INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE “CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF WETLANDS’ ECOSYSTEMS”

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE

“CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF WETLANDS’ ECOSYSTEMS”

The UNDP / GEF / Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Project “Integrated Conservation of Priority Globally Significant Migratory Bird Wetland Habitat: Demonstration at Three Project Sites’ in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention (Switzerland) carries an international scientific-practical “Conference "Conservation and sustainable use of wetlands’ ecosystems”, dedicated to the Ramsar Convention 40^th Anniversary. The event will be held from 11 to 14 May 2011.

The aim of the conference

Demonstration of the wetlands conservation impact in the Central Asian countries, exchanging experience in biodiversity conservation, improvement of national legislation on the wetlands ecosystems conservation, improvement of the network of protected areas and the introduction of alternative activities for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

The basic field of the conference work and the requirements for registration materials are available on the conservation of wetlands project site on the following link:

http://www.wetlands.kz/index.cfm?id=800