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		<title>Ramsar, Conservation International Enhance Cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) and Conservation International (CI) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on the sidelines of the 46th meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee to provide a framework for future cooperation.]]></description>
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		<title>Ramsar STRP Agrees on Draft Work Plan for 2013-2015</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ramsar-strp-agrees-on-draft-work-plan-for-2013-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newly-appointed Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) held its 17th meeting (STRP 17) from 25 February-1 March 2013, in Gland, Switzerland, during which members established a draft work plan for the 2013-2015 triennium.]]></description>
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		<title>TEEB Report Highlights the Ecosystem Services Provided by Wetlands</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/teeb-report-highlights-the-ecosystem-services-provided-by-wetlands/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched the report "The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Water and Wetlands." The report urges a major shift in attitudes towards wetlands, to recognize their value in delivering water, raw materials and food, as well as their role in maintaining people's livelihoods and the sustainability of the world's economies.]]></description>
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		<title>Ramsar Announces Mangrove Rehabilitation Project in the Marshall Islands</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ramsar-announces-mangrove-rehabilitation-project-in-the-marshall-islands/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Ramsar Secretariat, the project aims to: increase community resilience to climate change on both atolls through restoring some of the existing degraded mangrove areas; and raise awareness of the value of mangroves conservation and restoration as a climate change adaptation measure through their role as coastal buffers and their significance for food security.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ramsar-evaluates-risk-to-wetlands-from-climate-change-induced-sea-level-rise/</guid>
		<title>Ramsar Evaluates Risk to Wetlands from Climate Change-Induced Sea-Level Rise</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ramsar-evaluates-risk-to-wetlands-from-climate-change-induced-sea-level-rise/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) has released a Briefing Note titled "Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise," which stresses that sea level rise will have various secondary impacts, such as displacement of human populations and agricultural activities, that could have additional consequences for wetland and biodiversity loss.]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Article #83: Climate Change and Wetlands: Implications for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wetlands continue to be lost as a consequence of human actions, despite the fact that they provide a wide range of ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being and, in particular, that some wetland types deliver services that are extremely important for climate change adaptation.]]></description>
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		<title>Ramsar COP 11 Stresses Role of Wetlands in Addressing Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ramsar-cop-11-stresses-role-of-wetlands-in-addressing-climate-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention adopted a resolution on climate change and wetlands, in which the COP notes concern that the importance of wetlands in managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be more widely recognized by climate change response strategies and mechanisms.]]></description>
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		<title>International Conference on Wetland Forests Focuses on the Green Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Conference on Wetland Forests, co-hosted by Wetlands International and the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources of Brunei Darussalam, was organized under the theme "forests biodiversity – towards green economy.” Participants heard a presentation by the Ramsar Secretariat on “the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the Conservation and Wise Use of Wetland Forests.”]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Ramsar COP 11 Resolutions Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ramsar Secretariat has announced that the draft resolutions for consideration by the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP 11) have been finalized. They address, inter alia: financial and budgetary matters; adjustments to the Strategic Plan 2009-2015 for the 2013-2015 triennium; climate change and wetlands: implications for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; agriculture-wetland interactions: rice paddy and pesticide usage; and wetlands and sustainable development.]]></description>
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		<title>Ramsar Releases First Batch of Draft COP 11 Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ramsar-releases-first-batch-of-draft-cop-11-resolutions/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ramsar Secretariat has released the first tranche of the draft resolutions for consideration by the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP 11), which address, inter alia: partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and other institutions; tourism and wetlands; wetlands and energy issues; wetlands and health: taking an ecosystem approach; and an integrated framework for linking wetland conservation and wise use with poverty eradication.]]></description>
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