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Waterbird Population Estimate
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Wetlands International has announced the new reference to promote conservation of waterbirds. We have received a copy and keep it at the Society Office, members who wish to read the book are welcome to contact us at hkbws@hkbws.org.hk Wetlands International. 2002. Waterbird Population Estimates - Third Edition. Wetlands International Global Series No. 12, Wageningen, The Netherlands The report components can be downloaded from http://www.wetlands.org/pubs&/WPE.htm in PDF format. You can also order the hardcopy report from the Natural History Book Service (http://www.nhbs.com). This publication sets the global standard in presenting estimates of the numbers and trends of waterbird populations throughout the world. Summary- Identifies 2,271 biogeographical populations of all 868 species recognised as waterbirds occurring throughout the world
- Provides estimates of the numerical abundance of 1,725 of these populations
- Estimates population trends (whether declining, stable or increasing) for 1,138 of these populations
- Sets 1% levels for identification of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Provides information fundamental to the conservation of waterbirds under regional inter-governmental initiatives, for example, the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) under the Bonn Convention
- Provides information for the identification of internationally important sites and conservation of migratory waterbirds under international cooperative initiatives, for example, the Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy, coordinated by Wetlands International
- Identifies gaps in knowledge of populations, species and geographical regions
- Full colour throughout; viii + 226 pages, 840 maps, 63 colour photographs, 4 tables, 2 figures
TABLE OF CONTENTS - just for reference Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction The Ramsar Criteria and 1% thresholds Methodology How to use this book Discussion and conclusions Waterbird Population Estimates, 2002 References and sources Index
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