Online Event World Wetlands Day 2021 Threatened Areas

When? 2nd February 2021, 14.00h – 15.15h CET Where? Online at: www.forumue.de/worldwetlandsday2021/

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World Wetlands Day 2021

Programme 2nd February 2021 THREATENED LAKE AREAS 14:00 Introduction and Moderation Udo Gattenlöhner, Executive Director, News from L’Albufera – Threatened Lake of the Year 2020 Antonio Guillem, Fundación Global Nature, The Pantanal: Threatened Lake of the Year 2021 – of Holstein : Living Lakes of the Year 2020/2021 Bettina Schmidt, Project Manager, Global Nature Fund Global Lake Marathon Impressions and conclusions + Citizen Science Éva Geletáné Varga, Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency, Contributions from the Living Lakes Network Discussion 15:15 End of the event

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World Wetlands Day 2021

Wetlands and Water www.worldwetlandsday.org

Threatened Lake Areas is the start of the online seminar series of the Working Group on Water in the Forum Environment and Development: City - Country - Waters: Water for All?!

Registration

You can register for all or individual events at: https://www.forumue.de/worldwetlandsday2021/

The individual online seminars will be conducted using the conference application Zoom. By registering, you agree to the recording and provision of the seminars.

Living Lakes Network Living Lakes is an international network and partnership whose mission is to enhance the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of lakes, wetlands, other freshwater bodies of the world and their catchment areas. At the moment 112 members belong to the network. Living lakes is coordinated by the Global Nature Fund.

Together with the German Forum on Environment and Development we celebrate the World Wetlands Day 2021 – Wetlands and Water with the online Event Threatened Lake Areas announcing the Pantanal as this years ‘Threatened Lake of the Year’. You’ll also learn about Wetland Albufera in Valencia, Spain and get an impression of the Global Lakes Marathon, an inspiring 24 hours online-Event around the globe.

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World Wetlands Day 2021

Online Event Threatened Lake Areas

Contact information: GRÜNE LIGA e.V. Michael Bender – Co Founding Member of Living Lakes Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte Greifswalder Str. 4 10405 Berlin Email: wasser(at)grueneliga.de Website: www.grueneliga.de

Global Nature Fund Bettina Schmidt Fritz-Reichle-Ring 4 78315 Radolfzell Email: schmidt(at)globalnature.org Website: www.globalnature.org

Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung Ramona Bruck Koordinatorin FUE-AG Wasser Telefon: +49 (0) 30 678 1775 910 Email: bruck(at)forumue.de Website: www.forumue.de