Protection and Restoration of Water-related Ecosystems: the role of wetlands Seminar on the role of ecosystems as water suppliers Geneva – Switzerland 13-14 December 2004 by Tobias Salathé Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) 1
From the mountains to the sea – vital links in the catchment basin 2
global water resources 3
the freshwater cycle www.ramsar.org 4
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1971: the Convention on Wetlands adopted in Ramsar, Iran today: 143 contracting parties throughout the world 8
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the freshwater cycle www.ramsar.org 12
environmental flows www.waterandnature.org 13
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The EU Water Framework Directive 19
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