The main activities both for CIWP scale-up and sustainable agriculture projects, during the reporting period, continues to include a) implementation of integrated management plans of LU,LP and SW, including LUB Drought Risk Management plan through establishing monitoring mechanisms in DoE…
Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) is a joint initiative between the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran (led by the Department of Environment), Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which started in 2005 and was…
The successful completion of the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands project (CIWP) by 2015 led to the formulation of Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (Phase II) and the Restoration of Lake Urmia, which aimed to sustain CIWP achievements and upscale its…
It supports development and implementation of Wetlands Integrated Management Plans through inter-sectoral coordination structures for more than 20 Iranian wetlands and puts in place a strong wetlands ecosystem management legislative platform and inter-sectoral administrative structures at national level, supporting implementation…
The project‘s goal is to catalyse the sustainability of Iran‘s system of wetland protected areas (WPAs), thereby enhancing its effectiveness as a tool for conserving globally significant biodiversity. The project‘s objective is to systematically remove or substantially mitigate threats facing…
Main changes to logframe made in November 2009 (post MTE Recommendations) 1. Shadegan added as project demonstration site (not replication site) 2. Outputs in Outcomes 1&2 expanded/strengthened to focus on root causes 3. Emphasis shifted from “wetland protected areas” to…
A four-day introductory training course on integrated wetland management will be held. The course will include lectures, case studies, discussion group sessions and field visits. The template for the course will be the Ramsar Convention’s New Guidelines for Management Planning…
A four-day introductory training course on integrated wetland management will be held. The course will include lectures, case studies, discussion group sessions and field visits. The template for the course will be the Ramsar Convention’s New Guidelines for Management Planning…
Until 2007, there have been delays in project implementation and in spending. Both Government and UNDP had to get used to the particular cooperation arrangements, particulary regarding the quality of human resources made available. Ever since, financial and human resources…
Phase III of the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) builds on the successes of the previous phases of the project since 2005 during which the ecosystem-based management approach was introduced and partly implemented for several wetlands. Valuable achievements of…
The Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) is a 7-year project being implemented by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the support of the United Nations Development Program and the Global Environment Facility. In mid-2009, an independent…
This is an annual report for the activities of the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (the Project) for 2011. Although the headings may differ, this Executive Summary provides a breakdown of the key points from the body of this report.
Department of Environment of Iran directs several activities in order to protect wetland habitats and to mitigate the threats they are facing. Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project is an example of one of these joint initiatives among the Government of…
The project seeks to analyze the root causes of degradation of Iranian Wetlands on an ecosystem based approach at three Local, Site and National Levels: “Decision-makers and local communities will only support the sustainable management and restoration of wetlands if…
This is the 2010 Annual Report of the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is being implemented through the cooperation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Its…
During 2015 the North Devon Coast AONB (NDAONB) Partnership has continued its work to deliver the 2014 – 2019 Management Plan objectives. Key staff changes during the year included the recruitment of new manager Jenny Carey-Wood in April 2015, following…
