The ninth meeting of the UNEP/GEF Regional Working Group on Wetlands will be convened in Taytay, Palawan, Philippines from 6th – 8th May 2008. Important items of business for the Regional Working Group on Fisheries include inter alia: administrative reports and procedures for closure of the Memoranda of Understanding; substantive outputs including publications; adoption and implementation of the National Action Plans; achievements, lessons learnt and plans for completion of demonstration site activities; review of outputs of the wetlands training course and echo-seminars; discussion on implementing SAP and NAPs; and maintenance of the wetlands network beyond the conclusion of the South China Sea Project. A general information note for participants can be accessed by clicking here. Meeting documents have been sent to members of the working group by e-mail, and can be downloaded from UNEPSCS.org by clicking here.

Please contact the Project Co-ordinating Unit for any additional information regarding the organisation of this regional meeting.