Resources

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands: A contribution to Rio +20 (Briefing Note)

This TEEB for Water and Wetlands Brief introduces the new initiative, presents initial ideas on the benefits and questions to be explored over the coming months.

Biorights in Theory and Practice: A financing mechanism for linking poverty alleviation and environmental conservation

Bio-rights is an innovative financing mechanism for reconciling poverty alleviation and environmental conservation. By providing micro-credits for sustainable development, the approach enables local communities to […]

Vegetation of the river Yamuna floodplain in the Delhi stretch, with reference to hydrological characteristics

The present study highlighted the importance of allocation of water for periodic inundation to maintain floodplain characteristics including aquatic/semi-aquatic vegetation cover as critical to the management of […]

Integration of High Altitude Wetlands into River Basin Management in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Capacity Building Needs Assessment for Policy and Technical Support

This is a policy review and capacity building needs assessment for integration of High Altitude Wetlands into River Basin Management in Bhutan, China, India and Nepal. The […]

Best practises in eco-restoration of tsunami rehabilitation in India

This booklet focuses on some of the best practises and interventions attempted in the eco-restoration and the tsunami rehabilitation activities, with a hope to help […]

Flow Scenarios for Chilika Lagoon, India

The Chilika Development Authority recently initiated a process of hydro-biological monitoring (with support of Wetlands International), which showed the vital relationship between water flow and […]

A Manual for an Inventory of Asian Wetlands

This publication has been produced with financial support from the Ministry of the Environment (Japan) and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) under the Conservation and […]