see http://www.unep-wcmc.org/


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part

icip

atio

n of

the

loca

l ind

igen

ous

and

non-

indi

geno

us p

opul

atio

n an

d m

akin

g us

e of

trad

ition

al k

now

ledg

e, w

hile

at t

he s

ame

time

ensu

ring

that

con

serv

atio

n an

d w

ise

use

of w

etla

nds

cont

ribu

te to

pov

erty

era

dica

tion,

m

itiga

tion

of a

nd a

dapt

atio

n to

clim

ate

chan

ge, a

s w

ell a

s pr

even

tion

of d

isea

se a

nd o

f nat

ural

dis

aste

rs.

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 1.

1 W

etla

nd in

vent

ory

and

asse

ssm

ent

Des

crib

e, a

sses

s an

d m

onito

r the

ex

tent

and

con

ditio

n of

[all

type

s of

] w

etla

nds

[as

defin

ed b

y th

e Ra

msa

r C

onve

ntio

n] a

nd w

etla

nd re

sour

ces

at re

leva

nt s

cale

s, in

ord

er to

info

rm

and

unde

rpin

impl

emen

tatio

n of

th

e C

onve

ntio

n, in

par

ticul

ar in

th

e ap

plic

atio

n of

[its

pro

visi

ons

conc

erni

ng] t

he w

ise

use

[of a

ll w

etla

nds]

. (C

Ps, a

dvis

ed b

y ST

RP a

nd

assi

sted

by

IOPs

)

1.1.

i All

Part

ies

to h

ave

com

plet

ed n

atio

nal

wet

land

inve

ntor

ies

in li

ne w

ith th

e Ra

msa

r Fr

amew

ork

for W

etla

nd In

vent

ory

and

as fa

r as

poss

ible

to h

ave

diss

emin

ated

com

preh

ensi

ve

natio

nal w

etla

nd in

vent

orie

s, in

clud

ing

info

rmat

ion

on w

etla

nd im

port

ance

, pot

entia

l Ra

msa

r Site

s, w

etla

nds

for r

esto

ratio

n, lo

catio

n of

und

er-r

epre

sent

ed w

etla

nd ty

pes,

and

the

ecos

yste

m s

ervi

ces

prov

ided

by

wet

land

s.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

1.1.

ii A

n ea

sily

acc

essi

ble

Web

-bas

ed

met

adat

abas

e in

pla

ce, m

anag

ed b

y th

e Se

cret

aria

t, po

pula

ted

with

info

rmat

ion

on

all n

atio

nal w

etla

nd in

vent

orie

s, a

nd li

nked

to

nat

iona

l and

oth

er in

tern

atio

nal r

elev

ant

data

base

s. (G

loba

l: Se

cret

aria

t)

Loca

tion,

dis

trib

utio

n of

wet

land

ty

pes

(Nat

iona

l wet

land

inve

ntor

y)Ec

olog

ical

cha

ract

er d

escr

iptio

n(s)

Ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

sta

tus

(cou

ld b

e a

subs

et o

f the

eco

logi

cal c

hara

cter

de

scri

ptio

n)M

anag

emen

t obj

ectiv

esC

hang

e in

eco

logi

cal c

hara

cter

tim

e se

ries

(thr

ough

mon

itori

ng a

nd

surv

eilla

nce)

Wet

land

val

ues

(ser

vice

s)Im

pact

s, v

ulne

rabi

lity

and

risk

Nat

iona

l sta

tus

and

tren

dsId

entifi

catio

n of

dat

a an

d in

form

atio

n se

nt to

the

Secr

etar

iat

Inte

rnat

iona

l sta

tus

and

tren

dsSt

atus

of n

atio

nal

wet

land

inve

ntor

ies

Gui

delin

es a

nd

defin

ition

s (H

B [1

3, 1

5 &

18]

; RTR

1)

Iden

tifica

tion

of d

ata

and

info

rmat

ion

rece

ived

from

Par

ties

and

othe

rs b

y th

e Se

cret

aria

t


15

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cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 1.

2: G

loba

l wet

land

in

form

atio

n D

evel

op a

glo

bal w

etla

nd in

form

atio

n sy

stem

, thr

ough

par

tner

ship

s, to

be

cove

red

by v

olun

tary

con

trib

utio

ns,

to in

crea

se a

cces

sibi

lity

of d

ata

and

info

rmat

ion

on w

etla

nds

(CPs

, Se

cret

aria

t, ad

vise

d by

STR

P an

d as

sist

ed b

y IO

Ps)

1.2.

i Glo

bal w

etla

nd d

istr

ibut

ion

and

stat

us d

ata

and

info

rmat

ion

avai

labl

e th

roug

h W

eb-p

orta

l m

echa

nism

s. (G

loba

l: ST

RP)

1.2.

ii G

loba

l wet

land

obs

ervi

ng s

yste

m(s

) re

port

ing

on c

hang

es in

wet

land

sta

tus.

(Glo

bal:

STRP

)

[to b

e fu

rthe

r dev

elop

ed b

y ST

RP

follo

win

g sc

opin

g of

the

prop

osed

G

loba

l Wet

land

Obs

ervi

ng S

yste

m –

G

-WO

S]

[to b

e fu

rthe

r de

velo

ped

by S

TRP

follo

win

g sc

opin

g of

th

e pr

opos

ed G

loba

l W

etla

nd O

bser

ving

Sy

stem

– G

-WO

S]

STR

ATE

GY

1.3

Polic

y, le

gisl

atio

n an

d in

stitu

tions

Dev

elop

and

impl

emen

t pol

icie

s,

legi

slat

ion,

and

pra

ctic

es, i

nclu

ding

gr

owth

and

dev

elop

men

t of

appr

opri

ate

inst

itutio

ns, i

n al

l C

ontr

actin

g Pa

rtie

s to

ens

ure

that

the

wis

e us

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he C

onve

ntio

n ar

e be

ing

effec

tivel

y ap

plie

d. (C

Ps,

Secr

etar

iat)

1.3.

i Nat

iona

l Wet

land

Pol

icy

or e

quiv

alen

t in

stru

men

ts fu

lly in

pla

ce a

long

side

and

in

tegr

ated

with

oth

er s

trat

egic

and

pla

nnin

g pr

oces

ses

by a

ll Pa

rtie

s, in

clud

ing

pove

rty

erad

icat

ion

stra

tegi

es, w

ater

reso

urce

s m

anag

emen

t and

wat

er e

ffici

ency

pla

ns, c

oast

al

and

mar

ine

reso

urce

man

agem

ent p

lans

, nat

iona

l fo

rest

pro

gram

mes

, nat

iona

l str

ateg

ies

for

sust

aina

ble

deve

lopm

ent,

and

natio

nal [

polic

ies

or] m

easu

res

on a

gric

ultu

re. (

Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

1.3.

ii Pa

rtie

s to

hav

e St

rate

gic

Envi

ronm

enta

l A

sses

smen

t in

plac

e fo

r pol

icie

s, p

rogr

amm

es a

nd

plan

s im

pact

ing

on w

etla

nds.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

Nat

iona

l wet

land

pol

icie

sPo

licy

linka

ges

to o

ther

sec

tors

(w

ater

, hum

an h

ealth

and

phy

sica

l pl

anni

ng)

Lega

l, in

stitu

tiona

l and

gov

erna

nce

fram

ewor

ksC

apac

ity n

eeds

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rsSE

As

for p

olic

ies

affec

ting

wet

land

s

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rsG

uide

lines

and

de

finiti

ons

(HB

2, 3

&

[16]

, Res

olut

ion

X.17

)C

ase

stud

ies/

best

pr

actic

e


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cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 1.

4 C

ross

-sec

tora

l re

cogn

ition

of w

etla

nd s

ervi

ces

Incr

ease

reco

gniti

on o

f and

atte

ntio

n in

dec

isio

n-m

akin

g to

the

sign

ifica

nce

of w

etla

nds

for r

easo

ns o

f bio

dive

rsity

co

nser

vatio

n, w

ater

sup

ply,

coa

stal

pr

otec

tion,

[int

egra

ted

coas

tal z

one

man

agem

ent],

floo

d de

fens

e, c

limat

e ch

ange

miti

gatio

n an

d/or

ada

ptat

ion,

fo

od s

ecur

ity, p

over

ty e

radi

catio

n,

[tour

ism

], cu

ltura

l her

itage

, and

sc

ient

ific

rese

arch

, by

deve

lopi

ng

and

diss

emin

atin

g m

etho

dolo

gies

to

achi

eve

wis

e us

e of

wet

land

s. (C

Ps,

Secr

etar

iat,

STRP

, IO

Ps)

1.4.

i Dev

elop

men

t and

impl

emen

tatio

n of

w

etla

nd p

rogr

amm

es a

nd p

roje

cts

that

con

trib

ute

to p

over

ty e

radi

catio

n ob

ject

ives

and

food

and

w

ater

sec

urity

pla

ns a

t loc

al a

nd n

atio

nal l

evel

s.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

1.4.

ii A

n an

alys

is o

f the

eco

syst

em s

ervi

ces

and

thei

r val

ues

of w

etla

nds

(esp

ecia

lly R

amsa

r Site

s)

achi

eved

for a

ll Pa

rtie

s. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)1.

4.iii

The

soc

io-e

cono

mic

and

cul

tura

l her

itage

va

lue

of w

etla

nds

fully

take

n in

to a

ccou

nt in

w

etla

nd w

ise

use

and

man

agem

ent.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps; S

ubna

tiona

l: w

etla

nd m

anag

ers)

Valu

e of

eco

syst

em s

ervi

ces

Key

pla

yers

in o

ther

sec

tors

Opp

ortu

nitie

s (r

ole

or p

oten

tial r

ole

of w

etla

nds

in…

…)

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rs

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rsG

uide

lines

and

de

finiti

ons

(HB

[8 &

12

]; RT

R 3)

Cas

e st

udie

s/be

st

prac

tice

Opp

ortu

nitie

s (r

ole

or p

oten

tial r

ole

of

wet

land

s in

……

)Va

lue

of e

cosy

stem

se

rvic

es

Stra

tegy

1.5

Rec

ogni

tion

of ro

le o

f the

C

onve

ntio

nRa

ise

the

profi

le o

f the

Con

vent

ion

by

high

light

ing

its c

apac

ity a

s a

uniq

ue

mec

hani

sm fo

r wet

land

eco

syst

em

man

agem

ent a

t all

leve

ls; p

rom

ote

the

usef

ulne

ss o

f the

Con

vent

ion

as a

po

ssib

le im

plem

enta

tion

mec

hani

sm

to m

eet t

he g

oals

and

targ

ets

of o

ther

gl

obal

con

vent

ions

and

pro

cess

es.

(CPs

, Sec

reta

riat

, STR

P, IO

Ps)

1.5.

i Glo

bal e

nvir

onm

enta

l org

aniz

atio

ns

and

conv

entio

ns a

war

e of

and

app

lyin

g th

e m

echa

nism

s de

velo

ped

by th

e Ra

msa

r C

onve

ntio

n fo

r wet

land

eco

syst

em m

anag

emen

t, w

ise

use,

and

con

serv

atio

n. (G

loba

l: Se

cret

aria

t; N

atio

nal:

CPs

)

[to b

e de

velo

ped]

[to b

e de

velo

ped]


17

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cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 1.

6 Sc

ienc

e-ba

sed

man

agem

ent o

f wet

land

sPr

omot

e su

cces

sful

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

wis

e us

e co

ncep

t by

ensu

ring

th

at n

atio

nal p

olic

ies

and

wet

land

m

anag

emen

t pla

ns a

re b

ased

on

the

best

ava

ilabl

e sc

ient

ific

know

ledg

e,

incl

udin

g te

chni

cal a

nd tr

aditi

onal

kn

owle

dge.

(CPs

, Sec

reta

riat

, STR

P,

IOPs

)

1.6.

i Hig

h qu

ality

rese

arch

com

plet

ed, w

idel

y di

ssem

inat

ed in

app

ropr

iate

form

ats

and

styl

es a

nd a

pplie

d co

ncer

ning

are

as o

f key

im

port

ance

for w

etla

nd s

usta

inab

ility

, suc

h as

ag

ricu

lture

-wet

land

inte

ract

ions

, clim

ate

chan

ge,

and

valu

atio

n of

eco

syst

em s

ervi

ces.

(Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat;

Nat

iona

l: C

Ps, I

OPs

) 1.

6.ii

All

wet

land

man

agem

ent p

lans

foun

ded

on

soun

d sc

ient

ific

rese

arch

, inc

ludi

ng re

sear

ch o

n po

tent

ial t

hrea

ts. (

Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat;

Nat

iona

l: C

Ps, I

OPs

)

[to b

e de

velo

ped]

[to

be

deve

lope

d]

STR

ATE

GY

1.7

Inte

grat

ed W

ater

R

esou

rces

Man

agem

ent

Ensu

re [t

hat]

polic

ies

and

impl

emen

tatio

n of

Inte

grat

ed W

ater

Re

sour

ces

Man

agem

ent (

IWRM

), ap

plyi

ng a

n ec

osys

tem

-bas

ed

appr

oach

, are

incl

uded

in th

e pl

anni

ng

activ

ities

in a

ll C

ontr

actin

g Pa

rtie

s an

d in

thei

r dec

isio

n-m

akin

g pr

oces

ses,

pa

rtic

ular

ly c

once

rnin

g gr

ound

wat

er

man

agem

ent,

catc

hmen

t/riv

er b

asin

m

anag

emen

t, co

asta

l and

[nea

rsho

re]

mar

ine

zone

pla

nnin

g, a

nd c

limat

e ch

ange

miti

gatio

n an

d/or

ada

ptat

ion

activ

ities

. (C

Ps, S

TRP,

IOPs

)

1.7.

i All

Part

ies

to h

ave

mad

e av

aila

ble

the

Ram

sar

guid

ance

on

wat

er a

lloca

tion

and

man

agem

ent f

or

ecos

yste

ms

to s

uppo

rt d

ecis

ion-

mak

ing

on w

ater

re

sour

ce m

anag

emen

t, as

a c

ontr

ibut

ion

to a

chie

ving

th

e W

SSD

targ

et o

n w

ater

reso

urce

s m

anag

emen

t an

d w

ater

effi

cien

cy p

lans

. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)1.

7.ii

All

Part

ies,

in th

eir w

ater

gov

erna

nce

and

man

agem

ent,

to b

e m

anag

ing

wet

land

s as

nat

ural

w

ater

infr

astr

uctu

re in

tegr

al to

wat

er re

sour

ce

man

agem

ent a

t the

sca

le o

f riv

er b

asin

s (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)1.

7.iii

Nat

iona

l pol

icie

s or

gui

delin

es e

nhan

cing

the

role

of w

etla

nds

in m

itiga

tion

[…]a

nd/o

r ada

ptat

ion

to c

limat

e ch

ange

in p

rogr

ess

or c

ompl

eted

. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)1.

7.iv

The

Con

vent

ion’

s ro

le in

enc

oura

ging

IWRM

pl

anni

ng e

stab

lishe

d as

par

t of i

nter

natio

nal

envi

ronm

enta

l effo

rts.

(Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

STRP

)1.

7.v

Part

ies

to h

ave

form

ulat

ed p

lans

to s

usta

in

and

enha

nce

the

role

of w

etla

nds

in s

uppo

rtin

g an

d m

aint

aini

ng v

iabl

e fa

rmin

g sy

stem

s. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)

Cur

rent

wat

er re

sour

ces:

Polic

ies

and

prac

tices

Cur

rent

wat

er a

lloca

tions

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rsC

ase

stud

ies/

best

pra

ctic

eW

etla

nd -

clim

ate

chan

ge a

dapt

atio

n an

d m

itiga

tion

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rs

Gui

delin

es a

nd

defin

ition

s (H

B [8

, 9, 1

0 &

11]

; Res

olut

ion

X.19

)

Cas

e st

udie

s/be

st

prac

tice

Cat

chm

ent l

evel

wat

er

reso

urce

man

agem

ent

Revi

ew m

etho

ds fo

r ec

osys

tem

bas

ed w

ater

m

anag

emen

t

Wet

land

- cl

imat

e ch

ange

ada

ptat

ion

and

miti

gatio

n


18

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 1.

8 W

etla

nd re

stor

atio

nId

entif

y pr

iori

ty w

etla

nds

and

wet

land

sys

tem

s w

here

rest

orat

ion

or re

habi

litat

ion

wou

ld b

e be

nefic

ial

and

yiel

d lo

ng-te

rm e

nvir

onm

enta

l, so

cial

, or e

cono

mic

ben

efits

, and

im

plem

ent t

he n

eces

sary

mea

sure

s to

re

cove

r the

se s

ites

and

syst

ems.

(CPs

, Se

cret

aria

t, IO

Ps)

1.8.

i All

Part

ies

to h

ave

iden

tified

pri

ority

site

s fo

r res

tora

tion;

rest

orat

ion

proj

ects

und

erw

ay o

r co

mpl

eted

in a

t lea

st h

alf t

he P

artie

s. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)1.

8.ii

New

cas

e st

udie

s an

d m

etho

ds a

dded

to

Ram

sar w

etla

nd re

stor

atio

n pa

ges

on th

e W

eb

site

. (G

loba

l: ST

RP; N

atio

nal:

CPs

)

Inve

ntor

y of

site

s su

itabl

e fo

r w

etla

nd re

stor

atio

n/re

habi

litat

ion

(cf

inve

ntor

y of

wet

land

s/as

sess

men

t/m

onito

ring

)M

easu

res

that

hav

e be

en ta

ken

Impa

cts

of m

easu

res

take

n

Gui

delin

es a

nd

defin

ition

s (H

B [1

9])

Cas

e st

udie

s/be

st

prac

tice

STR

ATE

GY

1.9

Inva

sive

alie

n sp

ecie

s

Enco

urag

e C

ontr

actin

g Pa

rtie

s to

de

velo

p a

natio

nal i

nven

tory

of

inva

sive

alie

n sp

ecie

s th

at c

urre

ntly

an

d/or

pot

entia

lly im

pact

the

ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

of w

etla

nds,

es

peci

ally

Ram

sar S

ites,

and

ens

ure

mut

ual s

uppo

rtiv

enes

s be

twee

n th

e na

tiona

l inv

ento

ry a

nd IU

CN

’s G

loba

l Re

gist

er o

n In

vasi

ve S

peci

es (G

RIS)

; de

velo

p gu

idan

ce a

nd p

rom

ote

proc

edur

es a

nd a

ctio

ns to

pre

vent

, co

ntro

l or e

radi

cate

[suc

h] s

peci

es in

w

etla

nd s

yste

ms.

(CPs

, STR

P, o

ther

ag

enci

es, I

OPs

)

1.9.

All

Part

ies t

o ha

ve a

nat

iona

l inv

ento

ry o

f in

vasi

ve a

lien

spec

ies t

hat c

urre

ntly

or p

oten

tially

im

pact

the

ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

of w

etla

nds,

espe

cial

ly R

amsa

r Site

s. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)1.

9.ii

Part

ies

to h

ave

iden

tified

mor

e co

mpr

ehen

sive

ly th

e pr

oble

ms

pose

d by

inva

sive

sp

ecie

s in

wet

land

eco

syst

ems

with

in th

eir

terr

itori

es. (

Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

1.9.

iii N

atio

nal i

nvas

ive

spec

ies

cont

rol a

nd

man

agem

ent p

olic

ies

or g

uide

lines

in p

lace

for

wet

land

s ([N

atio

nal:

CPs

] […

])1.

9.iv

Com

preh

ensi

ve a

nd u

p-to

-dat

e gl

obal

gu

idan

ce o

n in

vasi

ve s

peci

es, i

n co

oper

atio

n w

ith

GIS

P, a

vaila

ble

to a

ll st

akeh

olde

rs. (

Glo

bal:

STRP

)1.

9.v

Incr

ease

d co

llabo

ratio

n w

ith th

e C

onve

ntio

n on

Bio

logi

cal D

iver

sity

on

actio

ns to

add

ress

gap

s in

inte

rnat

iona

l reg

ulat

ions

rela

ting

to in

vasi

ve

alie

n sp

ecie

s. (G

loba

l: Se

cret

aria

t)

Act

ual o

r pot

entia

l inv

asiv

e pr

oble

ms

Mea

sure

s th

at h

ave

been

take

nIm

pact

s of

mea

sure

s ta

ken

Gui

delin

es a

nd

defin

ition

s (x

)C

ase

stud

ies/

best

pr

actic

e


19

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 1.

10 P

riva

te s

ecto

rPr

omot

e th

e in

volv

emen

t of t

he

priv

ate

sect

or in

the

cons

erva

tion

and

wis

e us

e of

wet

land

s. (C

Ps, S

ecre

tari

at)

1.10

.i Si

gnifi

cant

pro

gres

s in

the

priv

ate

sect

or

appl

ying

the

conc

epts

and

app

roac

hes

for

cons

erva

tion

and

wis

e us

e of

wet

land

s co

ntai

ned

in R

amsa

r gui

danc

e (R

amsa

r Han

dboo

ks [1

to 2

0,

4th e

ditio

n]) a

nd o

ther

rele

vant

gui

delin

es in

thei

r ac

tiviti

es a

nd in

vest

men

ts a

ffect

ing

wet

land

s.

(Glo

bal t

o Su

bnat

iona

l: pr

ivat

e se

ctor

)1.

10.ii

Incr

ease

d pr

ivat

e se

ctor

eng

agem

ent i

n th

e w

ise

use

of w

etla

nds

and

in th

e m

anag

emen

t of

Ram

sar S

ites.

(Sub

natio

nal:

priv

ate

sect

or)

1.10

.iii A

war

enes

s-ra

isin

g m

ater

ial m

ade

avai

labl

e to

the

publ

ic to

ena

ble

wet

land

-frie

ndly

con

sum

er

choi

ces.

(Nat

iona

l: pr

ivat

e se

ctor

& C

Ps)

Stak

ehol

ders

and

righ

ts h

olde

rsC

ase

stud

ies/

best

pra

ctic

eIn

cent

ives

and

thei

r im

pact

s/

pote

ntia

l im

pact

s

CEP

A m

ater

ial o

n w

etla

nd fr

iend

ly

cons

umer

cho

ice

Cas

e st

udie

s/be

st

prac

tice

Ince

ntiv

es a

nd th

eir

impa

cts/

pot

entia

l im

pact

s

STR

ATE

GY

1.11

Ince

ntiv

e m

easu

res

Prom

ote

ince

ntiv

e m

easu

res

that

en

cour

age

the

appl

icat

ion

of th

e w

ise

use

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Con

vent

ion.

(C

Ps, S

ecre

tari

at, I

OPs

)

1.11

.i Be

tter d

esig

n an

d im

plem

enta

tion

of

ince

ntiv

e m

easu

res

of re

leva

nce

to w

etla

nds

taki

ng p

lace

in a

ll Pa

rtie

s, a

nd b

etter

mon

itori

ng

and

asse

ssm

ent o

f bot

h po

sitiv

e an

d pe

rver

se

ince

ntiv

es a

ffect

ing

wet

land

s in

pla

ce in

all

Part

ies.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

[to b

e id

entifi

ed s

ubse

quen

tly]

Goo

d pr

actic

e gu

idan

ce

on p

ositi

ve in

cent

ives

an

d re

mov

al o

f pe

rver

se in

cent

ives

(x)


20

GO

AL

2 W

etla

nds

of In

tern

atio

nal I

mpo

rtan

ce.

To d

evel

op a

nd m

aint

ain

an in

tern

atio

nal n

etw

ork

of w

etla

nds

that

are

impo

rtan

t for

the

cons

erva

tion

of g

loba

l bio

logi

cal d

iver

sity

, [in

clud

ing

wat

erbi

rd fl

yway

s an

d fis

h po

pula

tions

] and

for s

usta

inin

g hu

man

life

, by

ensu

ring

that

all

Con

trac

ting

Part

ies

appr

opri

atel

y im

plem

ent t

he S

trat

egic

Fra

mew

ork

and

guid

elin

es fo

r the

futu

re d

evel

opm

ent o

f the

Lis

t of W

etla

nds

of In

tern

atio

nal I

mpo

rtan

ce a

nd b

y ap

prop

riat

e m

anag

emen

t and

wis

e us

e of

thos

e in

tern

atio

nally

impo

rtan

t wet

land

s th

at a

re n

ot y

et fo

rmal

ly d

esig

nate

d as

Ram

sar S

ites

but h

ave

been

iden

tified

as

qual

ifyi

ng th

roug

h do

mes

tic a

pplic

atio

n of

the

Stra

tegi

c Fr

amew

ork

or a

n eq

uiva

lent

pro

cess

.

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 2.

1 R

amsa

r site

de

sign

atio

nA

pply

the

Stra

tegi

c Fra

mew

ork

and

guid

eline

s for

the f

utur

e dev

elopm

ent

of th

e List

of W

etla

nds o

f Int

erna

tiona

l Im

port

ance

(Ram

sar H

andb

ook

[17]

). (C

Ps)

2.1.

i All

Part

ies

to h

ave

prep

ared

, usi

ng th

e St

rate

gic

Fram

ewor

k, a

nat

iona

l pla

n an

d pr

iori

ties

for t

he

desi

gnat

ion

and

man

agem

ent o

f Ram

sar S

ites,

in

clud

ing

whe

re a

ppro

pria

te fo

r sha

red

wet

land

s in

co

llabo

ratio

n w

ith n

eigh

bori

ng P

artie

s. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)2.

1.ii

Com

plet

ed, a

nd a

s ap

prop

riat

e up

date

d, R

amsa

r In

form

atio

n Sh

eets

sub

mitt

ed fo

r all

Ram

sar S

ites.

(N

atio

nal:

CPs

)2.

1.iii

At l

east

2,5

00 R

amsa

r Site

s de

sign

ated

w

orld

wid

e, c

over

ing

at le

ast 2

50 m

illio

n he

ctar

es.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

2.1.

iv C

ontr

actin

g Pa

rtie

s to

hav

e co

nsid

ered

de

sign

atin

g Ra

msa

r Site

s fr

om a

mon

g w

etla

nd ty

pes

unde

r-re

pres

ente

d in

the

Ram

sar L

ist.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

Nat

iona

l wet

land

inve

ntor

y an

d/or

ec

olog

ical

cha

ract

er d

escr

iptio

nN

atio

nal d

atas

ets

(to te

st a

gain

st

each

Cri

teri

on)

List

of c

andi

date

site

s de

rive

d fr

om n

atio

nal w

etla

nd in

vent

ory/

ec

olog

ical

cha

ract

er d

escr

iptio

n an

d ot

her n

atio

nal/i

nter

natio

nal d

atas

ets

to te

st a

gain

st e

ach

crite

rion

[Not

e. F

urth

er S

TRP

wor

k in

200

9-20

11 w

ill e

labo

rate

this

list

ing

by

Cri

teri

on]

Cri

teri

a an

d gu

idan

ce

(HB

[17]

; RTR

1)

Inte

rnat

iona

l dat

aset

s (to

test

pot

entia

l site

s ag

ains

t Cri

teri

a)St

atus

of w

hate

ver

cand

idat

e lis

ting

proc

ess

is a

pplie

d[N

ote.

Fur

ther

STR

P w

ork

in 2

009-

2011

will

el

abor

ate

this

list

ing

by

Cri

teri

on]


21

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 2.

2 R

amsa

r site

in

form

atio

n

Ensu

re th

at th

e Ra

msa

r Site

s In

form

atio

n Se

rvic

e, in

clud

ing

the

Ram

sar S

ites

Dat

abas

e, [i

s] a

vaila

ble

and

enha

nced

as

a to

ol fo

r gui

ding

the

furt

her d

esig

natio

n of

wet

land

s fo

r th

e Li

st o

f Wet

land

s of

Inte

rnat

iona

l Im

port

ance

and

for r

esea

rch

and

asse

ssm

ent,

and

is e

ffect

ivel

y m

anag

ed

by th

e Se

cret

aria

t. ([…

] STR

P,

Secr

etar

iat,

IOPs

)

2.2.

i Ram

sar s

ite d

ata

and

info

rmat

ion

serv

ices

re

view

ed, r

estr

uctu

red

and

furt

her d

evel

oped

for

Web

-acc

essi

bilit

y to

sta

keho

lder

s, a

nd li

nked

to a

gl

obal

info

rmat

ion

and

obse

rvin

g sy

stem

for a

ll w

etla

nds.

(Glo

bal:

STRP

, Sec

reta

riat

, IO

Ps)

2.2.

ii Th

e Ra

msa

r Site

s In

form

atio

n Se

rvic

e de

liver

ing

a ra

nge

of to

ols

and

supp

ort t

o C

ontr

actin

g Pa

rtie

s to

aid

thei

r ide

ntifi

catio

n of

gap

s an

d pr

iori

ties

for f

urth

er R

amsa

r site

de

sign

atio

n. (G

loba

l: Se

cret

aria

t, IO

Ps)

Dat

a an

d in

form

atio

n ne

cess

ary

for c

ompl

etio

n of

the

RIS

as m

ay

be d

efine

d by

CO

P an

d C

OP

nom

inat

ed p

roce

sses

Iden

tifica

tion

of d

ata

and

info

rmat

ion

sent

to th

e Se

cret

aria

t Fo

r can

dida

te s

ites

- nat

iona

l lis

ts a

s pr

ovid

ed b

y C

Ps

For d

esig

nate

d si

tes:

co

mpl

eted

RIS

as

defin

ed b

y C

OP

and

CO

P no

min

ated

pr

oces

ses

For c

andi

date

site

s –

from

nat

iona

l lis

ts a

s pr

ovid

ed b

y C

PsG

uide

lines

(x)

Iden

tifica

tion

of d

ata

and

info

rmat

ion

rece

ived

from

Par

ties

and

othe

rs b

y th

e Se

cret

aria

tST

RA

TEG

Y 2.

3 M

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ng –

new

Ram

sar S

ites

Whi

le re

cogn

izin

g th

at R

amsa

r site

de

sign

atio

n ca

n ac

t as

a st

imul

us

for d

evel

opm

ent o

f effe

ctiv

e si

te

man

agem

ent p

lans

, gen

eral

ly

enco

urag

e th

e ph

iloso

phy

that

all

new

Ra

msa

r Site

s sh

ould

hav

e eff

ectiv

e m

anag

emen

t pla

nnin

g in

pla

ce b

efor

e de

sign

atio

n, a

s w

ell a

s re

sour

ces

for

impl

emen

ting

such

man

agem

ent.

(CPs

, IO

Ps, S

ecre

tari

at)

2.3.

i Ade

quat

e m

anag

emen

t pla

nnin

g pr

oces

ses

esta

blis

hed

and

subm

itted

with

all

or m

ost n

ew

site

des

igna

tions

or a

com

mitm

ent m

ade

to

wor

k to

war

ds th

at g

oal,

taki

ng in

to a

ccou

nt th

e po

ssib

le la

ck o

f fina

ncia

l and

hum

an re

sour

ces

to fu

lfill

this

obj

ectiv

e, a

nd re

cogn

izin

g th

at th

e de

sign

atio

n of

a s

ite c

an w

ork

as a

n in

cent

ive

for t

he e

stab

lishm

ent o

f fut

ure

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

; sub

natio

nal:

wet

land

m

anag

ers)

Can

dida

te li

st fo

r Ram

sar S

ites

Dat

a an

d in

form

atio

n fo

r m

anag

emen

t pla

n de

velo

pmen

t (in

clud

ing

ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

de

scri

ptio

n)

Gui

danc

e (H

B [1

8])


22

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 2.

4 R

amsa

r site

eco

logi

cal

char

acte

r M

aint

ain

the

ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

of

all d

esig

nate

d Ra

msa

r Site

s, th

roug

h pl

anni

ng a

nd m

anag

emen

t. (C

Ps,

Secr

etar

iat,

IOPs

)

2.4.

i Pro

gres

s in

dev

elop

ing

effec

tive

man

agem

ent

plan

s fo

r all

Ram

sar S

ites

with

in e

ach

Part

y’s

terr

itory

. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

; Sub

natio

nal:

wet

land

man

ager

s)2.

4.ii

Man

agem

ent o

bjec

tives

, as

part

of m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ng, f

or e

colo

gica

l cha

ract

er m

aint

enan

ce

esta

blis

hed

for a

ll Ra

msa

r Site

s. (S

ubna

tiona

l: w

etla

nd

man

ager

s)2.

4.iii

Zon

ing

mea

sure

s to

be

put i

n pl

ace

for l

arge

r Ra

msa

r Site

s, w

etla

nd re

serv

es, a

nd o

ther

wet

land

s (R

ecom

men

datio

n 5.

3 an

d Re

solu

tion

VII

I.14)

and

st

rict

pro

tect

ion

mea

sure

s to

be

enac

ted

for c

erta

in

Ram

sar S

ites

and

othe

r wet

land

s of

sm

all s

ize

and/

or

part

icul

ar se

nsiti

vity

. (Su

bnat

iona

l: w

etla

nd m

anag

ers)

2.4.

iv C

ross

-sec

tora

l site

man

agem

ent c

omm

ittee

s in

pl

ace

for R

amsa

r Site

s, in

volv

ing

rele

vant

gov

ernm

ent

agen

cies

, citi

zens

and

loca

l com

mun

ities

, and

oth

er

stak

ehol

ders

, inc

ludi

ng th

e bu

sine

ss s

ecto

r as

appr

opri

ate,

in p

lace

, inc

ludi

ng a

s a

mec

hani

sm fo

r di

sput

e se

ttlem

ent.

(Sub

natio

nal:

wet

land

man

ager

s)2.

4.v

Stat

emen

ts o

f eco

logi

cal c

hara

cter

fina

lized

for

all R

amsa

r Site

s an

d us

ed a

s a

basi

s fo

r im

plem

entin

g A

rtic

le 3

.2 o

f the

Con

vent

ion.

(Sub

natio

nal:

wet

land

m

anag

ers)

Ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

des

crip

tion(

s)Si

te m

anag

emen

t obj

ectiv

es, a

nd

limits

of a

ccep

tabl

e ch

ange

Ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

sta

tus

Cha

nge

in e

colo

gica

l cha

ract

er ti

me

seri

es (t

hrou

gh m

onito

ring

and

su

rvei

llanc

e)

Gui

delin

es a

nd

defin

ition

s, in

clud

ing

form

at fo

r des

crib

ing

ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

(H

B [7

& 1

8];

Reso

lutio

n X.

15)

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rs

– st

atus

& tr

ends

re

port

ing

STR

ATE

GY

2.5

Ram

sar s

ite

man

agem

ent e

ffec

tiven

ess

Revi

ew a

ll ex

istin

g Ra

msa

r Site

s to

det

erm

ine

the

effec

tiven

ess

of

man

agem

ent a

rran

gem

ents

, in

line

with

the

Stra

tegi

c Fra

mew

ork

and

guid

eline

s for

the f

utur

e dev

elopm

ent

of th

e List

of W

etla

nds o

f Int

erna

tiona

l Im

port

ance

. (C

Ps, S

TRP)

2.5.

i All

Part

ies,

usi

ng th

e St

rate

gic F

ram

ewor

k,

to h

ave

revi

ewed

all

exis

ting

Ram

sar S

ites

and

confi

rmed

that

all

Ram

sar S

ites

fulfi

ll th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he S

trat

egic

Fra

mew

ork

or to

hav

e id

entifi

ed th

ose

site

s th

at d

o no

t do

so fo

r rem

edia

l ac

tions

. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

; Sub

natio

nal:

wet

land

m

anag

ers)

Effec

tiven

ess

indi

cato

rsG

uida

nce

on a

pply

ing

man

agem

ent

effec

tiven

ess

tool

s in

nat

iona

l co

ntex

tM

anag

emen

t obj

ectiv

esM

onito

ring

resu

lts

Gui

danc

e on

m

anag

emen

t eff

ectiv

enes

s to

ols

(HB

[7, 1

7 &

18]

)Eff

ectiv

enes

s in

dica

tors


23

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 2.

6 R

amsa

r site

sta

tus

Mon

itor t

he c

ondi

tion

of R

amsa

r Site

s an

d ad

dres

s ne

gativ

e ch

ange

s in

thei

r ec

olog

ical

cha

ract

er, n

otify

the

Ram

sar

Secr

etar

iat o

f cha

nges

affe

ctin

g Ra

msa

r Si

tes,

and

app

ly th

e M

ontr

eux

Reco

rd,

if ap

prop

riat

e, a

nd R

amsa

r Adv

isor

y M

issi

on a

s to

ols

to a

ddre

ss p

robl

ems.

(C

Ps, S

ecre

tari

at, I

OPs

)

2.6.

i All

Part

ies

with

Ram

sar S

ites

who

se

ecol

ogic

al c

hara

cter

has

cha

nged

, is

chan

ging

or

is li

kely

to c

hang

e ow

ing

to h

uman

-indu

ced

actio

ns to

hav

e re

port

ed th

is to

the

Ram

sar

Secr

etar

iat,

in li

ne w

ith th

e re

quir

emen

ts o

f A

rtic

le 3

.2 o

f the

Con

vent

ion.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

2.6.

ii Fo

r all

site

s on

the

Mon

treu

x Re

cord

that

ha

ve n

ot b

een

the

subj

ect o

f a R

amsa

r Adv

isor

y M

issi

on (R

AM

), in

tend

ed to

pro

vide

adv

ice

on

the

step

s ne

eded

to re

mov

e th

ose

site

s fr

om

the

Reco

rd, P

artie

s to

requ

est s

uch

a M

issi

on.

(Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

2.6.

iii Im

plem

enta

tion

of re

leva

nt S

TRP

ecol

ogic

al

outc

ome-

orie

nted

indi

cato

rs o

f effe

ctiv

enes

s of

th

e C

onve

ntio

n. (G

loba

l: ST

RP; N

atio

nal:

CPs

)

Cas

e st

udie

s on

indi

vidu

al s

ites

Resu

lts fr

om m

onito

ring

aga

inst

m

anag

emen

t obj

ectiv

es a

nd R

AM

EIA

for d

evel

opm

ent p

ropo

sals

Iden

tifica

tion

of d

ata,

info

rmat

ion

and

repo

rts

sent

to th

e Se

cret

aria

t

Gui

delin

es (H

B [1

6, 1

7 &

19]

; Res

olut

ions

X.1

5 &

X.1

6)A

rtic

le 3

.2 re

port

fo

rmat

and

repo

rts

Mon

treu

x Re

cord

qu

estio

nnai

res

Art

icle

2.5

repo

rts

Art

icle

4.2

co

mpe

nsat

ion

repo

rts

RAM

repo

rts

Iden

tifica

tion

of d

ata,

in

form

atio

n an

d re

port

s re

ceiv

ed fr

om

Part

ies

and

othe

rs b

y th

e Se

cret

aria

tST

RA

TEG

Y 2.

7 M

anag

emen

t of o

ther

in

tern

atio

nally

impo

rtan

t wet

land

sA

ppro

pria

te m

anag

emen

t and

wis

e us

e ac

hiev

ed fo

r tho

se in

tern

atio

nally

im

port

ant w

etla

nds

that

hav

e no

t yet

be

en fo

rmal

ly d

esig

nate

d as

Ram

sar

Site

s bu

t hav

e be

en id

entifi

ed th

roug

h do

mes

tic a

pplic

atio

n of

the

Stra

tegi

c Fr

amew

ork

or a

n eq

uiva

lent

pro

cess

(C

Ps)

2.7.

i Ram

sar g

uida

nce

on th

e m

aint

enan

ce o

f ec

olog

ical

cha

ract

er to

hav

e be

en a

pplie

d w

ith

a pr

iori

ty u

pon

reco

gniz

ed in

tern

atio

nally

im

port

ant w

etla

nds

not y

et d

esig

nate

d as

Ram

sar

Site

s. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

; Sub

natio

nal:w

etla

nd

man

ager

s)

[to b

e de

velo

ped]

[to b

e de

velo

ped]


24

GO

AL

3 In

tern

atio

nal c

oope

ratio

n.

To [e

nhan

ce] t

he c

onse

rvat

ion

and

wis

e us

e of

wet

land

s [u

sing

eff

ectiv

e in

tern

atio

nal c

oope

ratio

n,] t

hrou

gh [i

nter

alia

] the

act

ive

appl

icat

ion

of th

e G

uide

lines

for i

nter

nati

onal

coo

pera

tion

und

er th

e R

amsa

r Con

vent

ion.

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 3.

1 Sy

nerg

ies

[and

pa

rtne

rshi

ps] w

ith M

EAs

and

IGO

sW

ork

as p

artn

ers

with

inte

rnat

iona

l an

d re

gion

al m

ultil

ater

al

envi

ronm

enta

l agr

eem

ents

(MEA

s)

and

othe

r int

ergo

vern

men

tal a

genc

ies

(IGO

s). (

CPs

, Sec

reta

riat

, [IO

Ps,

STRP

])

3.1.

i CBD

-Ram

sar J

oint

Wor

k Pl

an a

nd C

MS/

AEW

A/

Ram

sar J

oint

Wor

k Pl

an b

eing

impl

emen

ted

and

part

icip

atio

n co

ntin

ued

in th

e C

BD B

iodi

vers

ity L

iais

on

Gro

up. (

Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

STRP

; Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

3.1.

ii Jo

int a

ctiv

ities

dev

elop

ed w

ith th

e U

N C

onve

ntio

n to

Com

bat D

eser

tifica

tion

(UN

CC

D) a

nd th

e U

N

Fram

ewor

k C

onve

ntio

n on

Clim

ate

Cha

nge

(UN

FCC

C),

as

appr

opri

ate,

incl

udin

g th

roug

h pa

rtic

ipat

ion

in th

e Jo

int

Liai

son

Gro

up. (

Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

STRP

)3.

1.iii

The

Act

ion

Plan

of t

he N

ew P

artn

ersh

ip fo

r Afr

ica’

s D

evel

opm

ent (

NEP

AD

) to

have

fully

inco

rpor

ated

Ra

msa

r iss

ues

and

mec

hani

sms

and

bein

g im

plem

ente

d by

rele

vant

Par

ties.

(Reg

iona

l: Se

cret

aria

t; N

atio

nal:

CPs

, IO

Ps)

Shar

ed in

form

atio

n on

MEA

s an

d IG

Os

foca

l poi

nts

and

inst

itutio

nal a

rran

gem

ents

MEA

/IGO

foca

l poi

nts

and

inst

itutio

nal

arra

ngem

ents

Join

t wor

k pl

ans

and

othe

r col

labo

rativ

e w

orki

ng a

rran

gem

ents

H

arm

oniz

ed

inte

rnat

iona

l inf

orm

atio

n an

d re

port

ing

syst

ems


25

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

el3.

1.iv

Add

ition

al p

artn

ersh

ip a

ppro

ache

s in

itiat

ed w

ith

the

Uni

ted

Nat

ions

Env

iron

men

t Pro

gram

me

(UN

EP),

the

Uni

ted

Nat

ions

Dev

elop

men

t Pro

gram

me

(UN

DP)

, [th

e U

NEC

E W

ater

Con

vent

ion]

, the

UN

Foo

d an

d A

gric

ultu

re

Org

aniz

atio

n (F

AO

), U

NES

CO

, the

Wor

ld H

ealth

O

rgan

izat

ion

(WH

O),

the

Wor

ld T

ouri

sm O

rgan

izat

ion

(WTO

), th

e In

tern

atio

nal T

ropi

cal T

imbe

r Org

aniz

atio

n (IT

TO),

the

UN

For

um o

n Fo

rest

s w

ith it

s C

olla

bora

tive

Part

ners

hips

on

Fore

sts,

the

Euro

pean

Uni

on*,

ASE

AN

, A

PEC

, BIM

STEC

, SA

ARC

, and

oth

er re

leva

nt U

nite

d N

atio

ns a

genc

ies

and

regi

onal

bod

ies,

as

wel

l as

thro

ugh

UN

Wat

er. (

Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

STRP

and

Nat

iona

l/Re

gion

al: C

Ps w

ith IO

Ps s

uppo

rt)

[*N

ote

to 4

th e

ditio

n H

andb

ook:

refe

renc

e to

“Eu

rope

an

Uni

on”

here

doe

s no

t mat

ch th

e St

rate

gic

Plan

, whi

ch w

as

amen

ded

to re

ad “

Euro

pean

Com

mun

ity”,

sin

ce a

t the

tim

e of

CO

P10

that

was

a c

orre

ct re

flect

ion

of th

e na

me

of

the

lega

l ent

ity. H

owev

er, s

ince

then

, with

the

entr

y in

to

forc

e of

the

Trea

ty o

f Lis

bon

in 2

009,

the

lega

l ent

ity is

no

w p

rope

rly

refe

rred

to a

s th

e “E

urop

ean

Uni

on”;

so

in

this

inst

ance

the

orig

inal

wor

ding

has

bee

n re

tain

ed]

3.1.

v H

arm

oniz

ed in

form

atio

n m

anag

emen

t and

repo

rtin

g sy

stem

s av

aila

ble

and

wid

ely

used

at n

atio

nal l

evel

with

th

e ap

prop

riat

e M

EAs.

(Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat;

Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

STR

ATE

GY

3.2

Reg

iona

l ini

tiativ

esSu

ppor

t exi

stin

g re

gion

al

arra

ngem

ents

und

er th

e C

onve

ntio

n an

d pr

omot

e ad

ditio

nal

arra

ngem

ents

. (C

Ps, S

ecre

tari

at, I

OPs

)

3.2.

i Dev

elop

men

t of v

iabl

e re

gion

al a

rran

gem

ents

un

der t

he C

onve

ntio

n, a

pply

ing

the

Ope

ratio

nal

Gui

delin

es 2

009-

2012

for r

egio

nal i

nitia

tives

in th

e fra

mew

ork

of th

e Con

vent

ion

on W

etla

nds (

Ann

ex to

Re

solu

tion

X.6)

, res

ultin

g in

the

esta

blis

hmen

t of

new

regi

onal

initi

ativ

es, w

here

app

ropr

iate

, and

th

e st

reng

then

ing

of e

xist

ing

initi

ativ

es. (

Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

Stan

ding

Com

mitt

ee; R

egio

nal:

regi

onal

in

itiat

ives

with

IOPs

sup

port

)

Kno

wle

dge

netw

ork

– lis

t – w

ho’s

w

ho a

nd w

hy

Opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r res

ourc

es a

nd

capa

city

Kno

wle

dge

netw

ork

(wis

e us

e re

sour

ce

cent

re )

to d

eliv

er c

ase

stud

ies,

bes

t pra

ctic

e,

guid

elin

es, e

xper

ts li

st,

(wet

land

s cl

eari

ng h

ouse

m

echa

nism

)G

uida

nce

(initi

ativ

e de

velo

pmen

t) (R

esol

utio

n X.

6)


26

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 3.

3 In

tern

atio

nal

assi

stan

cePr

omot

e in

tern

atio

nal a

ssis

tanc

e to

su

ppor

t the

con

serv

atio

n an

d w

ise

use

of w

etla

nds,

whi

le e

nsur

ing

that

env

iron

men

tal s

afeg

uard

s an

d as

sess

men

ts a

re a

n in

tegr

al

com

pone

nt o

f all

deve

lopm

ent

proj

ects

that

affe

ct w

etla

nds,

in

clud

ing

fore

ign

and

dom

estic

in

vest

men

ts. (

CPs

, Sec

reta

riat

, IO

Ps)

3.3.

i Par

ties

with

bila

tera

l don

or a

genc

ies

to h

ave

enco

urag

ed th

ose

agen

cies

to g

ive

prio

rity

for

fund

ing

for w

etla

nd c

onse

rvat

ion

and

wis

e us

e pr

ojec

ts in

rela

tion

to p

over

ty e

radi

catio

n an

d ot

her r

elev

ant i

nter

natio

nal t

arge

ts a

nd p

rior

ities

. (N

atio

nal:

CPs

)3.

3.ii

Prop

osed

gra

nts,

loan

s, a

nd d

evel

opm

ent

proj

ects

from

inte

rnat

iona

l dev

elop

men

t age

ncie

s,

incl

udin

g ba

nks,

fina

ncia

l ins

titut

ions

and

pri

vate

in

vest

ors

and

deve

lope

rs, t

o in

clud

e en

viro

nmen

tal

safe

guar

ds a

nd e

nvir

onm

enta

l ass

essm

ents

of

poss

ible

impa

cts.

(Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

deve

lopm

ent

agen

cies

)

Who

will

fund

wha

t whe

re in

my

coun

try?

E.g

., G

EFW

ho w

ill fu

nd w

hat,

whe

re?

STR

ATE

GY

3.4

Shar

ing

info

rmat

ion

and

expe

rtis

ePr

omot

e th

e sh

arin

g of

exp

ertis

e an

d in

form

atio

n co

ncer

ning

the

cons

erva

tion

and

wis

e us

e of

w

etla

nds.

(CPs

, Sec

reta

riat

)

3.4.

i Les

s tim

e re

quir

ed fr

om P

artie

s on

man

agin

g in

form

atio

n fo

r nat

iona

l rep

orts

, but

bett

er q

ualit

y an

d m

ore

timel

y re

port

s pr

oduc

ed. (

Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat;

Nat

iona

l: C

Ps)

3.4.

ii In

crea

sed

flow

of i

nfor

mat

ion

mad

e av

aila

ble

by th

e Pa

rtie

s (e

.g.,

[Ram

sar-

rela

ted]

pol

icie

s,

[Ram

sar s

ite] m

anag

emen

t pla

ns, R

amsa

r site

m

onito

ring

, etc

.) to

the

Secr

etar

iat f

or d

isse

min

atio

n vi

a th

e Ra

msa

r Web

site

and

oth

er m

eans

. (N

atio

nal/R

egio

nal :

CPs

with

IOPs

[sup

port

])3.

4.iii

Rel

evan

t res

earc

h fin

ding

s th

at h

ave

been

ev

alua

ted

by th

e ST

RP p

rom

oted

and

mad

e w

idel

y av

aila

ble

thro

ugh

Ram

sar T

echn

ical

Rep

orts

, Ra

msa

r and

IOP

Web

site

s, a

nd o

ther

mea

ns.

(Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

STRP

, IO

Ps; N

atio

nal:

CPs

)

Kno

wle

dge

netw

ork

– lis

t – w

ho’s

w

ho a

nd w

hy -

CEP

A a

nd S

TRP

NFP

s an

d N

RCs

and

beyo

ndSh

ared

info

rmat

ion

man

agem

ent

capa

city

for n

atio

nal r

epor

ting

Kno

wle

dge

netw

ork

(wis

e us

e re

sour

ce

cent

re) t

o de

liver

cas

e st

udie

s, b

est p

ract

ice,

gu

idel

ines

, exp

erts

list

, (w

etla

nds

clea

ring

hou

se

mec

hani

sm),

Nat

iona

l rep

orts

and

sy

nthe

sis


27

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 3.

5 Sh

ared

wet

land

s,

[riv

er] b

asin

s an

d [m

igra

tory

] spe

cies

Prom

ote

inve

ntor

y an

d [c

oope

ratio

n fo

r the

] […

]man

agem

ent o

f sha

red

wet

land

s an

d hy

drol

ogic

al b

asin

s,

incl

udin

g co

oper

ativ

e m

onito

ring

an

d m

anag

emen

t of s

hare

d w

etla

nd-

depe

nden

t spe

cies

. (C

Ps, S

ecre

tari

at,

IOPs

)

3.5.

i Whe

re a

ppro

pria

te, a

ll Pa

rtie

s to

hav

e id

entifi

ed th

eir s

hare

d w

etla

nds,

rive

r bas

ins

and

mig

rato

ry s

peci

es, a

nd P

artie

s to

hav

e id

entifi

ed

colla

bora

tive

man

agem

ent m

echa

nism

s w

ith o

ne

anot

her f

or th

ose

shar

ed w

etla

nds

and

rive

r bas

ins.

(N

atio

nal:

CPs

)3.

5.ii

Whe

re a

ppro

pria

te, P

artie

s w

ith s

hare

d ba

sins

an

d co

asta

l sys

tem

s to

con

side

r par

ticip

atio

n in

jo

int m

anag

emen

t com

mis

sion

s or

aut

hori

ties.

(N

atio

nal:

CPs

)3.

5.iii

Reg

iona

l site

net

wor

ks a

nd in

itiat

ives

in

plac

e fo

r add

ition

al w

etla

nd-d

epen

dent

mig

rato

ry

spec

ies,

as

exem

plifi

ed in

ter a

lia b

y th

e A

fric

an-

Eura

sian

Mig

rato

ry W

ater

bird

Agr

eem

ent (

AEW

A),

the

East

Asi

an-A

ustr

alas

ian

Flyw

ay P

artn

ersh

ip, t

he

Wes

tern

Hem

isph

ere

Shor

ebir

d Re

serv

e N

etw

ork,

an

d th

e C

entr

al A

sian

Fly

way

Initi

ativ

e. (G

loba

l: ST

RP, S

ecre

tari

at, o

ther

MEA

s; N

atio

nal:

CPs

)

Nat

iona

l lev

el in

vent

ory,

whi

ch

are

shar

ed s

yste

ms

Ava

ilabl

e/ex

istin

g co

llabo

rativ

e m

echa

nism

s

Gui

danc

e/ca

se s

tudi

es/

best

pra

ctic

e –

how

to

col

labo

rate

on

man

agem

ent (

x)


28

GO

AL

4 In

stitu

tiona

l cap

acity

and

eff

ectiv

enes

s.

To p

rogr

ess

tow

ards

fulfi

llmen

t of t

he C

onve

ntio

n’s

mis

sion

by

ensu

ring

that

it h

as th

e re

quir

ed m

echa

nism

s, re

sour

ces,

and

cap

acity

to

do s

o.G

OA

L 5.

Mem

bers

hip:

To

pro

gres

s to

war

ds u

nive

rsal

mem

bers

hip

of th

e C

onve

ntio

n.

Indi

cativ

e lis

t of i

nfor

mat

ion/

data

/met

adat

a ne

eds

colle

cted

or

pro

vide

d at

:St

rate

gic

Plan

200

9-20

15 S

trat

egie

sK

ey R

esul

t Are

as (K

RA

s) b

y 20

15N

atio

nal l

evel

Inte

rnat

iona

l lev

elST

RA

TEG

Y 5.

1 M

embe

rshi

p Se

cure

uni

vers

al m

embe

rshi

p of

th

e C

onve

ntio

n an

d pr

ovid

e an

ap

prop

riat

e le

vel o

f ser

vice

. (C

Ps,

Secr

etar

iat)

5.1.

i Ach

ieve

mem

bers

hip

in th

e C

onve

ntio

n of

at

leas

t 170

Par

ties

by C

OP1

1 an

d of

all

elig

ible

na

tions

by

CO

P12.

(Glo

bal:

Secr

etar

iat,

Stan

ding

C

omm

ittee

)5.

1.ii

Stri

ve to

mak

e re

sour

ces

avai

labl

e to

pr

ovid

e se

rvic

ing

for P

artie

s, e

spec

ially

rece

ntly

ac

cede

d Pa

rtie

s, to

ass

ist t

hem

in im

plem

entin

g th

is S

trat

egic

Pla

n. (G

loba

l: Se

cret

aria

t, St

andi

ng

Com

mitt

ee, d

onor

CPs

)

Obl

igat

ions

and

pr

oces

ses

for a

cces

sion

gu

idan

ceA

cces

sion

gui

danc

e fo

r pr

ospe

ctiv

e Pa

rtie

s


29

App

endi

x

Diff

eren

t ava

ilabl

e ca

tego

riza

tions

of C

onve

ntio

n m

anda

tes

CA

TEG

OR

IES

OF

MA

ND

ATE

Res

olut

ion

IX.1

7 re

view

Wis

e U

se H

andb

ooks

, 3rd

edi

tion

(200

7)U

NEP

/IU

CN

“Is

sue-

base

d M

odul

es”

(tem

atea

)R

amsa

r Str

ateg

ic P

lan

(200

9-20

15) S

trat

egie

s•

Con

vent

ion

gove

rnan

ce a

nd

adm

inis

trat

ion

• Re

gion

al is

sues

• St

rate

gic

Plan

s, w

ork

plan

s an

d na

tiona

l rep

orts

• Fi

nanc

e an

d m

embe

rshi

p•

Part

ners

hips

, coo

rdin

atio

n,

syne

rgy,

and

inte

rnat

iona

l co

oper

atio

n (n

ot d

evel

opm

ent

assi

stan

ce –

see

bel

ow)

• D

evel

opm

ent a

ssis

tanc

e; p

over

ty

redu

ctio

n•

Wet

land

inve

ntor

y, a

sses

smen

t an

d m

onito

ring

• Ec

olog

ical

cha

ract

er, r

espo

nses

to

cha

nge,

man

agem

ent a

nd

rest

orat

ion

• Li

stin

g of

Ram

sar S

ites

(pro

cess

, ra

ther

than

spe

cific

site

s)

• C

onse

rvat

ion

of s

peci

fic a

reas

• W

ise

use

(incl

udin

g pe

atla

nds,

IW

RM, I

CZM

, nat

iona

l pla

nnin

g an

d pu

blic

par

ticip

atio

n et

c)

• W

ater

• C

omm

unic

atio

n, e

duca

tion,

pub

lic

awar

enes

s an

d ca

paci

ty-b

uild

ing

• C

once

ptua

l Fra

mew

ork

for t

he w

ise

use

of w

etla

nds

• D

evel

opin

g an

d im

plem

entin

g N

atio

nal W

etla

nd P

olic

ies

• Re

view

ing

law

s an

d in

stitu

tions

to

prom

ote

the

cons

erva

tion

and

wis

e us

e of

wet

land

s•

The

Con

vent

ion’

s Pr

ogra

mm

e on

co

mm

unic

atio

n, e

duca

tion

and

publ

ic a

war

enes

s (C

EPA

) 200

3-20

08•

Esta

blis

hing

and

str

engt

heni

ng

loca

l com

mun

ities

’ and

indi

geno

us

peop

le’s

par

ticip

atio

n in

the

man

agem

ent o

f wet

land

s•

An

Inte

grat

ed F

ram

ewor

k fo

r the

C

onve

ntio

n’s

wat

er-r

elat

ed g

uida

nce

• In

tegr

atin

g w

etla

nd c

onse

rvat

ion

and

wis

e us

e in

to ri

ver b

asin

m

anag

emen

t•

Gui

delin

es fo

r the

allo

catio

n an

d m

anag

emen

t of w

ater

for

mai

ntai

ning

the

ecol

ogic

al fu

nctio

ns

of w

etla

nds

• M

anag

ing

grou

ndw

ater

to m

aint

ain

wet

land

eco

logi

cal c

hara

cter

• W

etla

nd is

sues

in In

tegr

ated

Coa

stal

Zo

ne M

anag

emen

t

• A

sses

smen

ts•

Legi

slat

ive

mea

sure

s an

d na

tiona

l po

licie

s•

Man

agem

ent

• Ec

onom

ic in

stru

men

ts•

Prov

isio

n of

reso

urce

s•

Com

mun

icat

ion,

edu

catio

n an

d pu

blic

aw

aren

ess

• C

oope

ratio

n•

Cro

ss-c

uttin

g ob

ligat

ions

• W

etla

nd in

vent

ory

and

asse

ssm

ent

• G

loba

l wet

land

info

rmat

ion

• Po

licy,

legi

slat

ion

and

inst

itutio

ns•

Cro

ss-s

ecto

ral r

ecog

nitio

n of

w

etla

nd s

ervi

ces

• Re

cogn

ition

of r

ole

of th

e C

onve

ntio

n•

Scie

nce-

base

d m

anag

emen

t of

wet

land

s•

Inte

grat

ed W

ater

Res

ourc

es

Man

agem

ent

• W

etla

nd re

stor

atio

n•

Inva

sive

alie

n sp

ecie

s•

Priv

ate

sect

or•

Ince

ntiv

e m

easu

res

• Ra

msa

r site

des

igna

tion

• Ra

msa

r site

info

rmat

ion

• M

anag

emen

t pla

nnin

g –

new

Ra

msa

r Site

s•

Ram

sar s

ite e

colo

gica

l ch

arac

ter

• Ra

msa

r site

man

agem

ent

effec

tiven

ess


30

Res

olut

ion

IX.1

7 re

view

Wis

e U

se H

andb

ooks

, 3rd

edi

tion

(200

7)U

NEP

/IU

CN

“Is

sue-

base

d M

odul

es”

(tem

atea

)R

amsa

r Str

ateg

ic P

lan

(200

9-20

15) S

trat

egie

s•

An

Inte

grat

ed fr

amew

ork

for

wet

land

inve

ntor

y, a

sses

smen

t, an

d m

onito

ring

• A

Ram

sar f

ram

ewor

k fo

r wet

land

in

vent

ory

• G

uide

lines

for i

ncor

pora

ting

biod

iver

sity

-rel

ated

issu

es in

to

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

ass

essm

ent

legi

slat

ion

and/

or p

roce

sses

and

in

stra

tegi

c en

viro

nmen

tal a

sses

smen

t•

Stra

tegi

c Fr

amew

ork

and

guid

elin

es

for t

he fu

ture

dev

elop

men

t of t

he

List

of W

etla

nds

of In

tern

atio

nal

Impo

rtan

ce•

Add

ress

ing

chan

ge in

eco

logi

cal

char

acte

r•

Fram

ewor

ks fo

r man

agin

g Ra

msa

r Si

tes

and

othe

r wet

land

s•

Gui

delin

es fo

r int

erna

tiona

l co

oper

atio

n un

der t

he R

amsa

r C

onve

ntio

n on

Wet

land

s

• Ra

msa

r site

sta

tus

• M

anag

emen

t of o

ther

in

tern

atio

nally

impo

rtan

t w

etla

nds

• Sy

nerg

ies

and

part

ners

hips

w

ith M

EAs

and

IGO

s•

Regi

onal

initi

ativ

es•

Inte

rnat

iona

l ass

ista

nce

• Sh

arin

g in

form

atio

n an

d ex

pert

ise

• Sh

ared

wet

land

s, ri

ver b

asin

s an

d m

igra

tory

spe

cies

• C

omm

unic

atio

n, e

duca

tion,

pa

rtic

ipat

ion

and

awar

enes

s•

Con

vent

ion

finan

cial

cap

acity

• C

onve

ntio

n bo

dies

’ eff

ectiv

enes

s•

Wor

king

with

IOPs

and

oth

ers

• M

embe

rshi

p of

the

Con

vent

ion


31

Relevant Resolution

Resolution X.14

(adopted by the 10th meetinf of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, Changwon, Republic of Korea, 2008)

A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs

1. AWARE of the suite of technical and scientific guidelines and other materials prepared by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) to support Contracting Parties in their implementation of wetland conservation and wise use;

2. ALSO AWARE of the Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) developed and managed for the Convention by Wetlands International under contractual arrangements with the Ramsar Secretariat to support Contracting Parties in their implementation of wetland conservation and wise use, especially concerning Wetlands of International Importance; and FURTHER AWARE of other tools and resources available from International Organisation Partners and other organisations that contribute to supporting Ramsar data and information needs;

3. NOTING that the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP9) instructed the STRP to prepare further advice and guidance for consideration by the Parties at their 10th meeting, which would focus on the immediate and high priority tasks set out in Annex 1 to Resolution IX.2; and

4. THANKING the STRP for its work in preparing the advice and guidance annexed to this Resolution as part of its high priority work during the 2006-2008 triennium; and ALSO THANKING the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) for its support for the development of this guidance;

THE CONFERENCE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

5. WELCOMES the “Framework for Ramsar data and information needs” provided in the annex to this Resolution, and URGES Contracting Parties, relevant organizations and other stakeholders to make good use of it as appropriate, adapting it as necessary to suit national conditions and circumstances, within the frameworks of existing regional initiatives and commitments and in the context of sustainable development;

6. INSTRUCTS the STRP to include in its work plan for the 2009-2012 period work to:

a) update and further develop the Convention’s Framework for Ramsar data and information needs, drawing upon implementation experience, end-user perspectives, and analysis of further needs defined in the decisions of COP10, in particular in relation the data and information needed for identification and designation of Ramsar Sites;

b) produce a companion document identifying actions and action gaps of relevance to meeting the needs defined in the Framework at different scales;

c) make use of the Framework inter alia to inform harmonisation/interoperability activities with other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), construction and prioritisation of relevant project proposals either developed or supported by the Ramsar Convention, and the future development of the Ramsar Sites Information Service; and

7. INSTRUCTS the Ramsar Secretariat to disseminate this Framework widely, especially through amendment and updating of the Ramsar Wise Use Handbooks.


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The Ramsar Convention ‘toolkit’ for the conservation and wise use of wetlands, 4th ed. (2010)Convention pillar 1: Wise Use

Handbook 1 Wise use of wetlandsConcepts and approaches for the wise use of wetlands

Handbook 2 National Wetland PoliciesDeveloping and implementing National Wetland Policies

Handbook 3 Laws and institutionsReviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands

Handbook 4 Avian influenza and wetlandsGuidance on control of and responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza

Handbook 5 PartnershipsKey partnerships for implementation of the Ramsar Convention

Handbook 6 Wetland CEPAThe Convention’s Programme on communication, education, participation, and public awareness (CEPA) 2009-2015

Handbook 7 Participatory skillsEstablishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous people’s participation in the management of wetlands

Handbook 8 Water-related guidanceAn Integrated Framework for the Convention’s water-related guidance

Handbook 9 River basin managementIntegrating wetland conservation and wise use into river basin management

Handbook 10 Water allocation and managementGuidelines for the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands

Handbook 11 Managing groundwaterManaging groundwater to maintain wetland ecological character

Handbook 12 Coastal managementWetland issues in Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Handbook 13 Inventory, assessment, and monitoringAn Integrated Framework for wetland inventory, assessment, and monitoring

Handbook 14 Data and information needsA Framework for Ramsar data and information needs

Handbook 15 Wetland inventoryA Ramsar framework for wetland inventory and ecological character description

Handbook 16 Impact assessmentGuidelines on biodiversity-inclusive environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessmentConvention pillar 2: Ramsar sites designation and management

Handbook 17 Designating Ramsar SitesStrategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance

Handbook 18 Managing wetlandsFrameworks for managing Ramsar Sites and other wetlands

Handbook 19 Addressing change in wetland ecological characterConvention pillar 3: International cooperation

Handbook 20 International cooperationGuidelines and other support for international cooperation under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Companion documentHandbook 21 The Ramsar Convention Strategic Plan 2009-2015

Goals, strategies, and expectations for the Ramsar Convention’s implementation for the period 2009 to 2015

Data and information needs

Ramsar Handbooks4th edition

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