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Our friends at the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership have shared this new activity: We are excited to share with you the 2026 Wetland Bird Nature Journal Activity, and we would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word. This activity is open to primary and secondary school students across China and all countries along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.…
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.…
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…
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.…
We are sharing this opportunity from Eversheds Sutherland, which supports the WLI Small Grants. Please note this competition is open to applications from Jordan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom only. Deadline 2 May! Win Prizes and Promote Environmental Stewardship! In celebration of World Wetlands Day, Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, has partnered with…
WLI’s Review of 2024 A summary of WLI staff and volunteers’ activities in 2024 Download PDF of Annual Review 2024 End of an era! Chris Rostron, Head of WLI for 16 years, moved on to lead the Ramsar Regional Initiative for the Mediterranean, MedWet. Read his farewell message and see a selection of photos over…
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…
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.
A summary of WLI staff and volunteers’ activities in 2023 Download PDF of Annual Review 2023 Small Grants launch and awards In 2023, WLI launched its first global grant scheme for members of the network. International law firm Eversheds Sutherland funded the scheme. The WLI core team assessed seventeen applications, and six WLI members were…
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.