HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Conservation 自然保育 (Moderators: Webcreeper, BBS Moderators)    IBAs & Potential Ramsar Sites in Asia 《亞洲的重點鳥區...》 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: IBAs & Potential Ramsar Sites in Asia 《亞洲的重點鳥區...》  (Read 583 times) Carrie Ma BBS Member BBS God     Gender: Posts: 390 IBAs & Potential Ramsar Sites in Asia 《亞洲的重點鳥區...》 « on: Nov 17th, 2005, 2:59pm » Quote Modify Press release about the launch of a new book "Important Bird Areas and potential Ramsar Sites in Asia", compiled by the BirdLife Asia Partnership, and published by BirdLife International, Cambridge, 2005.   The book launch took place at the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands or Ramsar Convention (Ramsar COP9) is taking place in Kampala, Uganda, from 8 to 15 November. For more information see: www.iisd.ca/ramsar/cop9/ and www.ramsar.org/index_cop9_e.htm     ---------------   Asian governments urged to strengthen protection of their internationally important wetlands   Source: http://www.birdlife.org/news/pr/2005/11/asia_iba_ramsar.html   11-11-2005   Kampala, Uganda - Almost 1,000 internationally important wetlands in Asia have not yet been recognised under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, according to a new report launched by BirdLife International this week at an international wetlands conference taking place in Kampala, Uganda.   Important Bird Areas and potential Ramsar sites in Asia identifies 1,111 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) which contain wetland areas that qualify as Ramsar Sites. Asian governments have so far designated a total of 144 Ramsar Sites, which protect all or part of 120 IBAs. This means that 991 or 89% of the potential sites identified in the BirdLife International report have not yet been afforded protection under the Ramsar Convention.   BirdLife data shows that wetlands in many part of Asia are under great pressure from agricultural intensification and expansion, industrialisation and urbanisation, and over-exploitation of natural resources (including unsustainable hunting and fishing). As a consequence, 91 wetland-dependent bird species in the Asia region are listed as globally threatened in the IUCN Red List.   Mike Crosby, Research & Data Manager of BirdLife’s Asia Division said, "Conserving the sites highlighted in this new report is important because of the global significance of the waterbirds and other biodiversity they support. Improved protection of wetlands is vital if we are to prevent the extinctions of many of Asia's unique waterbirds."   Important Bird Areas and potential Ramsar Sites in Asia shows that all countries and territories in Asia have at least one IBA site that qualifies for Ramsar designation, with particularly high numbers found in Mainland China (205 IBAs – 92% of the country's total qualifying IBAs), India (159 IBAs or 91%), Japan (112 IBAs or 90%) and eastern Russia (118 IBAs or 89%).   Simba Chan, Senior Conservation Officer with BirdLife's Asia Division said, "The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen the protection and management of Asia's wetlands. We urge governments in the region to consider the designation of additional Ramsar Sites in their countries, for the benefit of biodiversity and human livelihoods. Over the next few years we hope that many more Ramsar sites will be created in Asia."   There are already encouraging signs. Japan has recently announced (10 Nov) the designation of 20 new Ramsar Sites, nine of which are IBAs. This shows how useful IBAs are in helping to identify Ramsar Sites, and highlights the importance of Important Bird Areas and potential Ramsar Sites in Asia as a conservation tool.   ENDS     Pete Morris/Birdquest White-naped Cranes Grus vipio (Vulnerable) are declining because of loss of their wetland habitats in Asia.     For further information please contact Ed Parnell at BirdLife International in Cambridge, UK, on +44 (0)1223 277 318 « Last Edit: Nov 17th, 2005, 11:01pm by Webcreeper » Logged Carrie Ma BBS Member BBS God     Gender: Posts: 390 Re: Book launch: IBA and potential Ramsar Site in « Reply #1 on: Nov 17th, 2005, 3:08pm » Quote Modify More information, extracted from Mr Simba Chan's powerpoint presentation. 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