Wetland Conservation

The egroup entitled Wetland Friends aims to foster discussion and information exchange among wetland conservationists on wetland issues. It can be accessed through http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetlandfriends.

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This initiative of Wetland Friends of Nepal (WFN)is generously supported by Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation.

Have a nice time!
Gandhiv from Nepal

Though they sound the opposites, I think there is points of interest and relationship between Wetlands and drylands. Conservation of existing wetlands could be very crucial to people living in dry lands than anybody else. Has anybody done some study on this or a related subject?

A recently announced plan to construct a road in Al Hoceima,Morocco threatens abitat crucial for the survival of animal and plant species listed under the IUCN red list. The local delegation of the Ministry for Infrastructure at AlHoceima has chosen to build a section of a new land-sea route through the cliffs of Er Moud–Tara-
Youssef, which will destroy an area of high ecological interest. This project clearly infringes upon the National Policy for Coastal Protection, as well as several
international conventions that have been ratified by Morocco.
It is also against the royal decree which established the Al Hoceima National Park in 2004. The local NGO Association Azir has produced a report advocating less destructive development alternatives which are technically possible. The report has
been distributed to the Head of the Province of Al-Hoceima and
responsible national ministries.
Nibani Houssine
Association AZIR
azirnibani@yahoo.fr
http://azir.cfsites.org
see also http://www.monachus-guardian.org/mguard20/2016mednew.htm

WORLD WETLANDS DAY

In celebration of World Wetlands Day I present an article about the remote hillside basin of the Al Wahda Dam and the threats to its rich but fragile ecosystem.

abstract :

Almost unknown or impenetrable Zone of Morocco; the Atlantic side of the Rif mountains and its geographical sequence, the prérif , is certainly an incredible wealth ecosystem in terms of endemism and biodiversity .

The strong human pressure has strongly accentuated the rapid degradation of this too fragile ecosystem. The bioclimatic characteristics provides to this environment the particularity to be the real water potential of this country, "in particular because of the climatic changes" thus building the factual affluent of the of Sebou valleys.

However if this rich water potential is rather well made profitable downstream; it remains still very badly exploited upstream and thus requires a true strategy for its administration in order to ensure the sustainable development of this zone.

Sorry the article is in french , the goal of this article is to put this wetland as a ramsar zone , can you help us to carry out this mission

Best regards

NIBANI Houssine

azirnibani@yahoo.fr

++ 212 62 02 45 03

To read the article in French please click here.:
http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/Ambassadors/Images/Morocco/De_l'autre_cote_barrage_Al_WahdaMdf.pdf

World Wetlands Day takes place on 2nd February each year. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands that took place in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.

Dear frends of AZIR NGO,

Good work you have done. Wetlands are indeed very important not only for maintaining biodiversity, but also for human populations, especially in the surrounding of drylands. And Morocco is an example.

I wish you all the best in your intention,
Aurel