WLI Asia

WLI Asia-Oceania Inventory Survey

By Connor Walsh / 17th June 2026

The WLI Asia-Oceania Secretariat is taking a step to update the first edition of Wetland Centers in Asia. As the network expanded its region from Aisa to Asia and Oceania, the udpated inventory will assist in promoting wetland centers in Asia-Oceania as well as providing more information on wetland centers and organizations in the region.…

WLI Asia-Oceania Webinar 18 November 2025

By Connor Walsh / 7th November 2025

18 November 2025, 05:30 UTC (time converter) Wetland-based Solutions for Climate Change A webinar hosted by the WLI Asia-Oceania Secretariat Wetlands are an essential component of Nature-based Solutions, playing a key role in addressing climate change, supporting biodiversity, and enhancing human well-being. Join us to explore how wetlands contribute to a more resilient and sustainable…

WLI Asia-Oceania members, contribute to your book!

By Connor Walsh / 20th August 2025

The WLI Asia-Oceania Secretariat at Ramsar Regional Centre – East Asia (RRC-EA), would like to take a step towards updating the wetland center inventory survey ‘Wetland Centers in Asia and Oceania’. In 2018, we published the first edition of Wetland Centers in Asia that includes an inventory of 43 wetland centers/organizations from 13 countries in Asia.…

Wetland monitoring tech: WLI Asia Oceania webinar June 2025

By Connor Walsh / 30th May 2025

WLI Asia-Oceania is hosting a webinar on Wetland Monitoring and Technology on 11 June 2025 (Wednesday), 16:00-18:00 KST (time converter here). ● Smart Wetlands Initiative and Application in Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong, WWF Hong Kong Q&A Session Case Study Presentation ● Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, SCPW. ● Surveying species; Solving…

1st WLI Asia-Oceania Conference report

By Connor Walsh / 5th February 2025

You can now download the report on the 1st WLI Asia-Oceania Conference! Held in Colombo in June 2024, it was organized in two (2) parts: WLI Asia-Oceania Learning Session and the 10th Anniversary event of Diyasaru Park. The conference received more than 110 participants from 14 countries representing wetland education centers, national and local government…

WLI online networking event 9 December 2024

By Connor Walsh / 26th November 2024

The people in our network are just like you, with shared values and experiences, and perhaps some knowledge or skills they can share. So join us online on 9 December at 11 UTC (find your local time here). All WLI members are welcome to join an informal Zoom call for up to an hour, where…

Deadline extended for 1st WLI Asia-Oceania Conference

By Connor Walsh / 4th April 2024

Registration is now open for the first WLI Asia-Oceania Conference, to be hosted at Diyasaru Park. Please submit your registration by Friday 12 April, via Google Forms.  Kindly note that partial airfare sponsorship will be provided for one delegate per member center. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact the organisers.

First WLI Asia-Oceania Conference announced!

By Connor Walsh / 22nd January 2024

Diyasaru Park will host the first ever WLI Asia-Oceania Conference! From 17 to 21 June, the Park and RRC-East Asia will: Facilitate interaction among members through information and experience-sharing sessions, and Explore opportunities for future collaboration among the members. Registration will open in February 2024. For more information and contact details, see this PDF document.

What WLI did in 2022

By Connor Walsh / 1st January 2023

A summary of WLI staff and volunteers’ activities in 2022. Download PDF of Annual Review 2022 Star Wetland Centre Awards Early in 2022, 50 wetland visitor centres applied for the WLI Star Wetland Centre Awards, and in November we awarded 23 Stars. A panel of judges who had designed the awards also discussed the applications,…

8th WLI Asia Conference Report

By Connor Walsh / 14th October 2022

You can now read the report of the 8th WLI Asia Conference. The in-person part was held in the Philippines in July. It facilitated interaction among members through discussion of specific themes on wetland centre operation and management. The Conference was also an opportunity to launch the expansion of the network to become WLI Asia-Oceania.…