Published Monday, 18 June 2012 Recognising the value of water
and wetlands A new TEEB initiative exploring the socio-economic
importance of wetlands “TEEB Water and Wetlands” was announced
at the Rio+20 meeting on 15 June 2012. The study, led by IEEP
and initiated by the Ramsar Convention for Wetlands with support
from IUCN and the Norwegian, Swiss and Finnish governments,
focuses on highlighting how conservation and restoration of
wetlands - while beneficial for biodiversity - can also provide
cost-effective and sustainable solutions in the context of Green
Economy. The study is envisaged to be launched at the upcoming
UN Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Hyderabad,
India, in October 2012 (CBD COP11). In the side event announcing
the study, IEEP’s Patrick ten Brink (read his presentation here)
outlined the rational for the study, highlighting the
fundamental role ecosystems play in maintaining water cycles and
the importance of wetlands in providing a range of benefits to
human wellbeing. He show