Rights of Wetlands Operationalisation for Biodiversity and Community Resilience

Despite recognition that wetlands deliver multiple benefits, particularly for the poor and marginalized, widespread wetland loss and deterioration continues contributing to climate destabilisation and biodiversity declines. New approaches are required for wetland conservation and to sustain wetland benefits. This project will facilitate the operationalisation of the Rights of Wetlands approach in different country contexts, embedding the right for a wetland to function and exist through community management, legal instruments and governance frameworks leading to successful biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation.

Financiador.  Darwin Initiative

Institución lider:  Wetland International-Kenya

Países donde se desarrolla el trabajo:  Sri Lanka,  Kenya,  Guyana, Bolivia, Ecuador

Instituciones participantes;  

1. Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), USA
2. Wetlands International Global Office, Netherlands (WI)
3. Cobra Collective (CC), UK
4. International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka
5. Ministry of Environment (MoESL), Sri Lanka
6. North Rupununi District Development Board, (NRRDB), Guyana
7.  ATAYAK - Asociación de Yachak del Pueblo de Sarayaku, Ecuador
8.  Worcester State University (WSU), USA
9.  Universidad Católica de Bolivia "San Pablo" (UCB), Bolivia
10. Practical Action in Bolivia (PAB)