International Organizations

• Chesapeake Bay Program - a unique regional partnership that leads and directs the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay - the largest estuary in the U.S

• Ducks Unlimited Conservation - seeks to protect the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring and managing important wetlands and associated uplands 

• Edison Wetlands Association - dedicated to protecting environmentally sensitive areas of central New Jersey through education, action, and public awareness 

• Environmental Concern Inc. - dedicated to wetland restoration, research, and education

• Global Overview of Wetland Loss and Degradation, A - a paper prepared by Wetlands International and made available by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands web site

• Hidrovia Canal Plan and Environment (HIDROVIA Case) - discusses the proposed waterway to link the heart of South America with the Atlantic Ocean, but potentially ruining the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland 

• Industrial Shrimp Action Network - addressing the impacts on local communities, economies, and ecosystems caused by the explosive growth of large-scale shrimp aquaculture

• Information on Wetlands - includes classification, functions, human impacts, protection programs, and more

• National Wetlands Conservation Alliance - dedicated to furthering wetland restoration, enhancement and conservation on private lands 

• National Wetlands Inventory - the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of America's wetlands and deepwater habitats 

• Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds - the US Environmental Protection Agency works to protect America's water resources

• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, The - an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framewor

• Restore America's Estuaries - seeks to to restore and protect America's estuaries and coastal heritage for our children before it disappears 

• River Corridor & Wetlands Restoration - provides information to those involved in aquatic ecosystem restoration, and helps develop a more complete picture of restoration activities nationwide 

• Save Sebangau Campaign -- Peat Swamp Forest of Central Kalimantan - including studies of the impact of land use change and fire on the sustainability of peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, including Sebangau, the largest remaining intact peatland 

• Save the Vaal Environment (SAVE) - dedicated to the protection of a valuable wetland next to the Vaal River in South Africa 

• Society of Wetland Scientists - promotes wetland science and the exchange of information related to wetlands 

• Sustainable Management of Wetlands and Shallow Lakes - wetland rehabilitation project in Spain and Greece seeking to develop and implement a management plan with the local communities focusing on the development of the wetlands while benefiting the local population 

• Water Pollution and Wetlands Issues - gives information on clean drinking water and wetlands issues in the United States and around the world 

• Watersheds - promotes a water, soil, and hydro-environmental support system and Resource Page

• Wetland Ecology - explains why wetlands are important and of the many functions they perform and values they add to the landscape 

• Wetland Links - a comprehensive link collection to wetland books, issues, management, organizations and many other topics

• Wetlands - general and regionally specific information from the National Wildlife Federation 

• Wetlands and Biodiversity - a paper prepared by the Ramsar Convention Bureaul and made available by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands web site 

• Wetlands Initiative, The - dedicated to the restoration of America's wetland resources to reduce flood damages, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat and to provide open space