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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… including the disbursement of the Wetland Conservation Fund which has been set up to assist developing countries. A … from financial support provided by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with its international headquarters in Gland and … in many countries. It is now called the World Wide Fund for Nature but has also conserved its acronym. These …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… to the Convention budget and to the Ramsar Small Grants Fund. 1.9 Reporting Another important part of the Parties’ … until June 1993); • establishes the Wetland Conservation Fund (later renamed “the Ramsar Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use”); • adopts …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… Wildlife and Wetlands Trust, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). ■ Governmental obligations: … of membership: The Ramsar Secretariat has a Small Grants Fund for eligible Parties in all regions, drawn largely from … (MAB-ICC). 16 See http://whc.unesco.org/en/world-heritage-fund/. 17 See http://whc.unesco.org/en/intassistance. 18 See …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… 1990 that the COP established the Wetland Conservation Fund to support activities that improve the management of … the wise use of wetlands.111 The Ramsar Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use (as it was renamed … of the OECD are eligible to receive assistance from the Fund. 112 3.1.3 Evolution of the Convention and Current …
Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… their ecological character. The COP further established a fund in 1990, now known as the Ramsar Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use, which provides … http://www.ramsar.org/activity/small-grants-fund …