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II Foro Mundialsobre el AguaSeguridad Hidrolgica en el Siglo XXI

Mission to Mostar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)Sultansazligi, Ramsar site in Turkey

15th Global Biodiversity ForumRevista ECONOTICIAS

Anuari Ornitolgic de les Balears 1998

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3 EN PORTADAII Foro Mundial sobre el Agua. Conferencia

Interministerial sobre Seguridad Hidrolgicaen el Siglo XXI

6 MedWetMission to Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

107 COLECCIONABLESultansazligi, Ramsar site in Turkey

8 AGENDA15th Global Biodiversity Forum

Revista ECONOTICIAS21 Reunin Anual de la Socity of Wetlands Scientists

Workshop on Greek WetlandsEuropean Postgaduate Course in EnvironmentalManagement

WWF's Mediterranean Schools 2000

10 LIBROSAnuari Ornitolgic de les Balears 1998

11 FICHAS TCNICASSecovlje salt pans (Slovenia)

12 ENTREVISTAcon Luc Hoffmann

SUMARIO 13

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E ntre el 17 y el 22 de marzo de2000 se celebr en La Haya(Holanda) el II Foro Mundialsobre el Agua y Conferencia Interminis-terial sobre Seguridad Hidrolgica en elSiglo XXI, organizados por el gobier-no holands, el World Water Council'sWorld Water Vision and Frameworkfor Action y el Global Water Partnership.Asistieron unos 3.500 representantesde todo el mundo. El Foro Mundial

sobre el Agua es un encuentro trienalde responsables de polticas y de latoma de decisiones en la materia,representando a gobiernos, organis-mos internacionales, Naciones Unidas,ONGs, entidades cientficas y sectoresespecializados tanto pblicos como

privados. Los objetivos principales delForo son los siguientes:- Incrementar la conciencia de los res-

ponsables de la toma de decisiones, losmedios de comunicacin y el pblico

sobre los aspectos crticos de la pro-blemtica global del agua.- Proporcionar una plataforma paraintercambiar puntos de vista, informa-cin y conocimientos sobre los aspec-tos y documentacin de actualidad enla materia.- Incrementar las oportunidades paraque el Consejo Mundial del Agua pro-mueva sus polticas y conclusiones, ascomo para que comparta con otrasorganizaciones sus intereses y visionescomunes. El Consejo es una organiza-

cin no gubernamental creada en 1996.Sus miembros son instituciones guberna-mentales que representan 2/3 de la pobla-cin global, as como entidades internacio-nales, Naciones Unidas y ONGs.- Exponer el estado actual del conocimien-to sobre evaluacin global del recursohdrico, as como sobre los retos y solucio-nes potenciales.El acceso de la poblacin al recurso hdri-co, en cantidad y calidad suficientes, es unode los retos globales para el siglo XXI. El

presidente del Consejo Mundial del Agua,Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, estim que 26pases, con una poblacin de ms de 300millones de personas, ya ahora sufren esca-sez de agua. Indican las proyecciones quehacia 2050, unos 66 pases (2/3 de la pobla-

cin mundial) padecern escasez de mode-rada a severa.Es bien sabido que las zonas hmedas con-tribuyen decisivamente a conservar lasfuentes de agua, y ste es uno de los prin-cipales argumentos para proteger loshumedales en todo el mundo. DelmarBlasco, Secretario General de la Conven-cin Ramsar inform que la reunin fue unevento significativo, ya que tanto laDeclaracin Ministerial como el Marco deAccin finales reconocieron la importancia

de la gestin y la proteccin de los ecosis-temas de agua dulce. Este reconocimiento,sin embargo, no fue tan pleno comoRamsar hubiera deseado. As, en la Decla-racin Ministerial aparece una lista deecosistemas a proteger como uno de los

siete retos para el futuro, pero no comoel reto bsico que subyace sobre todoslos dems -ya que si los ecosistemasdulceacucolas no son bien gestiona-dos no quedar agua para ninguno delos otros sectores-. Este punto de vistafue ampliamente reconocido en la

IUCN's Water for Nature Vision, deba-tida durante el Foro, pero la cuestin escunto de ello ser integrado en lavisin central, la Visin para el

Agua, la Vida y el Medio Ambiente,as como en el Marco de Accin quedebe salir de la reunin. El Sr. Blascoindica que, aunque en los ltimos aosse aprecia un progreso en el realce quela conservacin de ecosistemas tieneen la Word Water Vision, lamentable-mente an se considera como algoseparado de su asunto central, el agua

para la gente.Los Ministros dividieron sus trabajosde la Conferencia en siete sesiones -

una por reto de futuro-. La sesintemtica sobre Proteccin de Ecosis-temas, dirigida por el Ministro deMedio Ambiente de Colombia -elMinistro de Suecia actu como relator-,reconoci que los ecosistemas debenser conservados y restaurados paraasegurar la sostenibilidad de los recur-sos hdricos para la humanidad, con-cluyendo que para compartir el aguaes vital la cooperacin transfronterizadentro de las regiones del mundo; y losacuerdos regionales, concordantes con

las convenciones internacionales, debenfacilitarla. El texto final de la DeclaracinMinisterial, tras las correcciones a la pro-

puesta inicial surgidas de los debates, es elsiguiente:

MINISTERIAL DECLARATION OF THE

HAGUE ON WATER SECURITY IN THE

21st CENTURY

1. Water is vital for the life and health of

people and ecosystems and a basic require-

ment for the development of countries, butaround the world women, men and chil-

dren lack access to adequate and safe

water to meet their most basic needs. Water

resources, and the related ecosystems that

provide and sustain them, are under threat

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II Foro Mundial sobre el Agua. ConferenciaInterministerial sobre Seguridad Hidrolgica enel Siglo XXI2st World Water Forum. Ministerial Conference on Water Security

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from pollution, unsustainable use, land-use

changes, climate change and many other

forces. The link between these threats and

poverty is clear, for it is the poor who are

hit first and hardest. This leads to one sim-

ple conclusion: business as usual is not an

option. There is, of course, a huge diversi-

ty of needs and situations around the globe,

but together we have one common goal: to

provide water secur ity in the 21st Century.

This means ensuring that freshwater,

coastal and related ecosystems are protect-

ed and improved; that sustainable develop-

ment and political stability are promoted,

that every person has access to enough

safe water at an affordable cost to lead a

healthy and productive life and that the vul-

nerable are protected from the risks of

water-related hazards.

2. These threats are not new. Nor are

attempts to address them. Discussions and

actions started in Mar del Plata in 1977,

continued through Dublin and were con-

solidated into Chapter 18 of Agenda 21 inRio in 1992. They were reaffirmed in Paris

1998, CSD-6 and in the Second World

Water Forum and Ministerial Conference.

The process will continue in the meeting in

Bonn in 2002 ("Dublin+10"), through the

10-year review of implementation of

Agenda 21, and beyond. These and other

international meetings have produced a

number of agreements and principles that

are the basis upon which this and future

statements should be built. The goal of pro-

viding water security in the 21st Century isreflected in the unprecedented process of

broad participation and discussion by

experts, stakeholders and government offi-

cials in many regions of the world. This

process has profited from the important

contributions of the World Water Council,

who launched the World Water Vision

process at the First World Water Forum in

Marrakech, from the formation of the

World Commission on Water in the 21st

Century and from the development of the

Framework for Action by the Global Water

Partnership.

The Main Challenges

3. To achieve water security, we face the

following main challenges:

Meeting basic needs:to recognise that

access to safe and sufficient water and san-

itation are basic human needs and are

essential to health and well-being, and to

empower people, especially women,

through a participatory process of water

management.

Secur ing the food supply: to enhance food

security, particularly of the poor and vul-

nerable, through the more efficient mobili-

sation and use, and the more equitable

allocation of water for food production.

Protecting ecosystems: to ensure the integrityof ecosystems through sustainable water

resources management.

Sharing water resources: to promote pea-

ceful co-operation and develop synergies

between different uses of water at all levels,

whenever possible, within and, in the case

of boundary and trans-boundary water

resources, between states concerned,

through sustainable river basin manage-

ment or other appropriate approaches.

Managing ri sks: to provide security from

floods, droughts, pollution and otherwater-related hazards.

Valuing water: to manage water in a way

that reflects its economic, social, environ-

mental and cultural values for all its uses,

and to move towards pricing water servic-

es to reflect the cost of their provision. This

approach should take account of the need

for equity and the basic needs of the poor

and the vulnerable.

Governing water wisely: to ensure good

governance, so that the involvement of the

public and the interests of all stakeholders

are included in the management of water

resources.

Meeting the Chal lenges

4. We, the Ministers and Heads of

Delegation, recognise that our gathering

and this Declaration are part of a wider

process, and are linked to a wide range of

initiatives at all levels. We acknowledge the

pivotal role that governments play in real-

ising actions to meet the challenges. We

recognise the need for institutional, techno-

logical and financial innovations in order

to move beyond "business as usual" and we

resolve to rise to meet these challenges.

5. The actions advocated here are based on

integrated water resources management,

that includes the planning and manage-

ment of water resources, both conventional

and non-conventional, and land. This takes

account of social, economic and environ-

mental factors and integrates surface

water, groundwater and the ecosystems

through which they flow. It recognises the

importance of water quality issues. In this,

special attention should be paid to thepoor, to the role, skills and needs of women

and to vulnerable areas such as small

island states, landlocked countries and

desertified areas.

6. Integrated water resources management

depends on collaboration and partnerships

at all levels, from individual citizens to

international organisations, based on a

political commitment to, and wider societal

awareness of, the need for water security

and the sustainable management of water

resources. To achieve integrated waterresources management, there is a need for

coherent national and, where appropriate,

regional and international policies to over-

come fragmentation, and for transparent

and accountable institutions at all levels.

7. We will further advance the process of

collaboration in order to turn agreed prin-

ciples into action, based on partnerships

and synergies among the government, citi-

zens and other stakeholders. To this end:

A. We will establish targets and strate-gies, as appropriate, to meet the challenges

of achieving water security. As part of this

effort, we support the development of indi-

cators of progress at the national and sub-

national level. In carrying this forward, we

Arroyo en el Parque natural de la Sierra de Hornachuelos (Andaluc a, Espaa).Foto Conselleria de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andaluca


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will take account of the valuable work done

for the Second World Water Forum.

B. We will continue to support the UN

system to re-assess periodically the state of

freshwater resources and related ecosys-

tems, to assist countries, where appropri-

ate, to develop systems to measure pro-

gress towards the realisation of targets and

to report in the biennial World Water

Development Report as part of the overall

monitoring of Agenda 21.

C. We will work together with other

stakeholders to develop a stronger water

culture through greater awareness and

commitment. We will identify best prac-

tices, based on enhanced research and

knowledge generation capacities, knowl-

edge dissemination through education and

other channels and knowledge sharing

between individuals, institutions and soci-

eties at all appropriate levels. This will

include co-ordination at regional and otherlevels, as appropriate, to promote arrange-

ments for coping with water-related disas-

ters and for sharing experiences in water

sector reform. It will also include interna-

tional co-operation in technology transfers

to, and capacity building in, developing

countries.

D. We will work together with stake-

holders to increase the effectiveness of pol-

lution control strategies based on polluter

pays principles and to consider appropri-

ate rules and procedures in the fields of lia-bility and compensation for damage result-

ing from activities dangerous to water

resources.

E. Against the background of the

preparatory work for and discussions in

The Hague, we will work within multilater-

al institutions, particularly the UN system,

International Financial Institutions and

bodies established by Inter-Governmental

Treaties, to strengthen water-related poli-

cies and programmes that enhance water

security, and to assist countries, as appro-

priate, to address the major challengesidentified in this Declaration.

F. We call upon the Secretary General

of the United Nations to further strengthen

the co-ordination and coherence of activi-

ties on water issues within the UN system.

We will adopt consistent positions in the

respective governing bodies to enhance

coherence in these activities.

G. We call upon the Council of the

Global Environmental Facility (GEF) to

expand activities that are within the man-

date of the GEF in relation to freshwaterresources by catalysing investments in

national water management issues that

have a beneficial impact on international

waters.

H. We welcome the contribution of the

World Water Council in relation to the

Vision and of the Global Water Partnership

with respect to the development of the

Framework for Action. We welcome fol-

low-up actions by all relevant actors in an

open, participatory and transparent man-

ner that draws upon all major groups in

society.

I. We note the statements

(attached to this declaration) made

by the representatives of the major

groups and welcome them as a clear

reflection of their readiness to work

with us towards a secure water future

for all.

8. Recognising that the actions

referred to in paragraph 7, including

progress on targets and strategies,

are important and ambitious, we will

review our progress periodically at

appropriate fora, including the meet-ing in Bonn in 2002 and the 10-year

review of the implementation of

Agenda 21.

9. The Ministerial Conference acknow-

ledges with appreciation that a range

of issues were discussed during the

Second World Water Forum, and that

the Chair of the Forum presented

these issues to the Ministerial

Conference. The importance of these

issues is unquestionable; we willraise them for further consideration

in relevant fora in the future and will

consider their implications for our

individual national situations.

10. The challenges are formidable,

but so are the opportunities. There

are many experiences around the

world that can be built on. What is

needed is for us all to work together,

to develop collaboration and part-

nerships, to build a secure and sus-

tainable water future. We will, indi-vidually and acting together, strive to

achieve this and stimulate and facilitate the

contributions of society as a whole. To this

end, we note with appreciation that pledges

were made at The Hague (attached to our

declaration). This Declaration reflects the

determination of our governments and rep-

resents a critical step in the process of pro-

viding water security for all.

11. We, the Ministers and Heads of

Delegation, thank the government andpeople of The Netherlands for their vision

and for their hospitality in hosting this con-

ference and forum.

Agreed to on Wednesday 22 March,

2000, In The Hague, The Netherlands

El presidente del Consejo Mundial delAgua, anunci en La haya que el TercerForo Mundial sobre el Agua tendr lugaren Japn en 2003, con el siguiente avancede programa:- Presentacin de ideas clave sobre el esta-

do mundial del agua por prominentes per-sonalidades internacionales.- Exposicin de las actuaciones delConsejo sobre el desarrollo de polticas enla materia.- Exposiciones tcnicas sobre asuntos clave

por cientficos y profesionales de prestigio.- Presentacin de posters y celebracin deseminarios, talleres y reuniones tcnicassobre cuestiones especficas.- Demostraciones de tecnologa y sesiones

de formacin.- Demostracin e informacin sobre pro-ductos y servicios.- Excursiones de estudio y visitas locales.

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Report Prepared by:Tobias SALATHE.Convention on Wetlands, RegionalCoordinator for Europe.

[email protected]

Nikos KONTOS. MedWet Team, Greek

Biotope/Wetlands Centre [email protected] PLATINI. UNEP Mediterranean

Action Plan, RAC/[email protected]

OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION Discussion about the possibility that theState of Bosnia & Herzegovina (composedof two Federal States: the Federation ofBosnia and Herzegovina and the RepublicSrpska) declares its succession to the for-mer Yugoslav Federation to become a

Contracting Party to the Convention onWetlands (including the designation of aRamsar Site). Discussion with the Authorities of theHerzegovina-Neretva Canton (one of 10cantons of the Federation of Bosnia andHerzegovina) about plans for the integrat-ed management of the lower Neretva area(including Hutovo Blato). Discussion with the local Authoritiesresponsible for the Hutovo Blato areaabout the proposed management measures

and visit of the Hutovo Blato area and itssurroundings. Meeting with the Croatian Authorities todiscuss the integrated management propos-als for the lower Neretva area and possibletransboundary cooperation, including the

follow-up of the seminar on "Socio-eco-nomic aspects of the use of the Neretva val-

ley" held on 11-13 November 1997 inMetkovic. Drafting of a project proposal or concept

to be further developed and subsequentlysubmitted to international donors to obtainfinancial and technical support for the elab-oration and implementation of integratedmanagement measures for the lower

Neretva floodplain (including HutovoBlato).

MAIN RESULTS1) Declaration of succession of Bosnia &Herzegovina to become a ContractingParty to the Ramsar Convention UNESCO informed the Ramsar Bureau

on 14 March about a letter received fromthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sarajevodeclaring the wish of Bosnia & Herzego-vina to become a Contracting Party to theRamsar Convention. This was noted withsatisfaction and the members of the mis-sion, including the Croatian delegation,congratulated the National and CantonalAuthorities for this significant development. It was however noted that the designationof a Ramsar Site is still missing. It was sug-gested that Hutovo Blato should become

the first Ramsar Site of Bosnia & Herzego-vina. In order that the Hutovo BlatoRamsar Site would be adjacent to theCroatian Ramsar Site "Neretva RiverDelta", it should also include areas outsidethe actual Nature Park (Park Prirode), i.e.

the floodplain areas of the Neretva,Brejava, and Trebizat rivers, and theBosnia & Herzegovina part of the Prutmarshes. The delineation of the Ramsar Site bound-aries on a map, to be sent to UNESCO, is ahigh priority to finalise Bosnia & Herzego-vina's accession to the Ramsar Convention.2) Ratification of SPAMI Protocol The mission encouraged the NationalAuthorities of Croatia and of Bosnia &Herzegovina to ratify the new Protocol onSpecially Protected Areas of Mediterra-nean Importance under the BarcelonaConvention. This would entitle them to

benefit from possible specific technical and

financial support for SPAMIs.3) Declaration of the creation of aNature Park in the Croatian NeretvaRiver Delta Ms Radovic of the newly created CroatianMinistry of Environmental Protection andPhysical Planning informed the partici-

pants of the imminent declaration of aNature Park covering the lower Neretvafloodplain and adjacent hillsides, based onthe new law on Nature Parks, currentlyunder consultation. The establishment of a

Nature Park will also include the establish-ment of a local management authority.Croatian Nature Parks profit from supportfrom the central government, unlike theexisting Nature Reserves in the NeretvaDelta that depend on the Dubrovnik-

Neretva County (Zupanija). The preparation of the Physical Plan forthe Dubrovnik-Nerteva County has already

been finalised, taking into account existingnatural and cultural heritage. In addition,specific management planning will berequired by law for the territory of the

future Nature Park.4) Current LIFE project "Developmentof new management policy for HutovoBlato wetlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina" The field visits and the meeting organisedin the Nature Park Hutovo Blato showedthe natural richness and the existingtourism potential of the site which merits to

be better known. The Nature Park profitsfrom the strong support of Capljina munic-ipality. The LIFE project leader (IvanBuntic) of the Ministry of Civil Enginee-

ring, Physical Planning and EnvironmentalProtection of the Herzegovina-NeretvaCanton informed the participants aboutcurrent studies under the LIFE project thatare considered very valuable follow-upactivities to the 1997 LIFE project cover-

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Mission to Mostar (Bosnia and

Mostar and Neretva river. Photo Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina



MedWet

ing the Croatian NeretvaDelta (as part of the MedWet2

project). Deputy Minister Saravanjainformed the mission aboutthe seminar planned for mid-May 2000 to discuss wetlandrelated legislation in Bosnia& Herzegovina, Croatia andat international level, man-agement questions for theHutovo Blato area, and thecooperation with the authori-ties on the Croatian side. Itwas felt that the publication ofthe results of this seminar will

be important for future trans-boundary cooperation. Copiesin English should also be sentto the members of the mission. It was suggested that the

Ministry involves activelylocal NGOs to carry out activ-ities to raise public awarenessabout the values of HutovoBlato and to educate the pub-lic and schoolchildren.5) Transboundary coopera-tion for the wise use of thelower Neretva area During the meeting inMetkovic and the field visit ofKuti Lake, the Croatian and

Bosnia & Herzegovina dele-gations, the authorities of theDubrovnic-Neretva County,of Metkovic, Ploce and Opu-zen, and local

NGOs strongly declared their wish for ajoint management of the lower Neretvaarea. This was noted with satisfaction andreference was made to the useful results ofthe 1997 seminar in Metkovic on "Socio-economic Aspects of the Use of the

Neretva Valley". The Barcelona andRamsar Conventions are endorsing these

promising developments and will send

official letters of support to the Croatianand Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministers atnational level. Additional discussions at the Ministry inMostar concluded on the following ActionPoints:

- Designation of Hutovo Blato by Bosnia& Herzegovina as a Ramsar Site and itsnotification to the RAC/SPA for inclusionas a SPA in the Directory of Marine andCoastal Areas of the MediterraneanRegion; designation of the Neretva Delta

Nature Park by Croatia (cf. above).- Creation of a bilateral managementcommittee by the relevant Authorities ofBosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia.

- This management committee will haveto identify, based on the studies of the LIFE

projects (MedWet2 inCroatia and HutovoBlato), priority objec-tives for the manage-ment of the entire area.

- The managementcommittee should alsoidentify local trainingneeds. These shouldthen be submitted to the

MedWet Coordinator andRAC/SPA for technicaland financial support.

- Based on the identi-fied key managementobjectives, the manage-ment committee - withthe help of the MedWet Team (EKBY) andof RAC/SPA - shall start the developmentof an integrated management plan and ofconcrete project proposals (including

budgets) for subsequent submission to spe-

cific donors. The Ramsar and BarcelonaConventions will actively endorse and sup-port such proposals for international techni-cal and financial support. Ms Radovic and Mr Vego pointed out thatthey consider the possibility of a shared

project for the management plan for thelower Neretva valley, prepared accordingto the "Guidelines on management plan-ning for Ramsar Sites and other wetlands"(Annex Resolution V.7). Some phases ofthe project could start even before themanagement authority of the future

Nature Park will be established. It couldbe envisaged that they submit a proposalfor project preparation assistance (dead-lines: end of April 2000, end of March2001) to the Ramsar Small Grants Fund(for evaluation criteria and operationalguidelines cf.http://ramsar.org/key_sgf_index.htm ). It was concluded that Bosnia andHerzegovina and Croatia should officially

present these significant developments tothe forthcoming MedWet/Com3 meetingin April 2000 in Djerba (Tunisia), and thatthey should profit from this opportunity to

discuss these issues with other membersof the Mediterranean Wetlands Commi-ttee and potential donors present at themeeting. Deputy Minister Karavanja informed the

participants about the starting transregion-al cooperation on the development ofAdriatic river catchment basins, including3 Counties on the Croatian side and 3Cantons in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Thiswill provide a general framework fortransboundary cooperation in the lower

Neretva valley and other, nearby interna-tional river catchments.

The authors of this report would like to

thank their hosts in Mostar, notably Deputy

Minister Saravanja and Mr Vego for their

hospitality and their excellent preparation

of the mission programme.

They would also like to thank Ms Radovicfrom the Croatian Ministry of Environ-

mental Protection and Physical Planning

for her pivotal preparatory work and con-

tribution for the future transboundary

cooperation..

Neretva flood plain, Ramsar site in Croatia. Photo Tobias Salath

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15th GLOBAL BIODIVERSI-TY FORUM.Nairobi, Kenya. 12-14 May 2000

Convenors: IUCN, WRI, ACTS, BIONET,IPBN, WWF, UNEP, The Indonesian

Biodiversity Forum, The Royal Botanic

Gardens (Kew), IPGRI, SCBD, GEF,

SPDA, ITDG, ELCI, RIOD, AMAN,

ANDES, SDC, ADN, Kalpavriksh (India),

Sobrevivencia (Paraguay)

The 15th session of the Global BiodiversityForum (GBF15-Nairobi/COP5) will beconvened in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12-14May 2000, immediately prior to the fifth

meeting of the Conference of the Parties tothe Convention on Biological Diversity(COP5) (Nairobi, Kenya, 15-26 May2000). GBF15-Nairobi/COP5 will focuson the theme: "Sharing the Benefits fromBiodiversity" and will have workshopsaddressing the following three topics:Biodiversity for Poverty Alleviation;Instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resources; andAgricultural Biodiversity and SustainableLivelihoods: the Case of Dryland Ecosystems.The GBF provides an independent, open

and strategic mechanism to foster analysis,dialogue and debate among all interested

parties to address significant ecological,economic, institutional and social issuesrelated to the options for action to conserve

biodiversity and use biological resourcessustainably and equitably. It contributes tothe further development and implementa-tion of the Convention on BiologicalDiversity (CBD) and other biodiversity-related instruments at the international,regional and national levels. It comple-

ments intergovernmental processes by: 1)providing a broad spectrum of perspec-tives, proposals and experiences from allstakeholders; 2) building diverse partner-ships among stakeholders (including gov-ernments, indigenous groups, local com-

munities, NGOs and the private sector);and 3) identifying key issues and areas thatrequire further development and attention.The Forum concept was initially proposed

by the Global Biodiversity Strategy (WRI,IUCN, UNEP, 1992).Interested individuals from all sectors ofsociety are invited to submit 1-2 pageabstracts of papers by 1 April 2000 for pos-sible presentation at one of the workshops.Institutions that are interested in co-organ-izing a workshop are encouraged to contactthe focal point(s) of the workshop con-cerned directly, or the GBF15 Coordinator.The following workshops are currently

planned:

1.Biodiversity for Poverty Alleviation(Organizers: IUCN, Kehati, Kalpavriksh,Sobrevivencia, CARE, UNDP, GEF, WorldBank, and others to being sought).mailto:[email protected]

2.Instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resources(Organizers: WRI, IPGRI, The RoyalBotanic Gardens - Kew, IPBN, SPDA,AMAN, ANDES, WWF)[email protected] , [email protected].

3.Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainable

Livelihoods: the Case of Dryland Eco-sys-tems (Organizers: ITDG, ELCI, RIOD,UNDP). mailto:[email protected]

Registration and information: LaurenceChristen (e-mail: [email protected] /fax:+41 22 999-0025).The deadline for receiving the participationform is 20 April 2000.For further Information: Caroline Martinet,GBF-Coordinator, IUCN-The World Conserva-tion Union, [email protected]

http://iucn.org/themes/gbf/index.html

From: the Ramsar Forum, May 2000

ECONOTICIAS.Revista de la Fundacin

ASIANLa Fundaci de la Comunitat ValencianaASIAN, cuyos fines son la difusin de lacultura del respeto al medio ambiente paraalcanzar el desarrollo sostenible entre los

industriales y la orientacin ciudadanasobre temas medioambientales, edita larevista trimestral ECONOTICIAS, que sedistribuye gratuitamente entre las indus-trias valencianas, especialmente lasPYMES. Colaboran con la Fundacin:

Estudio de abogados ASIAN ASESO-RES, Ingeniera PROFILTA, S.L.,

Institutos tecnolgicos AIMME, AINIA yAIDIMA, FEMEVAL, Estudio de D.Gerardo Urios y ATMM Natura, S,L.El objetivo fundamental de la revista, decontenido jurdico-tcnico, es formar einformar a los responsables de los departa-

mentos de calidad y medio ambiente de lasindustrias, dando una informacin actuali-zada sobre legislacin europea, estatal,comunitaria y local, as como sobre lasltimas tecnologas disponibles para lamejora de los sistemas productivos. El con-tenido de la revista est enfocado para ser-vir de: 1) Concienciacin de alcanzar laEco-eficiencia como una necesidad impe-rativa del desarrollo industrial; 2)Herramienta de trabajo para orientar yactualizar conocimientos del responsablede medio ambiente de las industrias (fun-

damentalmente PYMES por ser stas lasms desfavorecidas con la vertiginosa pro-mulgacin de normativa ambiental).

Leopoldo Vidal-Asian Bonacho.Fundacin ASIAN

E-mail: leovidal@ jazzfree.com

21 REUNIN ANUAL DE LASOCIETY OF WETLANDSSCIENTISTS

SIMPOSIO: Ciencia y comuni dades loca-les. Fortaleciendo ali anzas para el mane-jo eficaz de los humedales. Qubec, 6-12

de agosto de 2000

Ya se han realizado esfuerzos considera-

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bles en varios pases para involucrar a lascomunidades locales en sistemas participa-tivos de manejo de humedales. Tambin sereconoce la necesidad de llevar estas ini-ciativas un paso ms adelante e involucrar

a los cientficos en los esfuerzos que reali-zan los manejadores y las comunidadeslocales. La ciencia debera ser siempre la

base del manejo de los humedales, perocon frecuencia mucha de la informacinvaliosa generada por investigadores nollega a las comunidades locales, y a su vez,las comunidades locales no tienen la opor-tunidad de hacer conocer sus necesidades ala comunidad cientfica. En este ltimocaso, la considerable inversin de tiempohecha en estudios cientficos poco relacio-

nados con las necesidades de los maneja-dores de los humedales y las necesidadesde las comunidades locales, agrava la situacin.Para el Simposio se invitaron presentacio-nes principales, que incluyen cinco ejem-

plos de las Amricas y una de Australia,realizadas conjuntamente por cientficos omanejadores de humedales y las comuni-dades. Todas las presentaciones hacennfasis en experiencias donde los investi-gadores y las comunidades locales trabajanen coordinacin para el manejo eficaz delos humedales. A continuacin de las pre-

sentaciones se llevar a cabo una mesaredonda de discusin, con facilitadores,con el objetivo de estrechar los lazos entrecientficos y comunidades locales y esti-mular nuevas ideas y posibilidades de cola-

boracin.Los "Lineamientos para establecer y forta-lecer la participacin de las comunidadeslocales y de los pueblos indgenas en elmanejo de los humedales" adoptados porResolucin VII.8 en la COP7 de laConvencin de Ramsar, en Costa Rica

(1999) sern considerados la base para esteSimposio y sern el punto de partida paralas discusiones. No obstante, el objetivo delSimposio no es hacer una revisin de infor-macin existente y llegar a conclusiones yaconocidas, sino el de mirar hacia delante,

ms all de los Lineamientos de Ramsar.Estos constituyen un excelente comienzo

pero su verdadero valor se encuentra en suimplementacin en el terreno. Ahora esnecesario establecer el contacto entre elconocimiento cientfico y el tradicional, yel derecho legtimo de todos los interesa-dos en participar en el manejo de loshumedales a travs de un proceso de con-senso claro, confianza mutua y respetoincuestionable. Este Simposio pretendedemostrar que sto no slo es posible sinoque ya est ocurriendo en varios pases delas Amricas y en Australia, y que consi-derar la posibilidad de conservar los hume-dales de otra forma en la actualidad, es fr-mula para el fracaso.Autores e informacin: Nadra Nathi-Gyan(Trinidad y Tobago) y Larry Mason (USA).

[email protected] ,

[email protected] ,http://www.ducks.org/

De: the Ramsar Forum, marzo de 2000

WORKSHOP ON GREEKWETLANDS,March 2000

The Greek Ministry of Environment,Physical Planning and Public Works, incollaboration with EKBY (The GreekBiotope/Wetland Centre), organised on 7-8March 2000 in Thessaloniki a workshopdedicated to the dissemination of theMedWet methods and tools in Greece.About 50 representatives from the 13Greek regional authorities were invited, aswell as representatives of the central min-istries. They included officials and staffinvolved not only with environment, but

also with physical and development plan-ning and management of water resources.The meeting was chaired by Mrs. E.Bassoukea, Director of Environment, and

by Professor G. Zalidis, member of theRamsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel.

Some of the most interesting presentationsfrom EKBY staff included themes such as: Designing monitoring projects for wet-lands. Inventory database and monitoring ofwetlands. Management of soil and water resourceson the hydrological basin scale. Restoration and creation of wetlands. Use of satellite imagery for hydrological

purposes. System for decision-making support

based on GIS data.There was quite an emphasis (and discus-sion) on water resources management inrelation to wetlands. A very interestingdemonstration concerned the use of scien-tific tools for monitoring ground waterlevel changes in the Anthemous Riverhydrological basin, and the importance ofthe results in managing water resources in

the area sustainably.The MedWet Coordinator, Mr T. Papa-yannis, presented the MedWet Initiative, itshistory, structure, current activities and per-spectives.The participants referred to a number ofwetland projects, for which the regions areresponsible, such as the new KalamasDelta LIFE project in northwest Greece.They expressed, however, their worriesabout the low level of expert staffing andequipment at the regional level. The meet-

ing then focused on the possibility of estab-lishing a collaborative network among theregions and the central services, and the

provision of information and technical sup-port to the regions.

Thymio Papayannis, MedWet Coordinator

EUROPEAN POSTGRADU-ATE COURSE IN ENVI-RONMENTAL MANAGE-MENT (EPCEM). The Netherlands,September 2000The European Postgraduate Course in



Environmental Management (EPCEM)provides an advanced international trainingin environmental policy and management.In addition to specialist university educa-tion (at MA/MSc level), this can be anexcellent preparation for the environmental

professional practice.EPCEM 2000/2001 starts in Septemberand contains a training in knowledge andskills needed to solve environmental prob-lems. An interdisciplinary research projectand internship in one of the Europeancountries are part of the training. Alreadymore than 200 participants from over 30countries, who since 1992 have receivedtheir supplementary Masters Degree inEnvironmental Management, are presentlyworking at various authorities, consultan-cies, environmental NGOs, and researchinstitutes. EPCEM is organised by univer-sities in Amsterdam, Leiden and Wage-

ningen (The Netherlands), Paris (France)and Debrecen (Hungary), in co-operationwith other universities in Eastern andWestern Europe.To cover the course fee of NLG 25.000(=11345 Euro) and living expenses, forspecified target groups a limited number ofgrants (offered by a. o. Dutch governmen-tal funds and the Foundation Open SocietyInstitute) is available through EPCEM.Deadline for application is 15 March 2000,

but in consultation with the EPCEM secre-

tariat applications may be accepted until 31March 2000. Candidates with own finan-cial resources or sponsoring may beaccepted until 30 April 2000.

Application forms and more informationare available on Internet:

http://www.vu.nl/ivm/

EPCEM secretariat, Vrije UniversiteitAmsterdam, [email protected] ,

EPCEM co-ordinator: Ckees van Oijen ,[email protected]

Http://www.frw.uva.nl/org/epcem.html

From: the Ramsar Forum, march 2000

ACROSS THE WATERS.WWF's MediterraneanSchools 2000

The Mediterranean Programme of WWFholds every year, since 1995, a programmeof training courses, broadly known by nowas "the WWF Mediterranean Schools".The courses are designed to provide practi-

cal training to individuals from NGOs andNo-profit institutions of the Mediterraneanregion, on relevant topics related to theconservation and sustainable managementof the main Mediterranean ecosystems.They also aim to foster the exchange of

ideas, experiences and resources betweenindividuals and organisations from differ-ent Mediterranean countries. The Schoolsare structured in an interactive way which

allows the participants -both students andteachers- to share experiences and knowl-edge related to the common patrimony ofthe Mediterranean environment, and sub-sequently look for effective, practical solu-tions to the environmental problems intheir respective areas. They also emphasisethe remarkable cultural diversity of theMediterranean region, a unique cross-roads

between Europe, Asia and Africa. The

Schools have an average duration of 1 2days and are open to 12/15 participantsfrom ah riverine Mediterranean countries,Plus Portugal, FYR Macedonia, andJordan.June: The Sun School. Environmentaleducation methodologies and techniquesapplied to Mediterranean ecosystems. It isheld in the village of El Haouaria (CapBon, Tunisia) in collaboration with WWFTunis Office.July: The Blue School.Conservation andmanagement of marine and coastal ecosys-

tems. It will be held at the Centre d'Estudisdel Mar, in Sitges, North-east Spain.September:The Wet School. Conser-vation and management of wetlands andfreshwater resources in the Mediterranean,taking place in the Natural Pork of Delta del'Ebre, Spain.September: Silva. Conservation and man-agement of Mediterranean forests.Ramlieh, Lebanon.October:The Wild School. Managing

protected areas in the Mediterranean

region. Itinerant course covering severalprotected areas managed by WWF in Italy,and the Abruzzo National Park.

http://www.atw-wwf.com

[email protected]

ANUARI ORNITOLGICDE LES BALEARS 1998

El Grup Balear d'Ornitologia i Defensa dela Naturalesa (GOB) es un grupo de reco-nocido prestigio en el campo del estudio, ladivulgacin y la defensa del medioambiente, en activo desde el ao 1973. Estaentidad publica el volumen 13 de suAnuario Ornitolgico de las Islas Baleares,correspondiente al ao 1998. En esta edi-cin, el Anuario incorpora los siguientesartculos cientficos:KESTENHOLZ, M., PETER, D.: Patronsen la migraci de limcoles en el Salobrar

de Campos (Mallorca) durant la tardor de

1996 i primavera de 1997.

CARBONERAS,C.: Notes sobre la feno-logia i selecci de l'habitat de la baldritja

de les Balears Puffinus mauretanicus.

MARTNEZ, O., PALERM, J.C.: Avifaunade ses Feixes d'Eivissa.

Entre las Notas Breves, el Anuario aporta

datos sobre el Estatus del milano negroMilvus migrans (F. DE PABLO, J.M.PONS), Recompte hivernal d'aus aquti-ques i limicoles a les Balears, gener 1999

(V. HEREDERO, S. CATCHOT, J.C.PALERM, O. MARTINEZ) yNou registrede nidificaci del bec d'alena

Recurvirostra avosetta al salobrar de

Campos, Mallorca(J. RIERA, M. SUAREZ).Por ltimo, la publicacin incluye una sec-cin deRegistres ornitolgics, unInforme

sobre les campanyes d'anellament d'ocells

a Balears 1998, unasRessenyes bibliogr-fiques y Anexos conResum metereolgic,Estatus de l'avifauna baleary unaLlista derareses.

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LOCATIONAdriatic coast, at the mouth of the Dragonja River, 12 km south of the town of Koper. Coordinates: 4529'N 01336'E

HYDROLOGICAL/PHYSICAL NOTESSecovlje salt pans Landscape Park is a partly abandoned area of salt pans (averaging 0.5 m deep), including saltmarsh,Phragmites

beds and a small area of tidal mudflats at the mouth of the canalised Dragonja River. This area has been continuolsly transformed, bythe working of nature, into a series of diverse and more or less saline biotopes which supplement each other and form a closed ecosys-tem. The salt fields consist of basins of different evaporation grades and crystallization basins, where salt is harvested during the summer.

BIOLOGICAL/ECOLOGICAL NOTESSalt pans have been operated in the Dragonja delta for hundreds of years but some areas were abandoned at the beginning of the pres-ent century, allowing the re-establishment of saltmarsh with Salicornia sp., Limonium sp, Scirpus maritimus, Juncus maritimus and

Phragmites australis. In 1945, another area (Fontanigge) was abandoned and is now partly inundated by sea water and partly coveredby halophytic vegetation withLimonium sp., Salicornia sp. andArtemisia sp.The site is important for breeding, staging and wintering waterbirds. Nesting species includeIxobrychus minutus, Himantopus himan-topus, Sterna hirundo and S. albifrons. Staging birds include large numbers of Limosa limosa, Tringa spp., Calidris spp. and

Philomachus pugnax. Wintering waterbirds include Gavia arctica, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Podiceps cristatus, Phalacrocorax carbosinensis, Anas penelope, A. crecca, Aythya ferina, Mergus serrator, Fulica atra, Vanellus vanellus, Tringa totanus, andLarus spp. Anumber of nationally rare invertebrates and halophytic plants occur within the site.

HUMAN USESPrior to designation as a Landscape Park in 1989, a number of drainage ditches were dug in an attempt to drain some parts of the site.The area was also formerly used for hunting. There have been proposals for the establishment of fish farms. Nowadays, about 40% ofthe site (the Lera area) is composed of operational salt pans. The whole area is important for conservation education, outdoor recreationand scientific research. A museum complex has been set up in the abandoned Fontanigge salt-pans. The The Museum of Salt-making

consist of two restored salt-pans houses, their appertaining salt fields and once navigable Giassi channel.

CONSERVATION MEASURESNationally the area is designated a Nature Reserve (with four reserves: Ob Rudniku, Stojbe, Curto Pichetto, and Stare Soline). Both thelocal community and a private enterprise are involved in preparation of the management plan for Secovlje salt pans. The salt pans werein 1993 included, as the only wetland in Slovenia, on the list of Ramsar sites.

ADVERSE FACTORSThe most significant threat to the site comes from plans to build an irrigation dam on the Dragonja River, about 10 km upstream. Thereis some disturbance by recreational flying from a nearby airfield.

From:

- A Directory of Wetlands of International Importance.Ramsar Convention Bureau and Wetlands International, 1999.

- Secovlje salt-pans Landscape Park.Reg. Instit. For Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage,Piran. Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Slovenja

Fichas Tcnicas de Humedales Mediterrneos/Mediterranean Wetlands Technical Data

Secovlje salt pans(Slovenia)

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Le Docteur Luc Hoffmann fait partie del'histoire du mouvement conservatio-niste mondial et, en particulier, c'estune rfrence indispensable dans les initiati-ves concernant la protection et l'tude deszones humides mditerranennes. N Basel(Suisse) en 1923 et c'est parmi les fondateursde la station biologique de Tour du Valat(Camargue, France), tant son directeurdurant 20 ans. Aussi bien, il fait partie dugroupe fondateur de World Wildlife Fund(WWF) en 1961, restant dans sa directricedurant plusieurs annes (dans l'actualit c'estle Vice-prsident mrite). Avec cette organi-sation, il a jou un rle important dans la nais-

sance et le dveloppement de l'initiative MedWet et le Comit pourles zones humides Mditerranennes (MedWet/Com). Aussi bienc'est un membre actif dans d'autres organismes importants: l'UnionMondial pour la Nature (IUCN), Wetlands International,Convention de Ramsar, World Conservation Union International

Waterfowl, Wetlands Research Bureau, Bird Life International etInternational Foundation for the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritanie). Le Dr.Hoffmann a reu des Doctorats Honoris cause, prix et distinctionsde la part plusieurs pays, la dernire a t au mois de Dcembre de1999, et tait la commandante de l'ordre de Mrite accord pour laGrce, en reconnaissance pour son "rle catalytique" dans les orga-nisations cits. Cet auteur a plus de soixante travaux scientifiques etdivers livres sur oiseaux, conservation et zones humides.

Pouvez-vous nous expli quer pourquoi vous avez consacrune

grande parti e de votre vie la protection de la Nature?

Je m'intresse au monde vivant, aux plantes et aux animaux depuisma plus tendre enfance. C'est la raison pour laquelle j'ai entrepris

des tudes universitaires de zoologie ce qui m'a, par la suite, permisde lancer un programme d'tudes cologiques en Camargue. Au filde ce programme, j'ai pris conscience des menaces qui pesaient surla nature et j'ai dcid d'orienter mes recherches de faon contri-

buer la sauvegarde et une meilleure gestion de la nature et plusspcialement des zones humides.

Mise par t la reconnaissance publ ique tmoigne par divers pays

votre oeuvre de mcnat pour la conserva-

tion de la Nature, quell es sont vos satisfac-

tions personnelles et quels sont les probl-

mes engendrs par ce travail?

Ma principale satisfaction est certainementd'avoir pu vivre ma passion pour la nature.C'est aussi d'avoir pu participer, avec des col-lgues extraordinairement dvous et dous, des programmes communs et d'avoir ainsi pucontribuer certains succs de la sauvegardeet de la restauration des zones humides.Le problme majeur est que l'action militantedoit passer par les confrences, les mdias etun gros travail d'organisation qui m'loignentde plus en plus de la nature elle-mme.

Avez-vous pu observer, durant tou tes ces annes, un changement

d'atti tude du publ ic vis vis de la valeur accorde aux zones

humides Mdi ter ranennes?

Je pense que le changement d'attitude est norme. Dans les annes'50, ni le public, ni les dcideurs n'avaient conscience d'une quel-

conque valeur des zones humides. Aujourd'hui, le message est passmais il est toujours difficile de transformer la prise de conscience enaction concrte. Les zones humides mditerranennes ne sont plus,comme autrefois, dtruites par drainage mais elles sont souvent ren-dues inutiles cause d'une mauvaise gestion.

Quelle est votre opinion sur l' I niti ative MedWet/Com?

MedWet a normment contribu prserver, mieux grer et res-taurer les zones humides mditerranennes. En runissant les initia-tives et en les stimulant, MedWet a cr un mouvement trs fort.Elle a aussi permis aux pionniers de transmettre leur savoir-faire ceux qui n'taient que peu impliqus jusqu' prsent.

Croyez-vous Monsieur Hoffmann qu'il reste encore d'autresini tiatives rali ser ? Dans l' aff irmative, lesquell es?

Oui, bien sur, il reste beaucoup faire pour les zones humides etpour quantit d'autres milieux en Mditerrane et partout ailleurs.MedWet fait un travail de pionnier et doit continuer innover maisaussi inspirer d'autres initiatives. En Mditerrane, par exemple,on pourrait dvelopper une initiative parallle pour les forts ou

pour les ctes..

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