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Sunday, 4 May 2008, 11h00 – 13h00
During the 6th European Ramsar Meeting, to be held in Stockholm in early May, a Workshop is being organized with following objectives:
- to review progress made in the implementation of Ramsar COP Resolutions VIII.19 (2002) and IX.21 (2005);
- to assess the process of developing guidance to the CPs for incorporating cultural aspects in the management of wetlands;
- to provide guidelines for the work of the Ramsar Culture Working Group during the period 2009-2011;
- to reinforce an integrated approach to the management of all wetland values in Europe and in parts of the World in which Europe is assisting.
The workshop will be chaired by Thymio Papayannis, Co-ordinator of the Ramsar Culture Working Group and Director of Med-INA.
During the Workshop will be a brief presentation of the Med-INA book Action for culture in Mediterranean Wetlands.
Action for culture in Mediterranean Wetlands
Further to the CD-ROM that Med-INA prepared on the occasion of Ramsar COP9, the following book has been just published:
Papayannis, T. (2008), Action for culture in Mediterranean Wetlands, Med-INA, Athens, Greece.
The book is based on an analysis of culture-related activities in 22 Mediterranean wetland sites, under the prism of the Ramsar Convention work on the cultural values of wetlands and the related Resolutions VIII.19 and IX.21. It provides an up-to-date documentation of characteristic on-going cultural activities related to the Mediterranean wetlands, examining simultaneously their significance for the management and protection of these sensitive ecosystems. A main conclusion of this painstaking work is that nature and culture are two interdependent elements and therefore “we cannot understand and manage the ‘natural’ environment unless we understand the human culture that shaped it”. Thus, the values resulting from cultural activities are important in strengthening the links of people with wetlands, which are a prerequisite for wetland conservation and for the sustainable use of their resources and services.
The book is available from Med-INA at afoutri@med-ina.org
Click here for table of contents
Translation of the book texts in English in .pdf form (English version in publication)
Translation of the book texts in French in .pdf form (French version in publication)
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