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Protection and Restoration of Water-related Ecosystems: the role of wetlands

Protection and Restoration of Water-related Ecosystems: the role of wetlands. Seminar on the role of ecosystems as water suppliers Geneva – Switzerland 13-14 December 2004 by Tobias Salathé Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971). 1. From the mount ains to the sea –

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Protection and Restoration of Water-related Ecosystems: the role of wetlands

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  1. Protection and Restoration of Water-related Ecosystems:the role of wetlands Seminar on the role of ecosystems as water suppliers Geneva – Switzerland 13-14 December 2004 by Tobias Salathé Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) 1

  2. From the mountainsto the sea – vital links in thecatchment basin 2

  3. global water resources 3

  4. the freshwater cycle www.ramsar.org 4

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  8. 1971: the Convention on Wetlands adopted in Ramsar, Iran today: 143 contracting parties throughout the world 8

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  12. the freshwater cycle www.ramsar.org 12

  13. environmental flows www.waterandnature.org 13

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  19. The EU Water Framework Directive 19

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  23. Ramsar Convention handbooks www.ramsar.org/lib_handbooks_e.htm 23

  24. Thank you for your attention Merci pour votre attention Спосибозабвнимание 24

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