(1985) Actualities: Lists of important wetlands. LIMOSA 58 (3): 130-130.

For wetland conservation is information about the major water and wetland areas is necessary. Compiling shadow list of international important areas for both the national policy for the Ramsar Convention as a key interest. Such a directory already exists for the Western Palaearctic area, while the text for an overview of wetlands in Africa is ready. During this meeting status overview of Central and South America central part of the Neotropical Wetlands Project. For Asia, there are plans for a similar project. The documentation of these statements areas will be maintained by the Conservation Monitoring Centre (CMC) in Cambridge. Possible to establish a database of threats and adverse developments in wetlands will a close relationship with the CMC should have.

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