Anne Moore, nee Green, is a direct descendant of original farmers that settled on what is now Green’s Hill during the 1860’s. Anne spent her

Ramsar Listing, Wetlands of Distinction, and Rights of Wetlands Brief introduction covering Ramsar listing as a potential form of recognition of the success of the

What is Ramsar, Recent CoP outcomes and Obligations under Ramsar This talk will cover what the Ramsar Convention is, and how the Convention has been

Wetlands on private land: the poor cousins in terms of national and international recognition Dr Doug Robinson Dr Doug Robinson is Chief Conservation Scientist with

Glenelg Ramsar Site: 6 years on Lessons for establishment and ongoing management A range of successes and challenges in coordinating Ramsar Site management will be

Unraveling Ecological Character: Revealing the Elements of Winton Wetlands Lance will present an overview of the 9 criteria that require evaluation to assess their fulfillment

Limits of acceptable change for Ramsar sites Limits of acceptable change can be difficult to derive, hard to monitor and contain a lot of uncertainty.

Deep time ecology – implications for management targets The Ramsar Convention was established in the 1970s to arrest the loss and degradation of wetlands. So,

Using waterbird information to demonstrate wetland importance Waterbirds (which includes shorebirds) are one of the key indicators used to assess wetland importance. This is because

Just add water? Or just take it away? Winton Wetland restoration and management planning. Michelle Casanova will present on some of the lessons learned elsewhere

Working together to maximise environmental, social and cultural outcomes for wetlands. A lack of understanding on the important role that wetlands play, coupled with a

Protecting Ramsar values outside Ramsar site boundaries We can’t rely solely on Ramsar to protect all internationally important wetland areas; a case study on the