NorBalWet

NorBalWet serves as a communication network to exchange information and experiences, thereby enhancing multilateral and transboundary cooperation by embracing a problem-oriented and practical approach to improve wise use and conservation of wetlands, in particular the network of Ramsar sites and other protected areas.

About NorBalWet

NorBalWet initiative is an operational means in the region covered by member countries to provide effective support for improved implementation of the objectives of the Ramsar Convention, thereby contributing to more effective conservation and wise use of wetlands and enhanced international wetlands cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic region. The Nordic-Baltic region covers a wide geographic area and countries.

Creation date

Established in Trondheim, Norway, in 2005.

Mission

To provide effective support for improved implementation of the objectives of the Ramsar Convention, thereby contributing to more effective conservation and wise use of wetlands and enhanced international wetlands cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic region.

Members

Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Oblasts from North-West parts of Russia.