Wetlands International
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| Contact details | Wetlands International PO Box 471 6700 AL Wageningen The Netherlands Phone: +31 317 478854 Fax: +31 317 478850 E-mail: post@wetlands.org |
| Type of organisation | Conservation organisation |
| Organisation's interest | Conservation |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Learning Group member? | Yes |
Description
Wetlands International is an International NGO that works globally, regionally and nationally to achieve the conservation and wise use of wetlands, as a contribution to sustainable development. Wetlands International’s mission is to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations.
Projects
1. Central Kalimantan Peatlands Project: In Central Kalimantan in Indonesia, logging and conversion to agriculture have degraded an enormous area of peatswamp rainforest. This situation has lead to vary high carbon dioxide emissions and annual long lasting fires, causing smoke and health problems. The project main objective is to maintain and restore the great natural and economic values of Kalimantan's tropical peatlands by restoring key areas, closing drainage canals, replanting forests and supporting the development of sustainable livelihoods.
2. Green Coast Project: The Green Coast project was developed in response to the December 2004 Tsunami that hit the coasts of Asian countries. Together with its partners WWF, IUCN and Both ENDS, Wetlands International developed a program to restore the livelihoods and the damaged coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, beach forest, coral reef and sand dunes in the tsunami hit areas in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Malaysia. A total of 91,000 tsunami affected people in these coastal areas have benefited from rehabilitated coastal ecosystems; more than 1100 hectares of mangrove and coastal forests, 2,5 km of sand dunes and 100 hectare of damaged coral reef & sea grass beds were restored and protected.
3. Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project: The Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project is dedicated to promote the crucial role wetlands can play for poverty reduction. The project has successfully promoted partnership development between environmental and development organisations in order to improve local livelihoods and wetland management through demonstration projects in Zambia-Malawi, Kenya, Mali and Indonesia, but also by supporting civil society organizations, promoting capacity building and outreaching key fora such as the UN Convention on Climate Change. The Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project will be followed-up in 2009-2010 by the Wetlands and Livelihoods Programme, which shall focus even more on mainstreaming sustainable wetland management principles into poverty reduction strategies by showing the links between wetlands and health and including strong private sector involvement.
Geographic coverage
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
People
Trudy van Ingen
E-mail: trudi.ingen@wetlands.org
Kemi Seesink
E-mail: kemi.seesink@wetlands.org
Web URL
http://www.wetlands.org
Related records above this one:
- Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project (WPRP) (Initiative I0020)
Related records below this one:
- Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project (WPRP): Lessons Learned (Document D0215)
- Wetlands and Poverty Reduction (Document D0035)
- Berbak-Sembilang Poverty Alleviation and Wetlands (BSPAW) Project, Indonesia (Case study C0273)
- Poverty Reduction Project in the Inner Niger Delta, Mali (Case study C0272)
- Community-Based Eco-Tourism for the Indigenous Semelai Community in a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, Tasek Bera, Pahang (Case study C0233)
- Securing Indigenous Rights and Biodiversity Conservation Through Partnerships in Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines (Biblio B1522)
- Towards an Effective Protected Areas Network in Africa: Experience in Assessing Protected Area Management Effectiveness and Future Proposals (Biblio B1374)
- Marine Protected Areas: Benefits and Costs for Islands (Biblio B1319)
- The Socio-Economics of Wetlands (Biblio B1101)
- Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project (Biblio B1062)