The Briefing Notes

The Briefing Notes are prepared by the Convention’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel to share scientific and technical information on wetlands with a broad audience.

Briefing Notes are reviewed internally by STRP members and an internal editorial panel, comprised of the STRP Chair and the responsible Thematic Work Area lead or task lead, assisted by the Convention's Deputy Secretary General and Scientific and Technical Support Officer.

  1. Briefing Note 1: Introduction to the Briefing Notes Series
  2. Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
  3. Briefing Note 3: Avoiding, mitigating, and compensating for loss and degradation of wetlands in national laws and policies
  4. Briefing Note 4: The benefits of wetland restoration
  5. Briefing Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
  6. Briefing Note 6: Towards the wise use of urban and peri-urban wetlands
  7. Briefing Note 7: State of the World's Wetlands and their Services to People
  8. Briefing Note 8: Ramsar Advisory Missions - Technical advice on Ramsar Sites
  9. Briefing Note 9: Guidelines for inventories of tropical peatlands to facilitate their designation as Ramsar Sites
  10. Briefing Note 10: Wetland restoration for climate change resilience