Ramsar logoThe Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

37th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee

Agenda papers


CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
37th Meeting of the Standing Committee
Gland, Switzerland, 2-6 June 2008

Documentation for the meeting

"DR" = document includes draft Resolution for COP10

Document
Agenda
Title and Web link
Word
PDF
SC37-agenda Rev. 1 item 2

Draft agenda and programmeRevision 1

SC37-1 item 5.1 DR: Establishing a Transition Committee of the Management Working Group
SC37-2 item 5.2 Legal status of the Ramsar Convention Secretariat
SC37-2 add.1 item 5.2 Commentary on DOC SC37-2 by the government of Switzerland
SC37-3 item 5.2 DR: Facilitating the work of the Ramsar Secretariat staff at international level
SC37-3 Rev.1 item 5.2 DR: Facilitating the work of the Ramsar Secretariat staff at international level, Rev. 1
SC37-4 item 5.3
SC37-5 item 5.4 Future Secretariat structure and staffing
SC37-6 Subgroup 2007 audited accounts
SC37-7 item 6.2 DR: Financial and budgetary matters (Annex I, Annex II, Annex III)
SC37-8 item 6.3 DR: Regional initiatives 2009-2011 in the framework of the Ramsar Convention (Menu of proposals in PDF format)
SC37-9 item 6.4 DR: The operation of the Ramsar Small Grants Fund during the triennium 2009-2011
SC37-10 item 7.1 DR: The Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2014
SC37-11 item 7.2 DR: The Convention’s Programme on communication, education, participation, and awareness (CEPA) 2009-2014
SC37-12 item 7.3 DR: Refinement of the modus operandi of the STRP
SC37-13 item 7.4 DR: Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions
SC37-14 item 7.5 DR: The status of sites in the Ramsar List
SG37-15 item 7.6 DR: The "Changwon Declaration"
SC37-16 item 7.7 A draft Resolution on wetlands and extractive industries
SC37-16 add.1 item 7.7 DR: Wetlands and extractive industries
SC37-17 item 7.8 Review of past COP decisions - options for provision of information to COP10
SC37-18 item 8.1 DR: A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs
SC37-19 item 8.2 DR: Describing the ecological character of wetlands, and data needs and formats for core inventory: harmonized scientific and technical guidance
SC37-20 item 8.3 DR: Detecting, reporting and responding to change in ecological character: scientific and technical guidance
SC37-21 item 8.4 DR: Indicators of effectiveness of the implementation of the Convention: scientific and technical guidance
SC37-22 item 8.5

DR: Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment": updated scientific and technical guidance

SC37-23 item 8.6 DR: The application of response options from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) within the Ramsar Wise Use Toolkit
SC37-24 item 8.7 DR: Wetlands and river basin management: consolidated scientific and technical guidance
SC37-25 item 8.8 DR: Biogeographic regionalisation in the application of the Strategic Framework: scientific and technical guidance
SC37-26 item 8.9 DR: Wetlands and human health
SC37-27 item 8.10 DR: Climate change and wetlands
SC37-28 item 8.11 DR: Wetlands and "biofuels"
SC37-29 item 8.12 DR: Promoting international cooperation for the conservation of waterbird flyways
SC37-30 item 8.13 DR: Future implementation of scientific and technical aspects of the Convention
SC37-31 item 8.14 DR: A possible draft Resolution on wetlands and urbanization
SC37-32 item 8.15 DR: Wetlands and poverty reduction (submitted by Ghana, Benin, & Mali)
SC37-33 . Activities of the Advisory Board on Capacity Building for the Ramsar Convention, 2005-2007
SC37-34 item 7.9 DR: Framework for comprehensive ecological and economic partnerships between the Ramsar Convention and the business sector
SC37-35 item 9 DR: Additional guidelines for the Convention's national implementing agencies (submitted by France)
SC37-36 item 9 DR: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Ramsar Convention (submitted by Bahamas for the Caribbean states)
SC37-37 item 9 DR: [Danube Delta] (submitted by Romania)
SC37-38 item 9 DR: Draft Resolution on enhancing biodiversity in rice paddies (submitted by Japan and Republic of Korea)
SC37-39 items 7, 8, & 9 STRP advice on COP10 DRs submitted by Contracting Parties, and additional advice on scientific and technical content of other DRs
SC37-40 .

Proposals for amendments to the COP Rules of Procedure

. . Key messages and recommendations from the Africa regional meeting .
. . Key messages and recommendations from the Asia regional meeting .
. . Key messages and recommendations from the Oceania regional meeting .
. . All SC37 documents Zipped -- in Word (1.9MB), in PDF (8.6MB)



For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 20 March 2008, revised 3 June 2008, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.

home pagetop of page