Partners for Wetlands: Decade for Wetland Restoration (ACTUAL TIME 12:15-13:15)

With the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the partners for wetlands - WWF, BirdLife International, Wetlands International, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, the International Water Management Institute, and IUCN - are committed to boost their support for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in protecting and restoring wetlands during the coming decade. The session will highlight why wetland restoration is vital for our common future and draw upon examples of where successful wetland restoration has taken place. The aim of the session is to learn from, and scale up, wetland restoration lessons and practices. Ramsar's International Organising Partners (IOPs) will share a course of action for wetland restoration and invite other interested parties and individuals to join the initiative.