Wetlands International Annual Review 2015 V6 PDF

Wetlands International
Annual Review and Accounts 2015

Table of contents
Acronyms 3
From the CEO 4
Acknowledgements 6
1. Report from the Supervisory Council and Board of Association 7
2. Strategy of Wetlands International 8
3. Achievements 10
4. Resource Development 17
5. Functioning and management of the global organisation 18
6. Financial overview of the global organisation 21
Annual accounts 23
Annex 1: List of projects 45
Annex 2: List of publications 51
Web and social media analytics 54
Supervisory Council & Board of Association 55
Management Board of the Foundation 57
Members of the Association 57
Our offices 58
Partnerships 61
Corporate Social Responsibility 63
Associate Experts 64
Specialist Groups 64
Donors 65
2 Annual Review and Accounts 2015

Acronyms
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBF Central Bureau Fundraising
CEO Chief Executive Officer
EU European Union
FTE Fulltime employee
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature
IWC International Waterbird Census
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NPL Nationale Postcode Loterij
OPIDIN Inner Niger Delta flood prediction tool
REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
RPP Responsibly Produced Peat Foundation
RTRS Round Table on Responsible Soy Cultivation
RSPO Roundtable for Responsible Palm Oil
TEEB The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
UN United Nations
UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNEP United Nations Environmental Program
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
VCA Verified Conservation Area
WASH Water supply, sanitation and hygiene
Acronyms 3
From the CEO
2015 was a momentous year for the planet! The Sustainable It was my privilege to address the 12th Conference of Parties of
Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Climate Agreement and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Uruguay in May 2015 on
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, set a new basis the topic of “Wetlands and the SDGs”. Those who formulated
for action. These three frameworks are potentially triggers for the Ramsar Convention back in the early 1970’s were clear to
increased investment in improving the status and condition of frame wetland conservation and management as a contribution to
wetlands, which are the fastest declining ecosystems in the world. sustainable development. But until recently this contribution has
been largely ignored. Now, Wetlands International is championing
In February, as the Chair in the Partnerships for Environment the case that urgent and significant action to address the “wetland
and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDDR), Wetlands International deficit” is needed for the SDGs to succeed. There is clear evidence
was active in advising the political negotiations in Sendai. This that safeguarding and restoring wetlands will help to reduce
Agreement heralded greater recognition of the need to address CO2 emissions, protect cities and shores, maintain biodiversity,
wetland degradation as a root cause of water-related risks, such combat desertification, and provide clean water and food. This
as floods and droughts. In urbanizing coasts and deltas these risks evidence forms the basis for a business case for public and private
are daunting. During that week in Japan, we played a key role in investment in wetlands. Wetlands International collaborates in
the shaping and launch of the Delta Coalition, now supported the design and implementation of on-ground solutions, drawing
by twelve governments, which will be one of the important on our experience from programmes in all regions of the world.
mechanisms to help to share knowledge and promote policies and At the Paris COP21, we drew together our allies from Ramsar, the
practice for such integrated risk management solutions on the UN Conventions on Biological Diversity (CBD) and on Combatting
ground. The need to connect policies on disaster risk together with Desertification (UNCCD) to raise commitments to treat peatlands
climate and development was a call that gained momentum during as hotspots for climate mitigation and to mobilise knowledge
the year finding some place to land in the final formulation of the and support for countries to take action. Country delegates from
SDGs and the Paris Agreement. In Paris, a new five-year ‘strategic Russia, Indonesia and Mongolia were amongst those speaking on
partnership’ was launched by Dutch Minister Ploumen, including their positive experiences of working with Wetlands International
Wetlands International and four other Dutch-based humanitarian to this end.
and development NGOs working with the Dutch government
to promote “Integrated Risk Management” as a means to build Early in 2015, we published our new Strategic Intent 2015-2025.
community resilience in disaster-prone developing countries. This document makes a strong case for Wetlands International’s
Senior management team and local

partners in the Saloum Delta, Senegal

mission and our niche in the global policy arena as well as
in delivering solutions where it matters most. The document
is packed with illustrations and examples of landscapes and
cityscapes, to bring our vision alive. It’s a Strategy designed to
engage our key audiences in government, private sector and
civil society, emphasizing our role as a broker of knowledge and
facilitator of effective solutions to return wetland values and
functions for a sustainable and secure world.
This new Strategic framework took its’ place immediately as

a basis for our planning and reporting across our network of
offices – which has enabled us to set out our Annual Plan 2016
and to report our Achievements for 2015 according to the five
Streams of work and goals that we defined. In this new Strategy
we signaled our ambition to achieve impact at scale. Therefore for
each Stream of work, we have considered how we can best acquire
and leverage partnerships and finance that can affect major policy
change and landscape scale outcomes over time. These Stream
Implementation Strategies are the result of a collective effort of
our office network. With our sights on long term outcomes at scale,
we set about grouping projects from different regions, under a
clear narrative, forming “umbrella” programmes that could drive
our work forward. These “Big Idea programmes” were prioritized
by the Heads of Office towards the end of 2015 and we started to
mobilise them. Amongst others, we decided to launch a campaign
on wetlands and waterbirds in early 2016, linked with the 50th
anniversary of the International Waterbird Census. Please see our
online summary “Results 2015” which also includes a note of our
main goals in 2016.
From the CEO 5

Acknowledgements
During the year, our leadership team changed with 3 longstanding senior staff members leaving. We would like to acknowledge and
thank them all and wish them all the best!
Bakary Kone served as National Coordinator and Head of Office for Wetlands
International Mali for more than 17 years. He worked with local communities,
governments and all other stakeholders in the Niger River Basin and the Inner
Niger Delta in Mali to press for more sustainable and equitable management
of the water and to enable local communities to enhance their livelihoods
through ecosystem management and restoration. Bakary’s great ability
to communicate and inspire and his extensive expertise in biodiversity
conservation helped him to spearhead initiatives to better manage the Inner
Niger Delta, benefitting millions of people as well as nature. His contributions
to science through his many publications including “Niger, a lifeline”(2005)
and the “Nature’s Wealth: The Economics of Ecosystem Services and Poverty”,
helped to bring the challenges in this region to light. We are eternally
grateful for his years of dedication and service to Wetlands International and
for his knowledge and wisdom. He received the President’s staff award for
excellence in 2011, was very popular amongst all his colleagues around the
world and definitely will be missed.
Lee Shin Shin (preferred to be called Shin) worked with Wetlands

International Malaysia since 2002. As senior technical officer and passionate
about nature as well as people living in wetlands, she managed a number
of ecological and socio economic assessments and the development of
environmental management plans for major wetlands related projects in
Malaysia and Brunei. She coordinated and developed training material for
capacity building in the field of environmental management including a
National Wetland Management Training. Shin was a wetland specialist with
strong technical skills and she managed projects related to conservation and
sustainable use of natural resources for local communities and indigenous
people in mangrove and peatswamp forests. Her efforts were key in
developing and coordinating the team and office in Malaysia. Shin has been a
hard worker with a warm personality, eager to learn and always ready to help
out when necessary. We thank her for her exceptional contributions and wish
her well in her future career.
Julio Montes de Oca Lugo joined Wetlands International in Sept 2008. As

Head of Office he was responsible for Latin America Programme Development
and livelihoods work, overall management of regional projects and overall
office establishment and management. He is leaving behind not only a vibrant
office in Panama for the region but also a satellite office and programme in
Guatemala. During his time with Wetlands International, Julio coordinated the
Rio Paz demonstration on coastal community livelihoods in El Salvador and
Guatemala (2009-2010) and economic valuation of high-Andean wetlands
(Ecuador, 2010). He developed and started implementation of a climate
change adaptation and mitigation for mangroves project on the protection
of carbon pool and sinks within wetlands and protected areas of Panama. He
also coordinated the 5-year Partners for Resilience programme on ecosystem-
& climate-smart disaster risk reduction with a focus on community resilience.
Julio’s bubbly personality, energy and commitment are infectious and he
will certainly be missed amongst the Heads of Office network, while we look
forward to collaborate with him still in his role in IUCN back in his home
country of Costa Rica.

1. Report from the Supervisory
Council and Board of Asssociation
The Supervisory Council’s activities during the year 2015 were On behalf of the Supervisory Council, I would like to thank the
involved with a range of issues, including the main mechanisms for Management Board and all Wetlands International employees
driving forward the Strategic Intent 2015 – 2025 and institutional for their continued hard work towards reaching Wetlands
development. The main focus of the Council was the search for International’s objective of safeguarding and restoring wetlands
a new Chair and additional members. In addition, the Chair and for people and nature. We look forward to continuing the progress
other members of the Supervisory Council served as a sounding and achieving the milestones set during 2016.
board for the Management Board.
In its capacity as the CEO’s employer, the Council evaluated the Ede, May 2016
CEO and her performance during the year. The Supervisory Council For the Supervisory Council/
discussed the annual accounts for 2014 and the annual plan for Board of Association
2016. Following additional action and clarification of findings by André van der Zande, Chair
the external auditor, the Council/Board approved the accounts and
the 2016 Plan.
2015 was marked by the departure of Mr Jan Ernst de Groot,

who served as Chair of the Supervisory Council and Board of
Association. The Council and the Management Board are very
grateful for his excellent work and devotion over the past 5 years.
Jan Ernst de Groot accepted the title of Counsellor of Honour;
thus ensuring that he will stay connected and a friend of Wetlands
International.
The Council also welcomed the arrival and appointment of Prof

Kazuaki Hoshino as a new member representing East-Asia and the
arrival and appointment of myself as Chair.
Composition
The Supervisory Council and the Board of Association consist of
eight members. In accordance with the established profile, the
members come from diverse backgrounds in order to provide the
Council and Board with the range of expertise, experience and
diversity necessary to fulfil their duties.
The members are appointed in their capacity as individuals, not as

representatives of other entities.
In accordance with the guidelines of the Dutch Central Bureau

on Fundraising (CBF) and the Dutch Good Governance Code for
Charities and Cultural Organisations (“Code Wijffels”), we have
established that during 2015 none of the individual Council
members held primary or additional occupations that could have
given rise to conflicts of interest with their supervisory role with
regard to Wetlands International.
For the Council’s/Board’s composition and scheme of resignation

as of 31 December 2015 please refer to the overview on pages
55 – 56.
In 2015 the Supervisory Council assessed and discussed its own

performance, as is required annually.
Report from the Supervisory Council and Board of Association 7

2. Strategy of Wetlands International
Wetlands International’s vision is a world where wetlands are people and nature downstream.
treasured and nurtured for their beauty, the life they support and
the resources they provide. Peatland Treasures are Safeguarded and Restored
The full value of peatlands all over the world is revealed: their
Our mission is to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and tremendous carbon storage, ability to regulate and purify water
biodiversity. and precious natural beauty. From the Arctic to the tropics, and
from the high mountains to the sea, we maintain these treasure
Our ultimate goal is that wetlands are used wisely and restored troves. We prevent the fires and halt harmful reclamations that
for the role they play in improving human well-being and local literally put them up in smoke and down the drain. And we reverse
livelihoods – conserving biodiversity, sustaining the water cycle degradation by re-wetting desiccated soils and promote their
and reducing climate change and its impacts. sustainable use.
We aim to focus our work on the issues and places where wetlands How we work
matter the most to people and nature. We have chosen five The ways in which we work to achieve our mission, vision and
Streams for our work and developed a vision and Implementation ultimate goal reflect the nature of wetlands as ecosystems and the
Strategy for each one. The thematic choice of Streams was derived wider biophysical and social context in which they sit. As wetlands
from global and regional analyses of the linked environmental are dynamic and connected to water flows in the wider landscape,
and development challenges and the specific niche and capability we need to take a systems approach to their conservation and
of Wetlands International to bring about change. Our decision to wise use so they can maintain the water cycle which in turn
limit to a small number of clear, directional Streams as compared underpins sustainable development.
with previous Strategies is intended to bring greater focus and
cohesion across our network while allowing for specific regional Maintaining or restoring the “health” or ecological integrity of
and national prioritisation. The framing of our work under individual wetlands can depend on taking action far away – and
five Streams helps to facilitate programme development, the conversely the benefits of water storage and flood regulation
alignment of resources and tracking of progress: from wetlands can be felt a long way downstream. Another key
dimension to sustaining and restoring wetlands is the long history
Healthy Wetland Nature of human use and strong cultural connections that continue to
Wetlands support a healthy biodiversity and deliver a full range shape this use. For these reasons we adopt an integrated socio-
of ecosystem services. Wetland species are no longer in decline. ecological approach to conserve and restore wetlands that takes
Use of wetlands by stakeholders, ranging from local communities account of the full range of benefits that wetlands provide to
to industry, respects biodiversity. People all over the world are society in an entire landscape or watershed.
inspired by the natural wonders of wetlands, such as the miracle Our growing influence and impact as an organisation is linked to
of migration of many kinds of waterbirds. They understand that our approach connecting technical knowledge, policy dialogue
wetlands are an essential source of life and a basis for sustainable and practical projects in the field. Using scientific knowledge
development. makes us a well trusted source of information, while powerful
demonstration projects inspire people to act. We engage in
Vibrant Coasts & Deltas advocacy on topics for which we have developed knowledge and
People safeguard and nurture mangroves and other wetlands have our own experience. We use this to stimulate governments
in deltas and along coasts. These wetlands are the basis of a and companies to develop and implement effective policies. This
prosperous economy in both cities and rural areas, providing rich science-policy-practice approach runs throughout our programmes
resources and protecting people from the ravages of storms and and is the basis for scaling up our impact and informing and
floods. enabling others to take action.
Blue Lifelines in the Desert Our approach emphasises empowering those who use or
Life in arid and semi-arid landscapes is revived by securing depend on wetlands. Our experience proves that policies and
freshwater flows. Recovery of drylands and wetlands such as investments can be strongly influenced through a bottom-up
floodplains and lakes creates a productive blue-green mosaic. This process. By working with local partners and building the capacity
dynamic landscape halts the encroaching desert and provides a of local communities whose lives closely connect to wetlands,
lifeline for animals and people who move and migrate seasonally. we empower civil society with knowledge and skills to more
effectively engage with governments and the private sector,
Replenished Water Stores from Mountains to Sea influencing decisions which affect them but which are made
The degradation of wetlands of critical importance for water nationally and even internationally.
storage from mountainous regions to the sea is reversed. They
will again feed the rivers with water, reduce the risks of harmful To leverage significant change, we need governments, the private
flooding and provide renewed opportunities for biodiversity. This sector and civil society to act individually and jointly. Wetlands
creates a more productive and safer landscape for millions of International works with all of these sectors and with knowledge

institutions, often acting as a connector and broker for joined
up initiatives. We engage in strategic partnerships as a means to
enable both the public and private sector to safeguard and restore
wetlands. Specific knowledge products, tools and pilot examples
are enabling mechanisms. By connecting our work across offices
and through partner networks, we combine local experiences and
successes and scale up our impact to influence national, regional
and global policies, practices and investments.
We have learnt that while we can demonstrate small scale
successes in just a few years, bringing about positive change
for people and nature in large wetland systems and watersheds
takes time. Often it takes more than a decade. Therefore we work
for the long-term in major wetlands areas. We invest strongly
in the development of local and national relationships through
our presence and forge innovative and strategic partnerships to
maximise our reach and impact.
Strategy of Wetlands International 9

3. Achievements
Healthy Wetland Nature extraction company in a former peat mining area in Germany.
1. Enabled the production of locally-owned long-term VCAs are a new tool that offers great potential to engage
conservation and sustainable development strategies for private land-owners and businesses around the world in
the Lower Senegal Delta in Senegal and Mauritania and conservation and restoration actions. This is especially
for the Pechora Delta region in Russia. These strategies valuable for wetlands that are often not protected but rather
were developed jointly with key stakeholders including under some form of extractive management.
River Basin Authorities, park managers, local and regional
governments, local experts and several knowledge institutes. 6. Influenced producers to ban wetlands for soy cultivation
under Roundtable on Responsible Soy certification (RTRS).
2. Mapped critical wetland habitats of the Arctic. As a member of RTRS, we advocated several years for
We collaborated with Shell to identify, map and assess wetlands conservation to be addressed. Now wetlands,
potential critical habitats (as defined by the International particularly in Argentina, are better protected as producers,
Finance Corporation) in the Arctic regions trialing a tool who want to certify soy under RTRS, cannot expand the
that we developed to model the likely occurrence of critical crop by draining wetlands. Although currently only a small
habitat, based on the expected presence of migratory portion of soy producers certify their soy, this is a clear
waterbirds and endangered species. The information message to the sector as well as to banks and other loan
generated by the project has been included in Shell’s early institutions to guide their investment decisions in soy.
project screening tool to help project teams manage and
prevent potentially adverse impacts on Arctic biodiversity.
It has relevance to other regions.
3. Enabled uptake of environmentally sustainable livelihoods

in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The Abobiri, Obia-yagha and Opume
communities in the Niger Delta changed the way in which
they manage their wetland environment including stopping
wetland-detrimental livelihood practices (mainly mangrove
cutting) and switching to wetland-friendly livelihood
practices such as harvesting fish, periwinkle, plantation
and poultry farming. In addition, these communities are
contributing to wetland restoration through wetland
tree nurseries and restoration, tree planting and clearing
of waterways overgrown by invasive plant species. 58
community member-groups were provided with access to 7. Restored 20 hectares of wetlands in the Ramsar Site Laguna
micro-credits to incentivise this shift in practices. This work Llancanelo, in Mendoza province of Argentina. This pilot
was achieved through collaboration with our local partners project aimed at eradicating alien Tamarind (Tamarix sp.) and
Living Earth Nigeria Foundation and Nigerian Conservation sets the baseline for a high-scale project to eradicate the
Foundation. 300 ha of Tamarind woodlands that surround the Llancanelo
lagoon. This will contribute to the removal of the Site
4. Held oil developments along Lake Albert, Uganda to the from the Montreux Record, the `blacklist` of the Ramsar
highest environmental standards. Through our role on the Convention. We coordinated the implementation of the
Biodiversity and Livelihoods Advisory Committee (BLAC) project, facilitated the consortium of partners and provided
established by Total Uganda we made recommendations technical advice.
on how to achieve the highest biodiversity and livelihood
standards while developing oil in environmentally sensitive 8. Reduced water pollution in Fujin Wetland Park in Northeast
areas. These recommendations now cover the full landscape China. We worked with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to
scale of development and have already resulted in additional collect baseline information on the hydrology, water quality,
baseline studies and improved design of the project, with soil, plants and animals for the 68,511 ha Fujin Wetlands and
a goal of delivering a Net Gain for biodiversity over the full formulated measures to reduce the water pollution that is
duration of the project. Our mandate to advise the project occurring due to high nitrogen levels.
was expanded in 2015 to advise other oil operators along
Lake Albert. 9. Raised awareness of wetland conservation, appreciation
of nature and its wise use among teachers and children
5. Promoted Verified Conservation Area (VCA) to enhance in schools in Quanzhou Huian, Fujian Province, China.
biodiversity conservation and restoration by facilitating To improve the curricula, we organised exchange events,
the first step in the process for a VCA nomination by a peat developed brochures and a training module. Our ‘Wetland

School’ is becoming a well-known and respected brand in 15. Informed the ”fitness check” of EU Nature Directives
China. through our waterbird indicator results. We developed an
indicator for wintering waterbirds for the European Union.
10. Enhanced capacities of wetland centres in Russia and the The indicator informed the review of how the EU Nature
United States. Knowledge and experiences of Russian and Directives are performing. The results show that species
American wetland education centres were enhanced through listed on Annex I (rare, threatened or vulnerable species)
an exchange programme and conference, sharing of outreach of the EU Birds Directive are doing somewhat better than
materials and the creation of a manual for advising on the other waterbird species, and that species listed on Annex
best practices for public education and engagement. These II (huntable species) are doing worse. We have also shown
activities built public awareness and concern about wetlands that species in the marine environment are doing worse than
and their biodiversity, emphasising the shared international in any other wetland types. We attributed the difference to
context between the US and Russia. We initiated the more comprehensive protected area network in freshwater
programme and supported staff capacity by bringing project and coastal habitats than in the marine environment and to
partners together and providing the methodology and uncoordinated harvest management.
consultations.
Vibrant Coasts and Deltas
11. Restored 60 ha of high value wetlands in Senegal and 1. Scaled up the application of our Building with Nature
Mauritania. We coordinated with park management and solutions to tackle extreme erosion of a mangrove coastline
local communities in Tocc Tocc Community Nature Reserve in Central Java, Indonesia. The sediments captured behind
(Senegal) and Diawling National Park (Mauritania) to remove our permeable dams provided a substrate for settlement
invasive aquatic plants and abandoned nets. The result was of natural mangrove seedlings, locally halting the erosion
increased numbers of waterbirds and more fishing places that threatens villages in the area. Meanwhile, with local
for local people (in Diawling). In Tocc Tocc, this created communities, we started to develop plans for improving the
additional habitat for the free and safe movement of key sustainability of their aquaculture practices. These measures
species such as the West African manatee. together will enhance resilience and productivity of the
Demak district. The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and
12. Improved site management for waterbirds in the Senegal Fisheries invested in the implementation of similar measures
Delta. Managers of critical wetland sites for waterbirds in within Demak as well as sites elsewhere along the Java
the Senegal Delta now integrate knowledge on the wise Coast. Local NGOs have started putting in place permeable
use of waterbirds, wetlands and the flyway approach to dams in the vicinity of Semarang that suffer from similar
conservation into better management of these wetlands. We coastal vulnerability problems. Together with local partners
supported capacity building for site managers to improve we enhanced our designs and ensured that these measures
their understanding of the threats birds are facing in the are embedded in local spatial plans.
flyway, improve their competencies monitoring waterbirds
and train them in sharing this information with colleagues 2. Contributed to a Masterplan for post-disaster recovery
along the western coast of Africa. along the vulnerable coast in Tacloban, Philippines.
Together with leading water sector partners from the
13. Added 133 sites to the Important Wetland list in Japan, Philippines and the Netherlands, we started a master
as a step towards their conservation. The Ministry of planning process for post-disaster recovery following
the Environment (MOE) in Japan updated the list of 500 hurricane Yolanda in the coastal area of Tacloban. We
“Important Wetlands List in Japan” and added new sites, coordinated a training programme for more than 100
bringing the list to 633 sites. We facilitated this process local and national level coastal zone managers to make
by bringing together experts, gathering information and them familiar with ecosystem-based approaches to risk
creating a website. MOE will use this list as the basis management. This paved the way for the integration of
for selecting new Ramsar sites and will also inform mangrove restoration and Building with Nature measures in
municipalities regarding their conservation and restoration the master plan. These approaches and measures will help
obligations. ensure long-term sustainability and adaptiveness. The plan
will be formalised in 2016.
14. Produced a framework to guide sustainable waterbird
harvesting in Europe. Through our Sustainable Harvest 3. Replicated mangrove conservation approaches in Indonesia
Specialist Group, we produced the report “Towards through participation in the National Mangrove Working
sustainable management of huntable migratory waterbirds Group. In 2012 our policy dialogue under the Partners for
in Europe”, setting out a framework for coordination of Resilience programme resulted in a moratorium on mangrove
adaptive harvest management. This report led to the degradation in Sikka district in Nusa Tenggara Timor. In 2015
adoption by the African Eurasian Migratory Waterbird we brought the lessons learned from this process to the
Agreement (AEWA) of a new ranking of populations for National Mangrove Working Group, involving all government
management planning and the initiation of a European agencies that are engaged in mangrove management and
Goose Management Platform. explored how the approach can be replicated in other
districts. As a first step, we established a local mangrove
working group in Banten district. A provisional action plan
that incorporates mangrove conservation and restoration
Achievements 11
in large scale urban development plans for the area was manage their mangrove resources. This created the basis
proposed and discussed. In the years to come we will aim to for the protection of the country’s 170,000 ha remaining
integrate this action plan into spatial planning for the region. mangroves, and for the integration of mangrove-based
solutions in national and local adaptation plans and
4. Enabled the expansion of Pulau Dua reserve in Java, strategies.
Indonesia through mangrove rehabilitation. This site is one
of Java’s main breeding sites for waterbirds and a wintering 9. Established a Mangrove Platform in the Sine Saloum
site for migrants from the north. We constructed sediment- Delta, Senegal. Working closely with the County Council
trapping permeable dams to protect the reserve against of Foundiougne, we established a multi-stakeholder
erosion and created a mangrove greenbelt. We enabled local Mangrove Platform to harmonise the many interventions
communities to apply silvo-fisheries techniques in 25 ha of and investments already being made in the mangrove
aquaculture ponds, introducing three species of mangroves. ecosystems. A mapping exercise assessed all actors and
These measures together boost the local communities’ interventions in the Delta and identified gaps, forming the
resilience in the wake of sea level rise and related coastal basis for a more integrated management approach in the
flooding and salt water intrusion problems. The measures future. An umbrella strategy for sustainable development
are currently being maintained and scaled up by a local of the area was established, and this will be followed up in
community-based mangrove working group. the coming year with a process including the other riparian
countries.
5. Improved management of mangroves and seagrass
meadows in Southeast Johor state, Malaysia. Together with
the Johor development authority, we initiated a campaign
to make local communities aware of the importance of
these ecosystems and their resources for supporting local
livelihoods. This resulted in a marked decrease of illegal
resource harvesting among the local community. Further,
we worked with local communities to establish sustainable
income generating activities such as ecotourism.
6. Influenced the sustainability criteria for land use and

developments in the Paraná Delta, Argentina. In 2015 the
Ombudsman of Argentina issued a resolution that demands
consideration of sustainability criteria in plans for the Paraná
Delta. This resolution directly steers planning and decision
making by national and provincial government agencies. By 10. Facilitated the uptake and mainstreaming of sustainable
feeding the results of our research and assessments on the oyster farming in the Saloum Delta, Senegal. With around
Paraná Delta to the Ombudsman, we were instrumental in 4,000 inhabitants, oyster farming is recognised as a key
the development of this resolution. sector for sustainable development in the Saloum Delta area.
Formerly, destructive farming techniques that involved the
7. Facilitated sustainable water and wetland management as cutting of mangrove roots were degrading coastal wetlands.
part of water risk reduction for Panama City. We introduced a new technique that is protecting mangroves
In 2014 we brought together the dredging company Boskalis and has increased yields tenfold to two to three kg per metre
and the Netherlands embassy, along with public and private per annum of oyster garlands. We introduced this technique
sector partners to discuss sustainable water management with 300 women who laid more than 36 km of oyster
solutions for Panama City. Many of the recommendations garlands, expecting an annual income of €700,000.
were implemented in 2015, including short-term drainage
system clean-up measures, a review of new wetland landfill 11. Boosted livelihoods and safeguarded mangrove wetland
urbanisation projects and the assembling of an inter- system in Sine Saloum Delta, Senegal. To better conserve
institutional Resilience Commission. The recommended mangroves in the area through more sustainable livelihoods,
measures have contributed to and laid the foundations we supported the installation of nearly 250 beehives, using
for integrated water resource management in Panama aggressive bees that prevent people from entering the area
City, aiming to reduce urban flood risk and protect and for mangrove cutting. Training on improved beekeeping,
restore wetlands. We supported the initiative by providing as well as the installation of a honey production unit with
technical inputs on ecosystem-based risk reduction and attractive marketing, led to a production increase of 2000
by coordinating the water dialogues between Dutch and litres of honey worth an additional €12,000. Nine Improved
Panamanian water managers. These dialogues will continue fish smoking stoves with a capacity of 840 kg, and five
in 2016. improved bakery ovens, significantly reduced the need for
8. Increased capacity for mangrove management in Panama.

By providing training and policy advice, emphasising the
values of mangroves for climate adaptation and mitigation,
we increased the capacity of the Panamanian authorities to

Blue Lifelines in the Desert million called BAMGIRE. Major investments are planned to
expand irrigation in Mali and build major new infrastructure
12. Improved flood prediction in Mali’s Inner Niger Delta. Rice, upstream in Guinea. The BAMGIRE initiative will influence
livestock and fish farming are all intimately linked to the the nature and design of these investments and ensure that
annual flooding in the Inner Niger Delta. The annual decision wetland ecosystems and options for their management and
to release cattle to feed on the flooded grasslands is the restoration are part of the development planning in the
most important cultural event in the Delta. Working with years to come.
our partners, we improved our existing flood prediction
tool OPIDIN to include a cattle crossing date, and delivered Replenished Water Stores from Mountains to Sea
weekly bulletins on water level and flood timing. This 1. Assessed the value of Kenya’s Tana river basin wetlands.
reduced the loss of cattle and potential for conflict over Over the course of three years we convened a wide array of
access to land and fodder. partners including the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs,
UNEP, the University of Amsterdam and Kenya-based
knowledge organisations and experts to develop a study
assessing the value of wetlands on Kenya’s longest river and
the likely impacts of different development scenarios. It is
intended that this study will play a key role in improving
future planning and investments in the Tana river basin, and
influence decisions on water management in Kenya.
2. Established a wetland policy and action plan for Kenya.

Wetlands conservation in Kenya has for a long time been
cross-sectoral in nature, with no specific institutions charged
with the management. Unfortunately, this multiplicity of
policies and laws contributed to the degradation of the
country’s natural resources, including wetlands. Over the last
13. Designed and gained commitment to establish an few years we advocated for the establishment of a policy
Observatory to guide water and land use decisions in the that articulates the principles and values for sustainable
Upper Niger Basin and the Inner Niger Delta. conservation and management of wetlands. Our efforts
The governments of Mali and Guinea and the Niger Basin bore fruit in December 2015 when the Kenyan government
Authority committed themselves to establish an Observatory officially approved the National Wetlands Conservation and
for the upper Niger and the Inner Niger Delta. This tool will Management Policy and the establishment of an action plan.
provide the knowledge base for improved river and wetlands
management so that infrastructure investments and their
operation will be better planned. We conceived the tool with
our partners and convened the key stakeholders in reaching
agreement on the need and main components of its design.
In 2016, the first working version will be set up and run.
14. Safeguarded Senegal’s Ndiael Special Avifauna Reserve

and maintained the commitments for rehabilitation.
The Reserve is an internationally protected wetland of
critical importance to livelihoods. Already degraded by
government water allocation decisions, the edges of the
protected area and related rehabilitation plans came under
further threat from planned water allocations to a private
sector agricultural company SenHuile. We supported
national campaigns involving concerned NGOs and CBOs
representing local communities in a dialogue with the sub- 3. Restored over 400 ha of wetlands in the Lagunas de
basin water authority (OLAG) and SenHuile. This stimulated Guanacache Ramsar Site, Argentina. Since 2011 we
planned investments in maintaining the restoration of coordinated the implementation of the project, facilitated
the wetland and persuaded OLAG and SenHuile to better the participation of the Huarpe communities and provided
integrate ecosystems in the water allocation strategy. technical advice. As a result, 1,259,363 m3 of water
accumulated in 2015 in the restored gullies. This was largely
15. Launched initiative to improve water security in Mali. done by the local communities around the lake, who now
Together with the Malian government and the Royal Dutch practice improved methods to accumulate water. Vegetation
Embassy in Mali, we launched a regionally significant and wildlife are returning to the area and water quality is
initiative to support improved approaches to integrated improving. 100 families in local Huarpe communities are
water resources management in the Upper Niger and benefiting from the water that is now available to support
Inner Niger Delta of Mali through a five-year project of €7 livelihoods based on goat farming.
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4. Guided restoration of Wular lake in India to reduce flood Constructed in 1957, the water infrastructure is operated to
risks downstream. Over many years Wular lake was over- control floods in the delta, besides generating hydropower
exploited. This resulted in major siltation of the basin, a and providing water for irrigation. The multiple values of
decrease in water quality, the loss of community livelihoods the dam and its associated reservoir have been adversely
and increased downstream flood risk. We supported the impacted by rapid transformation of catchments enhancing
governments of Jammu and Kashmir in the development silt deposition in the reservoir and severely impacting flood
of a management plan that laid out a series of measures to moderation capacity and providing water for various human
remediate the situation. In 2015 implementation began with uses. On request of the Odisha State Wetland Authority,
our ongoing guidance and advice. Key actions include the we developed an integrated management plan for the
removal of willow plantations and dredging of sediment. reservoir so as to secure its role in the ecology of the River
Ultimately it is expected that the restored lake will improve Mahanadi Basin and its Delta. An important contribution
the resilience of more than 100,000 people. of the management plan is to integrate the water needs of
downstream wetlands in reservoir operations.
5. Guided the adoption of resolution on wetlands and disaster
risk reduction by the Parties of the Ramsar Convention. 9. Improved water management to safeguard wetlands and
We provided technical input into several versions of a livelihoods of Kanwar Jheel in Gandak-Kosi floodplains,
proposed Ramsar Convention on Wetlands resolution on Bihar. We formulated the restoration plan of the Kanwar Jheel
wetlands and disaster risk reduction put forward by the wetland complex, which secures hydrological regimes of the
Philippines, and advocated for it with a number of countries, floodplains, particularly acting as flood buffer to the entire
including India and Switzerland. The Resolution was adopted region and securing livelihoods of 15,000 fisher households.
with strong support at the Ramsar Convention of Parties The recommendation of constitution of State Wetland
in Montevideo, Uruguay in June 2015. As a follow-up, we Authority to act as a nodal policy and planning agency
proposed to create implementation guidance with UNEP, an for wetland conservation in the state has been accepted,
offer that was welcomed by countries and will be followed up and the authority has been constituted. Agreements with
in 2016 and 2017. the Department of Water Resources and Department of
Environment on restoring natural hydrological regimes of the
6. Contributed to recognition for ecosystem-based approaches wetland, as per the management plan, have been agreed for
to accelerate resilience to climate change and natural implementation.
disasters. At the UNFCCC COP21, the Prime Minister of the
Netherlands Mark Rutte announced that the Partners for 10. Established the knowledge base for internalizing wetland
Resilience Strategic Partnership programme 2016-2020 values in land and water use decisions in India.
is the Dutch contribution to UN Secretary General Ban Ki We concluded implementation of The Economics of
Moon’s ‘A2R’ initiative for accelerated resilience and climate Ecosystems and Biodiversity India Initiative (TII). TII used
adaptation. In his announcement, the Prime Minister said an evidence building framework for demonstrating use of
the agreement with our partners Netherlands Red Cross, the economics based approaches to address wetland related
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Cordaid and CARE policy issues. Results from economic assessments at nine
Netherlands, “contributes to strengthening the resilience pilot sites were analysed to derive recommendations
and livelihoods of many vulnerable communities, connects pertaining to investment in wetland restoration, integration
this to government priorities and investments, and supports of wetlands in land use planning and regulation, property
economic growth that is inclusive and sustainable”. rights and improving distribution of costs and benefits, and
use of market based instruments for supporting wetland wise
7. Gained recognition for ecosystem-based solutions as key use. The recommendations are being internalized within
for global disaster risk reduction. In the two years leading implementation of national wetland programme of the
up to a new UN agreement for Disaster Risk Reduction Ministry.
we advocated to make ecosystem-based solutions a
central theme. In 2015 we participated in the Third World 11. Led the campaign for a Wetland law in Argentina.
Conference on Reducing Disaster Risk in Sendai, Japan The importance of healthy wetlands for reducing the impact
to support countries with integrating water and wetland of floods moved to the top of the national political and
management in their efforts for sustainable risk management. environmental agenda in 2015. In the course of five years,
With our partners we succeeded in gaining unprecedented we have raised the idea of a wetlands law from an issue that
attention for the linkages between disaster risk and the nobody in the country considered to one that was presented
environment in the final agreement. The Sendai Framework on national television by the new President in celebration of
for Disaster Risk Reduction for 2015 – 2030 includes a central World Wetlands Day 2016. We are leading a consortium of
role for ecosystem degradation as a root cause of increased more than 120 NGOs from all around the country to support
risk, and for ecosystem-based approaches as key solutions for the approval of the law. If enacted it will put a strong limit on
reduced risk. agricultural expansion in wetlands.
8. Influenced dam operations to optimize water sharing in

Mahanadi Delta, Odisha India. The hydrology of Mahanadi
Delta is controlled by the Hirakud Dam, the largest and
most significant water infrastructure of the State of Odisha.

Peatland Treasures are Safeguarded and Restored 6. Strengthened peatland policies in Indonesia. We informed
1. Developed knowledge base on peatland subsidence. and supported the Indonesian government’s regulatory
We enhanced the understanding of the nature and extent of and policy processes for improving peatland management,
peatland subsidence and the consequent long-term scenario resulting in more stringent water management requirements
of massive flooding of peatland landscapes in Southeast and an extended and strengthened moratorium on licensing
Asia, by commissioning research for two major case new concessions on peatlands. The government announced
studies in Malaysia (Rajang delta, Sarawak) and Indonesia the establishment of a national Peatland Restoration Agency
(Kampar peninsula, Riau province). The published results with the aim to restore two million ha of degraded peatlands
created awareness on the need to stop subsidence, and key by 2020.
stakeholders now agree the issue needs to be addressed.
External independent evaluation identified significant
appreciation among our target groups.
2. Mobilised support for peatland restoration Russia.

Our efforts in capacity building and awareness raising
activities, including workshops, investments in a Peatland
Restoration Education Centre, a peat museum and several
peatland rewetting pilot projects, established a foundation
for increased support from the main stakeholders. A
cost-benefit analysis, comparing approaches for peatland
restoration resulted in clear evidence of the cost-
effectiveness of ecological rewetting in Russia. This was used
to raise awareness, resulting in high-level political support
and finance for ecological restoration of peatlands in a
number of provinces around Moscow.
3. Created a roadmap for Sustainable Pulp Plantations.

Several years of discussions among Indonesian NGOs
resulted in a consensus among a large network on a Roadmap 7. Achieved significant steps made towards our five year
for Sustainable Pulp Plantation industry on peatlands, milestone of contributing to reduced peatland emissions of
requiring the phasing-out of drainage-based land-use on peat around 100 million t CO2 through peatland conservation and
and phasing-in of sustainable alternatives that require no restoration.
drainage. The Roadmap is a basis for an ongoing campaign
to address deforestation and peatland degradation issues a. 107,000 ha High Conservation Value peatswamp forest
(biodiversity loss, fires and haze, soil subsidence, flooding conserved. We contributed to the development and planning
and GHG emissions), linked to the pulp-for-paper sector. for the Katingan Ecosystem Restoration Concession (ERC)
in Central Kalimantan (with Permian Global and Pt Rimba
4. Turned around private sector and government policies Makmur Utama). The area was previously destined for
concerning drainage-based land use of peatlands. conversion to pulp-for-paper plantations. The avoided
The science sector, governments, conventions (UNCCD, CBD, emissions from deforestation may easily amount to around
Ramsar, UNFCCC), FAO and commodity chains with a large 78 million t CO2eq. Avoided emissions from the prevention
footprint on peat (palm oil, pulp-for-paper and peat mining of peatland drainage may amount to five million t CO2eq
for horticulture) have been confronted by our information annually. The conservation also minimises the risk of fire,
which amounts to undeniable scientific evidence that which would lead to even more emissions. The area has
drainage based land-use on peat leads to unacceptable outstanding biodiversity value having one of the largest
societal and economic impacts. As a result, major plantation remaining orangutan populations, endemic dragonflies and
sectors have pledged a stop of expansion of such practices many rare species of birds.
on peatlands, and peat mining is focusing on degraded areas
with an obligation to restore. More attention is going to b. Improved management of peatlands reduces emissions.
development of innovative sustainable alternatives such as The policy changes we helped to achieve in the palm oil
paludiculture. sector through the 2013 Roundtable for Responsible Palm
Oil (RSPO) Principles and Criteria are now influencing
5. Increased government recognition of the need to protect peatland management on perhaps more than one million
peatlands in Sarawak, Malaysia. Through our Rajang delta ha of existing oil palm plantations (resulting in emission
study and local stakeholder consultations, we contributed reductions of 10-20 t CO2eq per ha), or minimally 10 million
to a change in thinking on oil palm plantation development t CO2eq/yr starting as of 2014. Policies we supported, such
on peatlands. The new Chief Minister of Sarawak indicated a as the RSPO 2013 requirement for avoidance of peatlands in
more restricted approach, recognising the value of protecting new developments and the Indonesian Moratorium on new
the natural resource base. plantation licenses on peat, may have prevented the opening
of up to 300,000 ha of peatlands in Indonesia, contributing
emission reductions in the order of 15 million t CO2eq.
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c. Stringent no-peat policies adopted by major companies.
Our work to influence the Palm Oil Innovation Group
(POIG), the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP) and RSPO will
contribute to the conservation of peatlands and a reduction
of emissions. A new RSPO policy (RSPO Next) has been
adopted, requiring no deforestation and no peat in new
developments.
d. Restored 33,159 ha of peatlands in Russia. This resulted

in reduced greenhouse gas emissions to the amounts of
190,000 - 210,000 t CO2eq/yr excluding reduced peat
fire risks (fires could double the amount of emissions). An
agreement was reached to rewet at least a further 15,000
ha in Vladimir Province in 2016. Peat fire prevention further
contributes to the prevention of haze issues and the related
socio-economic impacts.
e. Established responsible peat certification in the EU.

We contributed to the launch of the Responsibly Produced
Peat Foundation. This certification scheme limits peat
extraction for horticulture to degraded peatlands and
requires a net-positive impact through the restoration of
extracted sites. This reduces negative impacts on biodiversity,
helps to restore ecosystem services and reduces carbon
emissions by safeguarding pristine areas.
f. Bauxite mining license renewal halted. We provided

information on the value of biodiversity in the Ayer Hitam
peatswamp forest reserve in Johor state, Malaysia. This
resulted in enhanced conservation of this last representative
area of the once extensive peatswamp forests of Johor.
g. Peat assessments led to increased understanding and policy

changes in Malaysia. Our peatswamp forest assessments
in Malaysia demonstrated the socio-economic, ecological
and climatic consequences of unsustainable development
on peatlands, specifically in relation to emissions, land
subsidence and flooding. This was fed into local and national
level policy processes. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board
(MPOB) has agreed to collaborate with us in a dialogue on
phasing out agriculture requiring peatland drainage. The
state government of Sarawak has called for a halt to new
plantations on state peatland.

4. Resource development
In 2015 the main strategy was to look ahead to position and Over half of the funding for the organisation comes from
resource the organisation for the next five years. We worked to get governmental and intergovernmental sources, which is less than
the importance of wetlands higher on the global agenda, in various in previous years where it has been two-thirds or more. This
fora, including for disaster risk reduction in the Hyogo Framework shows the increased importance of private funding sources –
for Action meeting in Sendai, Japan in March, in relation to the contributions from trusts and foundations, corporates, and NGOs
Sustainable Development Goals, for water secure communities continue to grow, even as we continue to secure government
and sustainable WASH at the Clinton Global Initiative, and at the grants. Several donors renewed, or in other words existing
Paris climate summit at the end of the year. This visibility and donors gave us new grants. The most significant were multi-year,
positioning is essential to convincing governments, corporates and multi-million grants from the Dutch and German governments.
other private donors to invest in wetland-based solutions, and will This indicates a high level of donor satisfaction with our work,
continue to be a priority in 2016. especially given the fact that many of our projects are multi-
year and awarded based on competitive proposal processes.
The launch of the new Strategic Intent for 2015 – 2025, with its Additionally, many donors in 2015 were new, ranging from
five streams of action, has supplied an orientation and focus for intergovernmental and government agencies, to private sector,
fundraising. The Wetlands International network jointly identified foundations and NGOs. This shows that we continue to reach out
several ‘big ideas’ or umbrella programmes which will make a and broaden the donor base.
major contribution to achieve the strategic goals under each
Stream. These are focused on achieving landscape scale and
sustainable impacts. To achieve these kinds of outcomes it is
necessary to establish clear concepts and business cases for donors
to engage. As the Big Ideas are in different stages of maturity, they
were ranked accordingly as priorities for programme and resource
development for 2016 and beyond. The set of Big Ideas and their
prioritisation was endorsed by the Supervisory Council. The two
highest priorities identified for 2016 were Blue Lifelines in the
Desert, and a campaign on wetlands, linked to the 50th anniversary
of the International Waterbird Census (in 2016). We aim to bring
together different types of donors according to the stage in the
programme, their thematic interests and the type of grant or
investment available. The establishment of strategic partnerships
is also key to achieve this kind of “modular” donor engagement and
many aspects of the programmes will be implemented by others.
We secured funding commitments in 2015 for three major five-year

programmes beginning in January 2016 for a total of €70 million,
17 million of which is for the Wetlands International network.
The programmes are: two global Strategic Partnerships with
the Dutch government, one consortium led by the Netherlands
Red Cross on disaster and climate resilience, and the other on
integrated water resource management and WASH led by IRC; and
a Wetlands International-led consortium funded by the German
International Climate Initiative for climate resilient flyways in
Africa. Those successes underline that the strategy of working
with a diverse range of partners with complementary skills and
perspectives is effective for accessing funding as well as impact.
We engaged with corporates as a technical advisor on integrating
wetland management into their practices, for example renewing
the partnership with Shell and agreeing on a joint scope of work
financed by them.
The financial contributions of the Wetlands International Members

continued to be of critical importance in 2015, particularly in a year
focusing on future impact.
Resource Development 17
5. Functioning and management of
the global organisation
The global organisation between offices. On that same occasion the Global Board had its
Wetlands International is an independent global organisation annual face-to-face session.
consisting of 19 offices, which share the name and brand
“Wetlands International”, safeguard one reputation, implement The Foundation and the Association
a joint Strategic Intent and a common set of organisational The Association Wetlands International enables governmental
policies. The Foundation Wetlands International (registered in the and non-governmental membership to the organisation and
Netherlands as Stichting Wetlands International) and a number of adopts the long-term strategy of the organisation, which is
other offices have an independent legal status in their country of guiding for the activities of all offices in the network.
operation, while other offices operate under hosting agreements The Foundation Wetlands International complies with the
and/or are in the process of becoming independent legal entities. principles of management, supervision and accountability as
Jointly, this network of offices needs to guard the unity, main laid out by the ‘Code Wijffels’ that describes good governance
objectives and global interests of the Association Wetlands of charities in the Netherlands. The Articles of Association of
International (registered in the Netherlands as Vereniging the Foundation specify that its executive management and the
Wetlands International). Therefore several mechanisms and supervision thereof be in the hands of the Management Board
safeguards have been put in place. and the Supervisory Council, respectively. The specific role of the
Foundation is to guide and support the office network.
All offices and the Foundation Wetlands International in the Because of the combination of the following factors, the
Netherlands are legally bound by agreements that stipulate the Foundation Wetlands International and the Association Wetlands
requirements an entity needs to comply with, in order to be part International are considered a Group in financial-administrative
of the Wetlands International network. To ensure compliance to sense:
these requirements, the CEO (or its representative) is a qualitate
qua member of the local boards of those offices that have • Members of the Supervisory Council of the Foundation are
acquired an independent legal status. This ensures that the global also members of the Board of the Association, and as such
interests of Wetlands International are being taken into account appointed by the Association’s General Members Meeting;
by each national office. Other board members, with a different • The Supervisory Council appoints, assesses and dismisses
skill set, experience and network are better placed to represent the Chief Executive Officer; and
local and regional interests and advise the local management • The Association’s General Members Meeting adopts the
team on opportunities and threats in the country or region. ‘Strategic Intent’ (global strategy with a 10 year outlook),
Furthermore, the CEO, mandated by the Supervisory Council, can, which, in accordance with its Statutes, is then implemented
in exceptional and excessive cases, resort to a decisive vote in the by the Foundation. The strategy is reviewed and redeveloped
appointment or dismissal of Heads of Office. every 5 years through input from the global office network
and senior management, and through consultation of
To strengthen the decision-making capacity of the global members and other stakeholders.
organisation, a Global Board was installed in 2012, consisting
of the Management Board and (a representation of) all Heads As a consequence, the organisation needs to present consolidated
of Offices. This Global Board is responsible for strategic priority financial accounts in its Annual Review.
setting and decision-making on themes, projects and institutional
issues. It ensures that key agreements and planning and The Management Board comprises of the Chief Executive Officer
monitoring tools that concern all offices are in place. This includes and the Chief Operations Officer, for whom the profiles are
the Annual Plan, Annual Review and Accounts, a common set of determined by the Supervisory Council. Their term is defined by
policies, tools and guidelines, organisational development needs their individual employment contracts. The Management Board is
and last but not least -every 5 years- a new Strategic Intent. Final entrusted with the implementation of the strategy and with the
approval of all plans, tools and agreements is required by the day-to-day management.
Supervisory Council or by the General Members Meeting of the
Association Wetlands International, such as the approval of the Tasks of the Management Board and the Supervisory Council are
Strategic Intent. defined in the Articles of Association of the Foundation Wetlands
International. The Articles of Association are further elaborated
In September 2015, the Senior Management of the organisation, on in the Rules and Regulations, and include a profile of the
consisting of the Management Board (MB), all Heads of Office members of the Supervisory Council.
(HoO) as well as Programme Managers (PM) who play a global
support role, met for its annual meeting in the Saloum Delta, The Supervisory Council is a non-executive body and exerts its
Senegal to discuss and define strategic priorities including annual supervision mainly through three routes. Firstly, by discussing
planning, resource development and the priorities for joint work and approving important decisions of the Management Board as

specified in the Articles of Association, such as the Annual Plan of peatlands in all sectors. Advice around the complexities of
and Budget. Secondly, by monitoring progress and developments networking and combining lobby and advocacy with a science-
in the work of Foundation Wetlands International on the basis based approach, are taken up in future projects.
of bi-annual and specific reports by the Management Board.
And thirdly through the annual performance assessment of the We participated in the unique evaluation on the programmes of
Management Board and the Chief Executive Officer. 64 Dutch development cooperation organisations that were part
All Wetlands International offices, by agreement, follow global of the Dutch funding system for development cooperation. It led
strategic decisions taken by the Management Board and the to evidence that Dutch development cooperation is effective.
Supervisory Council. We participated with our programme in Indonesia as part of the
Ecosystem Alliance and were complimented for our science-
Optimal relationships with interested parties based and cooperative approach that contributed to the changes
Wetlands International always works in partnership and engages achieved. The Partners for Resilience programme in Indonesia was
with the following interested parties: equally part of the evaluation. This programme was found to have
been well designed, relevant, efficient and rather successful in
a. The government and NGO members of the Association achieving its objectives on reforestation and had a small positive
b. Donor organisations effect on the awareness of mangroves in the project villages.
c. Selected corporates Regarding disaster preparedness and awareness, the project
d. A specialist expert network achieved its objectives at the community level. It was difficult to
e. Scientific institutes find evidence of effects at the household level. In future projects,
f. Civil society organisations Beneficiaries of its projects more attention will be paid to monitoring effects at this level.
Wetlands International does the utmost to ensure that Two projects, on Arctic critical habitats and on sensitivities of
the information it provides is true and reliable. Wetlands Arctic coastal wetlands for oil spill response, were each evaluated
International external communications are guided by its in joint meetings with our partner Shell. The evaluations covered
communications policy. The Global Brand is a reference for all technical deliverables and outputs, project management, follow-
actions of all staff. Overall the organisation ensures that essential up and outreach. The conclusions are included in a follow-up
information regarding its functioning, such as the Strategic Intent, project for Critical Habitat. Furthermore, the evaluation resulted
annual plans and annual reports are available on our website. in a way forward for dissemination, application and further
Members are specifically informed through the annual members development of the produced outputs.
meeting and are regularly provided with progress updates and
publications. Donors, partners and project beneficiaries are The organisational culture trajectory that had started in 2014,
mainly informed as specified and needed within projects. The focused on the participatory identification of priorities with input
partnership policy stipulates clear principles and why and how from all offices, the development of an action plan as well as start
relationships should be developed and managed. Wetlands of its implementation.
International considers as partnerships relationships where it
works with the partner organisation(s) on the basis of equity to
achieve jointly formulated objectives, with distinct contributions
from each partner. Partnerships with the corporate sector are
guided by a Steering Committee in which senior management of
both organisations participate.
In general, publications are made available electronically for free

on the website. The communications department ensures the
relevance, accessibility and readability of information through
the website (see also relevant section Communications and
Advocacy).
The organisation has established an official complaints procedure,

which is available on the website. There is also a general email
address info@wetlands.org, handled by the support team, who
distribute incoming messages, for handling by relevant staff.
Learning from our practice

The Sustainable Peat for People and Climate project, that
addresses emissions, land subsidence and flooding issues from
unsustainable use of peatlands, was externally evaluated.
The evaluation underscored the key role and contributions
of Wetlands International in the fundamental change taking
place in all sectors, particularly in Indonesia, in the recognition
and management of problems related to unsustainable use
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Organogram
Brunei
1 Staff
China
Philippines
6 Staff
1 Staff
Japan
8 Staff Malaysia
7 Staff
South Asia
Indonesia
9 Staff
22 Staff
Argentina Russia
5 Staff Foundation
2 Staff
Management Board
Board of
Panama Association
6 Staff Supervisory
Council The Netherlands
36 Staff
Association
35 Institutional Members
European
Guatemala Association
1 Staff 3 Staff
Africa
15 Staff
Mali
17 Staff
Kenya
4 Staff
Guinea Bissau Nigeria
5 Staff 3 Staff
Ethiopia
5 Staff

6. Financial overview of the global
organisation
Our main source of income is funding for projects. The list in the list of projects 2015. The annual accounts present allocation
of projects 2015 in Annex 1 gives an overview of all projects of expenses to themes.
that were implemented by the entire global network of offices
throughout the year, with details on the amounts funded, the In addition to project funding, we received a contribution
project period, the name and types of donors, the Streams of from the members of the Vereniging Wetlands International.
our new Strategic Intent to which the project contributes, as The membership, consisting of 24 governmental and 11 non-
well as the Wetlands International offices that participated in governmental members throughout the world, generated
project implementation. In the former Strategic Intent we worked an income of € 302,785. Total income of the global network
with themes rather than streams. For reasons of comparison we amounted to € 8.8M Euro from the following sources:
therefore included both allocation to streams as well as to themes
Sources of funding Project expenditure per region
Note: Global financial data are derived from the audited financial statements of the Stichting Wetlands International and the Vereniging Wetlands International combined with the
data as provided by the offices from the Wetlands International global network. A financial consolidation of worldwide data for all the regional offices is not required under the legal
entity structure and the global data are presented only for informative purposes. The audited financial statements of the Stichting Wetlands International and the Vereniging Wetlands
International are presented hereafter.
Financial overview of the global organisation 21

Over the years, the Foundation in the Netherlands continues to the year, slightly increased over the past 3 years to EUR 7.797.507.
be important for fundraising for the entire organisation. In 2015, Overhead costs remained at the same level. This is shown in
75% (2014 – 76%; 2013 and 2012 – 87%; 2011 – 68%; 2010 the diagram below. Although this is limited to the Foundation
– 70%) of project income was raised through the Foundation. only, it provides a good indication of our global investment and
A significant amount of this income is subcontracted to the activity as the Foundation counts for 75% of the global income
other offices of the global network. This can be seen from the and subcontracts significant work to our offices. The diagram also
list of projects 2015 that shows that Wetlands International shows that according to our – CBF quality seal obliged – RJ650
implemented 84 projects worldwide, of which 43 projects were accounting rules, our project income fluctuates much more
contracted by the ‘Stichting Wetlands International’ and 22 out because the accounts are based on commitments made (contracts
of these were implemented by or together with other Wetlands signed) and not on project activities implemented. See the next
International offices and their partners. This resulted in the section Introduction to the Annual Accounts of the Foundation, for
following project expenditure by offices, per region: The total more explanation.
expenses on project activities, measured by expenses made during

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Annual Accounts 2015
Introduction
Since the Foundation Wetlands International obtained the CBF1 in relation to the reported turnover decreased to 16,0% in 2015
quality seal in 2011, it is obliged to apply the guideline of VFI2 and (27.2% in 2014)3. A similar effect can be noted with the ratio for
report under ‘Richtlijn 650 voor Kosten Beheer en Administratie’. ‘cost of fundraising’.
This means that expenses are based on commitments made
(contracts signed) during the reported year. As a result the Wetlands International raises funds from governmental
accounts show a substantial increase in the turnover of the organisations, from private foundations, NGOs and institutes and
organization: 7.1M in 2015 compared to 4.6M in 2014. from corporate organisations. For the latter two categories, this
This does however not reflect the actual level of activities and is sometimes done by direct own fundraising and sometimes
outcomes for the organisation in 2015. The project activities – as through third party fundraising. In December 2014 we received a
measured by expenses during the year (see table Realised total gift of 150K which was then not included in ‘other income’. This
expenditure on project activities on page 30) show a different amount was spent in 2015. In 2015 the amount generated by
picture. The realised total expenses on project activities in 2015 fundraising from private donations from the general public was
of 7.8M Euro (2014 7.6M and 2013 7.3M) indicate a gradually negligible.
increasing level of activity and investment over 2015 as compared
to the 2014 and 2013. Equally, the table ‘Employment capacity During 2015 new contracts and extension of earlier acquired
and production’ on page 31 shows only a small increase in FTE contracts were signed. The list of projects 2015 in Annex 1
(32.5 FTE in 2015 and 32.2 FTE in 2014). includes all projects that started in 2015.
The accounts show the total expenses for each of the five The Foundation Wetlands International supported in 2015
organisation’s themes. In total 81.6 % of the total income was Wetlands International European Association (created end of
spent on these objectives (2014 68.2 %). 2013) which unfortunately did not receive a grant from the
European Commission (EC) to fund its planned activities for
Wetlands International’s financial result at the end of the year is 2015. In addition to waving the costs for facilities supplied the
thus influenced by incidental effects of not always predictable Foundation gave a donation of 20K and granted a short term loan
claimable or non-claimable project costs during the start-up of (30K) repayable before July 2017. In Spring 2016 we received
projects and in the end phase. This is inherent to the nature of an confirmation that Wetlands International European Association’s
organisation depending largely on project funding and on specific application to the EC for funding of its activities in 2016 and 2017
donor regulations. The year 2015 result of 115K Euro profit after was approved so the need for extra support can be limited to the
a reported deficit of 81K in fiscal year 2014 underlines this. A year 2015.
substantial part of the extra (internal) activities planned to be
funded by Wetlands International Association (260K) could be
funded from other sources of income and therefore these funds
were returned.
Since in the budget for 2015 a positive result had not been
foreseen, measures to reduce organizational cost were continued.
This resulted in lower cost for management and administration
(1.1M compared to 1.7M in budget) and brought the level of these
expenses more in line with 2014 (1.3M).
Again substantial investments in fundraising had to be made

because several multi-million, multi-year projects like the Dutch
government funded MFS-2 projects, the Peatland Restoration
project in Russia, Arctic to Africa and SPCC were finalized in 2015
or foreseen to finalise early in 2016. The cost of fundraising could
be limited to 172K in 2015 compared to 218K in 2014. Successful
acquisition efforts over 2015 resulted in large contracts in 2015
but will only show in the turnover of 2016. This is the case for
e.g. the Strategic Partnerships with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (‘Partners for Resilience’ and ‘Watershed’) as well as
‘Climate Resilient Flyways’.
The increased turnover based on the RJ650 accounting principles 1. Central Bureau for Fundraising
influences also several overhead ratios. Since the absolute costs 2. Dutch Association of Fundraising Institutions (Vereniging
of management and administration were even lower in 2015 Fondsenwervende Instellingen)
(1.111M) than in 2014 (1.285M) the percentage of these costs 3. Our norm for management and administration costs: 10%

Annual Accounts Foundation 2015
Balance sheet as per 31 December in Euros
2015 2014
Assets
Tangible fixed assets (1) 120.477 131.010
Debtors and other receivables (2) 3.678.491 4.538.564

Cash and Banks (3) 1.739.702 1.046.888
5.418.193 5.585.452
Total assets 5.538.670 5.716.462
Liabilities
Continuity reserve (4) 393.101 277.843
Subsidies (5) 62.132 79.238
Other reserves 0 0
Provisions (6) 30.000 0
Short-term debts (7) 5.053.437 5.359.380
Total liabilities 5.538.670 5.716.462
Foundation Wetlands International Annual Accounts 2015 25

Statement of Income and Expenditure Foundation Wetlands International (in Euros)
2015 budget 2015 2014
Income
- Income from own fundraising (8) 2.847.740 2.246.343 1.464.103
- Income form third-party campaigns (9) 1.592.027 766.745 594.149
- Governmental grants (10) 2.375.887 2.689.912 2.183.720
- Other income (11) 264.654 830.000 405.016
Total revenue 7.080.308 6.533.000 4.646.988
Expenses
- Expenses on objectives (13)
1. Local livelihoods 1.357.299 676.311 486.248
2. Biodiversity 659.940 624.923 449.302
3. Water 607.992 585.096 420.668
4. Climate 1.777.735 1.486.971 1.069.091
5. Greening the economy 1.278.584 1.112.677 799.983
5.681.549 4.485.978 3.225.292
- Costs of generating funds (13)
Cost of fundraising 43.118 224.521 163.197
Cost of obtaining government grants 129.355 74.840 54.399
172.473 299.361 217.597
- Management & administration
Cost of management & administration 1.111.028 1.767.661 1.284.858
Total Expenses (13) 6.965.050 6.553.000 4.727.747
Result 115.258 -20.000 -80.759
2015 budget 2015 2014
Result appropriation
Increase (+)/Decrease (-) continuity reserve 115.258 -20.000 -80.759
115.258 -20.000 -80.759
Percentages
- Percentage costs of fundraising 1,5% 10,0% 11,1%
(costs of fundraising in percentage of income own fundraising)
- Percentage costs of Management & Administration 16,0% 27,0% 27,2%
(costs of management & administration in percentage of total
expenses)
norm costs of management & administration: 10%
- Percentage of revenue spent on objectives 80,2% 68,7% 69,4%
(expenses on objectives in percentage of total revenu)
- Percentage of expenditure spent on objectives 81,6% 68,5% 68,2%
(expenses on objectives in percentage of total expenditure)

Cash flow statement
2015 2014
Cash flow from operating activities
Result 115.258 -80.759
Depreciation 43.230 117.276
Cash flow 158.488 36.517
Changes in work capital

- Change in receivables 860.073 1.789.796
- Change in short-term debts -305.943 -2.935.050
554.130 -1.145.254
- Change in continuity reserve 0 0
- Change in subsidy fixed assets -17.106 -16.459
- Change in provisions 30.000 0
Cash flow from operating activities 725.512 -1.125.196
Cash flow from investing activities
Investments in fixed assets -32.698 -29.598
Cash flow from investing activities -32.698 -29.598
Change in cash & banks 692.814 -1.154.794
Cash & banks

- as per 1 January 1.046.888 2.201.681
- as per 31 December 1.739.702 1.046.888
Change in cash & banks 692.814 -1.154.794
 
Explanatory Notes to the Balance sheet as per 31 December (in Euros)
(1) Tangible fixed assets Furniture Computers Equipment Total

Balance 1 January 2015
Purchase value 531.506 227.238 16.190 774.934
Accumulated depreciation 527.460 106.119 10.345 643.924
Bookvalue 1-1-2015 4.047 121.119 5.844 131.010
Investments 1.058 31.640 0 32.698

Desinvestments purchase value 869 0 0 869
Desinvestments Acc. Depreciation 869 0 0 869
Depreciation 2015 3.453 38.343 1.435 43.230
Balance 31 December 2015

Purchase value 533.433 258.878 16.190 808.501
Accumulated depreciation 531.781 144.462 11.780 688.023
Bookvalue 31-12-2015 1.651 114.417 4.409 120.477
Fixed assets are used for office operations. The other assets are largely for direct use for the foundation’s goals and to a
small extent for office operations. The Foundation does not hold any shares, bonds or other assets for reasons of
financial investment. The investment in computers relares to replacement of obsolete hardware (desktops & laptops) and
extension of server capacity. The tangible fixed assets are valuated on the basis of the historic costs price or acquisition
value, decreased by linear depreciation on the expected term. For office equipment and investments on the building the
depreciation is 20 percent per period, while for hardware and software the depreciation is 33 or 22% per period
depending on expected lifecycle. Fixed assets financed by projects and use by Wetlands International staff are activated
starting financial year 2014. The counter value of these assets is accounted for under 'subsidized fixed assets' which are
decreased in line with the depreciation of the assets.
  Foundation Wetlands International Annual Accounts 2015 27
(2) Debtors and other receivables 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
Debtors 11.078 28.174
Doubtful debtors -6.804 0
Total debtors 4.274 28.174
Project funds to be received 3.549.150 4.199.886
Current Account with Association Wetlands International 0 14.218
Subcontractor receivables 3.000 134.748
Short term loans (provided) 30.000 0
Other receivables 92.067 161.538
Total 3.678.491 4.538.564
A short term loan repayable before 1-7-2017 was granted to Wetlands International European Association in fiscal year
2015
(3) Cash & banks 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Cash 3.535 3.195
Current accounts EUR 1.124.343 827.452

Current accounts GBP 80.467 904
Current accounts USD 123.036 20.506
Current account Argentina 7.295 9.346
Total Current accounts 1.335.140 858.208
Deposit accounts 369.532 154.161

Deposit account for rent 31.494 31.324
Total Deposits 401.026 185.485
Total 1.739.702 1.046.888
Foreign currency accounts are related to projects funded in foreign currency

The balance of the liquid assets in foreign currencies is valuated at the closing rate at the end of the financial year.
Any exchange rate differences are accounted for in the result.
Apart from the 'deposit for rent' all liquidities are immediately available
(4) Continuity reserve 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Balance 1 January 277.843 358.602
Result 115.258 -80.759
Balance 31 December 393.101 277.843
The result in the Foundation's annual account is added to the continuity reserve
(5) Subsidies 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Balance 1 January 79.238 0
Assets financed by projects 2.838 98.684
Depreciation subsidized assets -19.944 -19.446
Balance 31 December 62.132 79.238
Subsidized tangible assets are amortized in line with other tangible assets
(6) Provisions
Projects Network Other Total 2015 Total 2014
Balance 1 January 0 0 0 0 0
Additions 0 0 30.000 30.000 0
Withdrawals 0 0 0 0 0
Balance 31 December 0 0 30.000 30.000 0
During the financial year 2015 a provision was made for a short term loan granted to Wetlands International European Association
(7) Short term debts 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Projects to be executed 573.734 360.847
Subcontractors commitments 3.803.201 4.438.440
Current Account with Association Wetland International 337.392 -
Trade creditors 100.167 161.604
Argentina funds 7.295 9.346
Balance 31 December 0 0 30.000 30.000 0
During the financial year 2015 a provision was made for a short term loan granted to Wetlands International European Association
(7) Short term debts 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Projects to be executed 573.734 360.847
Subcontractors commitments 3.803.201 4.438.440
Current Account with Association Wetland International 337.392 -
Trade creditors 100.167 161.604
Argentina funds 7.295 9.346
Taxation & Social security 24.393 20.512
Holiday allowance 79.888 78.666
Unused annual leave 33.319 43.728
Donation reserved for next year 0 150.000
Other short term debts 94.048 96.236
5.053.437 5.359.380
Projects to be executed relates to funds received from donors for projects still to be executed
Subcontractor commitments are contracted amounts due to subcontractors for the execution of projects
There is no interest on the current account, neither any securities of repayment obligations related
Holiday allowance: this represents the reservation of holiday allowance built up in 2015 and which is to be paid in
May 2015
Unused annual leave: the outstanding liabiity regarding unused holidays of staff
 
Explanatory Notes to the Statement of Income and Expenditure (in Euros)
(8) Income from own fundraising 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
Project income from non-government institutions 2.697.669 1.461.044
Sales publications 0 514
Gift and donations 150.071 2.545
Total 2.847.740 1.464.103
(9) Revenue activities third parties 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Grants third parties 1.592.027 594.149
Total 1.592.027 594.149
(10) Governmental grants 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Governmental institutions (projects) 2.375.887 2.183.720
Organisational contribution Others 0 0
Total 2.375.887 2.183.720
(11) Other income 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Contributions from other WI offices 0 0
Contribution from Association Wetlands International 200.000 253.913
Interest received 193 254
Other income 38.692 148.989
Result on exchange rates 25.769 1.861
264.654 405.016
(12) Contribution from Association

Wetlands International 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
Organisation subsidy 200.000 253.915
Subsidy biodiversity projects * 102.785 99.998
302.785 353.913
* reported under income from 'Governmental grants' (10)

(13) Specification and allocation of costs by objective (in Euro's)
Purpose Objective Generating Funds Management & Actual 2015 Budget 2015 Actual 2014
Expenses T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 Own FR Gov. Grants Interest Adm.
Purchase & acquisitions 991 482 444 1.298 934 0 0 0 0 4.149 47.541 133
Subcontractors 794.636 386.364 355.951 1.040.781 748.552 0 0 0 0 3.326.284 5.448.021 1.849.402
Publicity & communication 20.272 9.856 9.081 26.551 19.096 825 2.474 0 21.289 109.443 54.183 74.983
Personnel costs 377.375 183.486 169.042 494.271 355.490 35.781 107.344 0 923.704 2.646.495 1.787.685 2.407.611
Travelling & hotelexpenses 63.921 31.079 28.633 83.721 60.214 753 2.260 0 19.445 290.026 307.141 199.088
Housing Costs 18.359 8.926 8.224 24.045 17.294 2.181 6.542 0 56.297 141.868 126.049 141.868
Office & General expenses 37.033 18.006 16.589 48.505 34.886 2.890 8.671 0 72.535 239.115 844.683 266.459
Depreciation & interest 44.712 21.740 20.029 58.562 42.119 688 2.064 0 17.757 207.671 85.396 -6.931
Total 1.357.299 659.940 607.992 1.777.735 1.278.584 43.118 129.355 0 1.111.028 6.965.050 8.700.700 4.932.613
Wetlands International works on 5 themes. As regards the accounting of non-direct support cost, including depreciation,
Wetlands International applies the guideline of VFI: 'Aanbeveling Toepassing van Richtlijn 650 voor Kosten Beheer en Administratie'.
Indirect costs are attributed to the 5 themes pro rata of the staff time spent.
Realised total expenditure on project activities

The Annual Accounts are presented according to the CBF quality seal obliged RJ 650 regulations which are based on commitments made (contracts with subcontractors
signed) during the reported year while not looking at the work really implemented. As a result the total turnover in the the years reported might differ substantially: 7.1M
in 2015 compared to 4.7M in 2014 and 9.3M in 2013. When looking at project activities, see below, – as measured by expenses made during the year – , we see a different
picture. The realised total expenses on project activities in 2015 of EUR 7.8M (2014 7.6M and 2013 7.3M) show a more stable and slowly increasing level of activity over
the years.
31-12-2015 31-12-2014 31-12-2013
Costs staff 2.483.468 2.393.860 2.511.315
Costs externals 318.781 202.853 185.748
Total Staff costs in projects 2.802.249 2.596.713 2.697.063
Subcontractors actuals 4.434.150 4.674.411 4.022.185
Project travel costs 241.024 211.426 288.868
Other project costs 320.084 115.299 332.262
Totals 7.797.507 7.597.849 7.340.378

Employment capacity & production 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
Direct staff (FTE) 21,4 21,9
Indirect staff (FTE) 11,1 10,3
32,5 32,2
Staff rates claimed on external projects (production)

Own staff 2.483.468 2.393.860
Consultants 318.781 202.853
2.802.249 2.596.713
Staff costs 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Wages & salaries 1.703.888 1.735.793
Social security costs 231.592 246.719
Pension costs 115.545 106.482
2.051.025 2.088.994
Other personnel costs 100.698 119.492
Interim staff & trainees 175.990 14.414
Total employee costs 2.327.713 2.222.901
External staff/consultants 318.781 202.853
Total staff costs 2.646.495 2.425.754
Remuneration board members

Name F.J. Madgwick J.C.M. Reinartz
Function CEO COO
Contract
- sort indefinite indefinite
- hours/week 36 36
- part-time percentage 100 100
- period 1- Jan. / 31 Dec. 1-Jan. / 31-Dec.
Remuneration
- Yearly income
gross salary 107.882 84.972
holyday allowance 8.631 6.680
end of year allowance - -
variable income - -
Total income 2015 116.512 91.652
- Social security (employers costs) 8.742 8.760

- Taxable allowances - -
- Pension costs (employers costs) 7.795 8.221
- Other future remunerations - -
- End of contract pay - -
Total remuneration 2015 133.050 108.633
Total remuneration 2014 123.003 103.428
Staff members are rewarded in accordance with 'Terms & Conditions 2015'
Compliance with ‘Wet Normering bezoldiging Topfunctionarissen in de publieke en semipublieke sector (WNT)’ (= Dutch
Legislation on Norms for remuneration of Top officials in public and semipublic sector). The organisation is in
compliance with WNT since no employees are rewarded by salary and or by other benefits for an amount above the
maximum threshold for 2015 of € 178.000. Members of the supervisory council receive no remuneration but only
reimbursement of costs for a total of € 3.445 (14.097 in 2014).

Budget 2016
2016 2015
Income
- Income from own fundraising 2.567.262 2.246.343
- Income from third party campaigns 1.041.823 766.745
- Governmental subsidies 3.829.088 2.689.912
Other income 760.250 830.000
Total revenue 8.198.423 6.533.000
Expenses
Expenses on objectives
1. Local livelihoods 842.979 676.311
2. Biodiversity 778.928 624.923
3. Water 729.287 585.096
4. Climate 1.853.419 1.486.971
5. Greening the economy 1.386.881 1.112.677
5.591.494 4.485.978
Costs of generating funds
- costs of fundraising 282.927 224.521
- costs of obtaining government grants 94.308 74.840
377.235 299.361
Management & administration
- costs of management & administration 2.227.481 1.767.661
Total expenses 8.196.210 6.553.000
Result 2.213 -20.000
Percentages
- Percentage costs of fundraising 11,0% 10,0%
(costs of fundraising in percentage of income
own fundraising)
- Percentage costs of Management &
administration 27,2% 27,0%
(costs of management & administration in
percentage of total expenses)
- Percentage of revenue spent on objectives 68,2% 68,7%
(expenses on objectives in percentage of total
revenue)
- Percentage of expenditure spent on objectives 68,2% 68,5%
(expenses on objectives in percentage of total
expenditure)
Contingent liabilities and commitments

As at the balance sheet date there are three contracts known to the Board:
1a. Contract for office rent from 1-6-2015 until 31-5-2019
1b. Contract for office rent from 1-6-2015 until 31-5-2019
2. Contract for copying machine from 1-10-2015 until 30-9-2020
In relation to the office rent, a bank guarantee of € 35,000 is held.
 

General Accounting Principles
The financial statements are prepared according to the following these local Wetlands organisations. This cash flow and all
principles: related project income and expenses are fully recorded in the
annual accounts of Foundation Wetlands International, including
General the expenses paid by the local Wetlands organisations. The
The annual accounts 2015 have been drawn up according to aforementioned local Wetlands organisations also have their own
generally accepted accounting principles in the Netherlands locally obtained and financed activities, without concern of the
and RJ 650 for Fundraising organisations. Assets and liabilities Dutch Foundation. Foundation Wetlands International has no legal
in the balance sheet are valued at nominal value. Cash and bank obligations regarding these local projects obtained by the local
balances are freely disposable, unless stated otherwise. Wetlands organisations. From a practical point of view the Dutch
based Foundation Wetlands International can be qualified as the
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded using the rate at ‘franchisor’ of the local Wetlands organisations (the ‘franchisees’).
the time of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currency are converted at the exchange rate at the Use of estimations
year-end. Income and expenditure are accounted for in the year During the process of compiling the annual accounts the
the obligations are related to. Costs are determined in accordance management of the organisation makes, in accordance with
with the accounting policies applied to the balance sheet. The general accepted accounting policies, some estimations and
accounting of project commitments is in full compliance with assumptions which are contributory to the included amounts. The
RJ650 regulations since 2012. Consequently the total value of actual results can deviate from these estimations.
a contract with a subcontractor is charged as project cost in the
reporting year the contract is entered into. Loss on projects is Pensions
taken upon recognition. At the end of the related project period Pension obligations are valued according to the “valuation
all projects are settled against actual costs in accordance with the to pension fund approach”. This approach accounts for the
contract of the related donor. contribution payable to the pension provider as an expense
Accounting principles for the different elements of balance sheet in the statement of revenue and expenditure. Based on the
and statement of income and expenditure are explained in the administration agreement it is assessed whether and, if so,
notes. which obligations exist in addition to the payment of the annual
contribution due to the pension provider as at balance sheet
Provisions date. These additional obligations, including any obligations from
Provisions are made for obligations existing at balance sheet date recovery plans of the pension provider, result in expenses for the
for contingencies not related to normal operational activities. Foundation and are included in a provision on the balance sheet.
Because of the uncertainties at balance sheet’s reporting date Since the Foundation has committed itself and its employees to
a provision was made (30K) in relation to the short term loan a ‘fixed premium pension scheme’ and not to a ‘final or middle
granted to Wetlands International European Association. salary pension scheme’ an obligation (provision) for (upcoming)
past service is not applicable.
Project income
This represents project income recognised in the year for work Results reported against 5 themes
completed, (sub-)contracts engaged in and services delivered It should be noted that the results of the organisation are reported
during that fiscal year. against the Collective Targets grouped under 5 themes in the
Strategic Intent 2011 – 2020.
Project costs
These represent the direct project costs incurred in respect of
project income recognised.
Deferred project income

This relates to project advances received or to be received that
are deferred from an income statement perspective, taking into
account any necessary provision for losses on projects.
Joint operating agreements with local Wetlands

organisations
In relation to the execution of global/international projects
financed by its donors, the Dutch based Foundation Wetlands
International seeks cooperation with local Wetlands organisations.
In case Foundation Wetlands International acts as the main
contractor of a donor, cash amounts are transferred (under the
terms and conditions of the donor) by the Foundation towards

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To: the Board and Supervisory Council of Stichting Wetlands International, Wageningen.
We have audited the accompanying financial statements 2015, from page 23 up to and including page 33,
of Stichting Wetlands International, Wageningen, which comprise the balance sheet as at
31 December 2015, the statement of income and expenditure for the year then ended and the notes,
comprising a summary of the accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's responsibility
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements and for the
preparation of the management board report, both in accordance with the Guidelines for annual reporting of
the Dutch Accounting Standards Board, especially Guideline 650 “Fundraising Institutions” and the Policy
rules implementation Senior Officials in the Public and Semi-Public Sector (Standards for Remuneration) Act
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presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the foundation's
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements, from page 23 up to and including page 33, give a true and fair view
of the financial position of Stichting Wetlands International, Wageningen, as at 31 December 2015 and of its
result for the year then ended in accordance with the Guidelines for annual reporting of the Dutch Accounting
Standards Board, especially Guideline 650 “Fundraising Institutions” and the Policy rules implementation
WNT.
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Annual Accounts 2015
Introduction
In this section, both the accounts for the Vereniging Wetlands
International (the Association) as well as the consolidated figures
of the group consisting of Vereniging Wetlands International and
Stichting Wetlands International (the Foundation) are presented.
The consolidated figures are a simple addition of both individual
accounts after removal of cross-posts. As all implementation
activities are executed in the Stichting Wetlands Internationals
work, most substantial information on results and finances
are presented in the Annual Accounts of Stichting Wetlands
International’.
The Vereniging Wetlands Internationals finances mainly consist of

the income from membership dues, the subsidy to the Stichting
Wetlands International, in line with the Vereniging Wetlands
International statutory objective, and the implementation of the
Financial Reserves Policy, see below.
Association and Foundation have adopted the following Financial

Reserves Policy (Decisions GMM 10.4 and SC 39.5):
a. Association and Foundation aim for a combined Continuity

reserve of 100% of annual operational costs, to be held
mainly in the Association’s account;
b. the Association will also reserve € 35,000 annually for the
tri-annual General Members Meetings as of 2011.
Two main reasons underpin the necessity for Wetlands

International to hold a significant continuity reserve. In the first
place, it faces a significant continuity risk as it is largely dependent
upon projects funding, while it needs to maintain a significant
organisational structure, including employment of permanent staff
and long-term investments and obligations for its office. Secondly,
to allow the organization to invest in strategic and organizational
development.
In 2015 there was no tri-annual General Members Meeting (GMM).

A provision was made for the next GMM meeting foreseen for
2017.

Consolidated Balance sheet
Association and Foundation
Balance sheet as per 31 December (in Euros)
2015 2014
Assets
Tangible fixed assets 120.477 131.010
Debtors and other receivables 3.696.370 4.643.744

Cash and Banks 2.560.452 2.034.684
6.256.822 6.678.428
Total assets 6.377.300 6.809.438
Liabilities
Continuity reserve 1.518.064 1.317.552
General Members Meeting Reserve 35.000 0

Other reserves (subsidies) 62.132 79.238
Provisions 30.000 0
Short-term debts 4.732.104 5.412.648

 
Association Wetlands International Annual Accounts 2015 37

Consolidated Statement of Income and Expenditure Association Wetlands International
(in Euros)
2015 budget 2015 2014
Income
- Income from own fundraising 2.847.740 3.243.682 1.464.103

- Income form third-party campaigns 1.609.211 609.514 1.061.351
- Governmental grants 2.693.001 4.059.054 2.201.018
- Other income 68.727 614.250 105.165
Total revenue 7.218.679 8.526.500 4.831.637
Expenses
- Expenses on objectives
1. Local livelihoods 1.357.299 760.400 486.248
2. Biodiversity 659.940 2.031.913 449.302
3. Water 607.992 1.421.079 420.668
4. Climate 1.777.735 2.109.194 1.069.091
5. Greening the economy 1.278.584 1.274.715 799.983
5.681.549 7.597.301 3.225.292
- Costs of generating funds
Costs of fundraising 43.118 165.301 163.197
Costs of obtaining government grants 129.355 0 54.399
172.473 165.301 217.597
Subsidy to Foundation / from Association
- General Members Meeting 2014 0 0 90.641

Costs of management & administration 1.129.145 946.098 1.290.771
Total Expenses 6.983.167 8.708.700 4.824.300
Result 235.512 -182.200 7.337
2015 budget 2015 2014
Result appropriation
Increase/Decrease continuity reserve 200.512 -217.200 110.121

Increase/Decrease General Members Meeting reserve 35.000 35.000 -102.784
235.512 -182.200 7.337
 

Consolidated Cashflow Statement Wetlands International (in Euros)
2015 2014
Cash flow from operating activities
Result 235.512 7.337
Depreciation 43.230 117.276
Cash flow 278.742 124.612
Changes in work capital

- Change in receivables 947.374 1.718.335
- Change in short-term debts -680.544 -2.510.532
266.830 -792.198
- Change in continuity reserve 0 0

- Change in other reserves -17.106 -16.459
- Change in provisions 30.000 0
Cash flow from operating activities 558.466 -684.045
Cash flow from investing activities
Investments in fixed assets -32.698 -29.598

Cash flow from investing activities -32.698 -29.598
Change in cash & banks 525.768 -713.642
Cash & banks

- as per 1 January 2.034.684 2.748.326
- as per 31 December 2.560.452 2.034.684
Change in cash & banks 525.768 -713.642

Annual Accounts Association
Wetlands International 2015
Balance sheet as per 31 December (in Euros)
2015 2014
Assets
Tangible fixed assets 0 0
Debtors and other receivables (1) 355.272 119.398

Cash and Banks (2) 820.750 987.796
1.176.022 1.107.195
Total assets 1.176.022 1.107.195
Liabilities
Continuity reserve (3) 1.124.963 1.039.709
General Members Meeting Reserve (4) 35.000 0
Short-term debts (5) 16.059 67.486

 
Statement of Income and Expenditure Association Wetlands International (in Euros)
2015 budget 2015 2014
Income
- Income from own fundraising 0 0 0
- Income form third-party campaigns (6) 17.184 17.000 17.298
- Governmental grants (6) 419.899 500.000 467.202
- Other income (7) 4.074 4.000 54.061
Total revenue 441.157 521.000 538.562
Expenses
- Contribution to Foundation Wetlands
International 302.785 400.000 353.913
- General Members Meeting 2015 0 0 90.641

Cost of management & administration 18.117 11.000 5.913
Total Expenses 320.902 411.000 450.466
Result 120.255 110.000 88.095
Result appropriation 2015 budget 2015 2014

Increase continuity reserve 85.255 75.000 190.880
Withdrawal from General Members Meeting
reserve 0 0 -102.784
Addition to General Members Meeting reserve 35.000 35.000 0
120.255 110.000 88.095

Budget 2016 Association Wetlands International
2016 2015
Income
- Income from own fundraising 0 0
- Income from third party campaigns 17.000 17.000
- Governmental subsidies 480.000 500.000
Other income 4.000 4.000
Total revenue 501.000 521.000
Expenses
- Contribution to Foundation Wetlands
International 645.000 400.000
- General Members Meeting 2016/2015 0 0
Management & administration

- costs of management & administration 11.000 11.000
Total expenses 656.000 411.000
Result -155.000 110.000
Result appropriation 2016 2015

Increase continuity reserve -190.000 75.000
Increase General Members Meeting reserve 35.000 35.000
-155.000 110.000
 
Explanatory Notes to the Balance sheet as per 31 December (in Euros)
 
(1) Debtors and other receivables 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
  Memberships contributions
- Governmental contributions < 2014 1.815 53.251
- Governmental contributions 2014 11.903 90.356
- Governmental contributions 2015 11.951 47.813
- NGO contributions 2014 -290 -540
- NGO contributions 2015 304 228
Provision for doubtfull debtors -8.718 -72.533
Total debtors 16.965 118.575
Current Account with Foundation Wetlands International 337.392 0
Interest to be received 915 823
Prepayments 0 0
Total 355.272 119.398
Contributions outstanding form more than 1 year are amortized

For contributions outstanding 2 years or more, the policy is maintained to
institute a provision for 100% because in practise
it is impossible for the Association to enforce such payments
(2) Cash & banks 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Current account EUR 3.358 484.387
Deposit accounts EUR 817.391 503.409
Total 820.750 987.796
All liquidities are available on demand

(3) Continuity reserve 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
Balance 1 January 1.039.709 848.829
Transfer from General Members Meeting reserve 0 62.143
Result 2015 (2014 ex GMM costs) 85.254 128.736
Balance 31 December 1.124.963 1.039.709
The result in the Association's annual account is added/substracted to/from the continuity reserve,
in accordance with the organisation's reserves policy as annexed
For 2014 an extra subsidy of € 53.913 was granted to the Foundation
(4) General Members meeting reserve 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Balance 1 January 0 102.784
Dotation 35.000 0
Withdrawal General Members Meeting costs 0 -40.641
Withdrawal surplus transfer to continuity reserve 0 -62.143
Balance 31 December 35.000 0
Yearly a fixed amount is added to this reserve in order to cover the costs of the, relatively expensive
face-to-face General members meeting in the years (once every three years) that they take place (latest in 2015).
(5) Short term debts 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Other liabilities 6.066 5.455
In advance received donor funds 9.993 47.813
Current Account with Foundation Wetlands International 0 14.218
16.059 67.486
 
Explanatory Notes to the Statement of Income and Expenditure (in Euros)
(6) Income 31-12-2015 31-12-2014
Income consists of membership contributions from NGO members and Governmental members.
Governmental members 2014 0 467.202
Governmental members 2015 419.899 0
419.899 467.202
NGO members 2014 0 17.298
NGO members 2015 17.184 0
17.184 17.298
437.083 484.500
(7) Other income 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Interest income 4.074 4.061
Governmental subsidy General Members Meeting 0 50.000
4.074 54.061
(8) Contribution to Foundation Wetlands International 31-12-2015 31-12-2014

Organisational subsidy 200.000 200.002
Subsidy Biodiversity projects 102.785 99.998
Additional subsidy Branding 0 33.913
Additional subsidy Strategic Resource Development 0 20.000
Additional subsidy Finance & ICT 0 0
Additional subsidy Website 0 0
302.785 353.913

General Accounting Principles
The financial statements are prepared according to the following
principles:
General
The annual accounts 2015 have been drawn up according to
generally accepted accounting principles in the Netherlands
and RJ 650 for Fundraising organisations. Assets and liabilities
in the balance sheet are valued at nominal value. Cash and bank
balances are freely disposable, unless stated otherwise.
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded using the rate at
the time of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currency are converted at the exchange rate at the
year-end. Income and expenditure are accounted for in the year
the obligations are related to. Costs are determined in accordance
with the accounting policies applied to the balance sheet.
Accounting principles for the different elements of balance sheet
and statement of income and expenditure are explained in the
notes.
Provisions
The organisation makes a provision for the for the tri-annual
General Members Meetings (GMM). This provision is depleted in
the year the actual meeting is held to finance the costs incurred in
that year.
Use of estimations
During the process of compiling the annual accounts the
management of the organisation makes, in accordance with
general accepted accounting policies, some estimations and
assumptions which are contributory to the included amounts.
The actual results can deviate from these estimations.
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial
statements of the Association (Vereniging Wetlands International)
and the Foundation (Stichting Wetlands International). All
intercompany transactions, balances and gains or losses on
transactions between these organisations are eliminated as part of
the consolidation process.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To: the Board and General Members’ Meeting of Vereniging Wetlands International, Wageningen.
We have audited the accompanying financial statements 2015, from page 35 up to and including
page 43, of Vereniging Wetlands International, Wageningen, which comprise the consolidated and company
balance sheet as at 31 December 2015, the consolidated and company statement of income and expenditure
for the year then ended and the notes, comprising a summary of the accounting policies and other
explanatory information.
Management's responsibility
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements and for the
preparation of the management board report, both in accordance with the Guidelines for annual reporting of
the Dutch Accounting Standards Board, especially Guideline 650 “Fundraising Institutions”, and the Policy
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reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements, from page 35 up to and including page 43, give a true and fair view
of the financial position of Vereniging Wetlands International, Wageningen, as at 31 December 2015 and of
its result for the year then ended in accordance with the Guidelines for annual reporting of the Dutch
Accounting Standards Board, especially Guideline 650 “Fundraising Institutions”, and the Policy rules
implementation WNT.
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Annex 1
List of Projects 2015

allocation acc. former Strategy offices by which the project is implemented
Greening the Economy

Allocation of funds to
European Association
Total Project Budget
2015 Foundation NL
Project Expenditure
Project Expenditure
Organisation (EUR)
Implementation
Netherlands
2015 Global
Biodiversity
Livelihoods
Philippines
Guatemala
South Asia
Start Date
Argentina
Indonesia
End Date
Malaysia
Location
Partners
Ethiopia
Panama
Climate
Nigeria
stream
Brunei
Russia
Donor
Kenya
Water
Africa
Japan
China
(EUR)
(EUR)
Mali
1 Wetland restoration in the Ramsar Site "Lagunas de 44.702 74.627 1-11-2014 30-4-2015 AVINA / Coca Cola Mendoza government, Guanacache Healthy Wetland X X X
Guanacache" 2014 TECONA Lagoons, Nature 30%
Mendoza, & Water Stores
Argentina 70%
2 Wetland restoration in the Ramsar Site "Lagunas de 19.557 85.768 1-11-2015 31-7-2016 AVINA / Coca Cola as above as above Healthy Wetland X X X
Guanacache" 2015 Nature 30%
& Water Stores
70%
3 Canal Blocking along Lumut Pipeline 47.436 1-11-2014 30-6-2015 Brunei Liquified Deltares Brunei Peatland X X X X
Natural Gas Treasures
4 Rasau 3D Seismic Project 55.574 28-1-2015 31-5-2015 Geokinetics Brunei Peatland X X X X X

Treasures
5 Rasau 3D Seismic Restoration Project 92.445 1-11-2015 31-10-2017 Brunei Shell Petroleum Brunei Peatland X X
Treasures
6 Socio-environmental Observatory of Soy 6.500 36.076 1-5-2013 31-8-2015 UICN NL / Ecosystem Local partners in four Argentina, Healthy Wetland X X
Alliance countries Bolivia, Brasil and Nature
Paraguay
7 Fisheries of La Plata basin and adaptation to climate 6.000 6.000 2-10-2014 30-6-2015 Both Ends / Ecosystem Local partners within La Plata basin Healthy Wetland X X X
change Alliance the basin Nature 70% &
Coasts & Deltas
30%
8 Development of Demonstration Farms for Good 79.388 79.357 1-jan-15 31-aug-15 IUCN Nederlands Local universities, Indonesia Coasts and Deltas X X X X X
Aquaculture Practices that meet with ASC Standard in East Committee research agency, local
Coasts of Kalimantan community
9 Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil Workshop in Bogor, 10.000 10.000 nov-15 dec-15 RSPO WI HQ, RSPO Indonesia Peatland X X X X
Indonesia Treasures
10 PfR’s learning site in Banten Bay from the perspective of 25.000 WII core budget and X
EMR (Ecosystem Management Restoration), DRR (Disaster PfR
Risk Reduction) and CCA (Climate Change Adaptation).
11 Finding sustainable solutions for urban development: case 2.767 1-3-2015 15-3-2015 TCU Global Academy Municipality of Panama Coasts and Deltas X
study of Panama City. Panamá City, City of
Knowledge
12 Dissemination of Tidal Flat benthos Guide 393 393 1-4-2014 31-3-2015 own fund Japan Healthy Wetland X X
Nature 70% &
Coasts & Deltas
30%
13 Convening the Asian Wetland Symposium Strengthening 12.573 12.573 1-4-2014 31-3-2015 KNCF Asia etc Healthy Wetland X X
international cooperattion and contributing to the Ramsar Nature
COP12
14 CEPA focal point activities, a.o. World Wetlands Day 2015 786 786 1-10-2014 1-4-2015 own fund Japan Healthy Wetland X X X
Nature
15 Niger Delta - Sustainable Biodiversity Livelihoods Project -25095 -25095 1.866.977 1-1-2013 1-1-2016 Healthy Wetland X X X X X X
(SLBP) – Phase 2 A Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity Nature
Project to sustain and restore wetlands in the Niger
Delta. Environmental degradation and poverty are closely
linked in the delta. An integrated approach is needed
to restore the wetland ecosystem services that directly
sustain communities and contribute to the conservation of
biodiversity.
16 Peatland ecosystem rehabilitation (Permian) Cooperation 184839 184839 270.756 1-4-2010 31-3-2016 Permian Global Indonesia, Peatland X X X X
with Permian Global aims to help achieve long term climate Malaysia, Brunei Treasures
change mitigation through conservation and rehabilitation
of carbon rich wetlands. Projects contribute to poverty
reduction and biodiversity conservation, involving local
residents. Experience will contribute to REDD +.
17 MedWet partners for Water 4191 4191 647.661 1-1-2015 31-12-2017 MAVA Foundation Water Stores X X
List of Projects 2015 45


2015 Foundation NL
Project Expenditure
Project Expenditure
Organisation (EUR)
Implementation
Netherlands
2015 Global
Biodiversity
Livelihoods
Philippines
Guatemala
South Asia
Start Date
Argentina
Indonesia
End Date
Malaysia
Location
Partners
Ethiopia
Panama
Climate
Nigeria
stream
Brunei
Russia
Donor
Kenya
Water
Africa
Japan
China
(EUR)
(EUR)
Mali
18 From the Arctic to Africa: connecting wetlands and people 42983 42983 900.000 1-8-2012 31-7-2015 Arcadia Fund Healthy Wetland X X X X X
supports the flyway-scale conservation of migratory Nature
waterbirds by developing long-term conservation and wise
use strategies, identifying internationally important sites,
training site managers and facilitating twinning between
key sites.
19 Shell Base Funding 2013-2016 Base Program of the 480308 480308 1-1-2013 1-1-2016 Shell Shell global all streams X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
partnership between Shell and Wetlands International.
Provides support to deliver:
- relationship management and coordination
- knowledge development
- opportunity identification and development
- communication and advocacy
- organizational development
20 Building with Nature - GHG footprint A project to reduce 10025 10025 50.000 1-1-2013 31-10-2017 Ecoshape Coasts & Deltas X X
greenhouse gas emissions from hydrological works through
Building with Nature principles.
21 Mitigating Impacts from Pulp on Peatlands (MIPP) The 34634 34634 249.962 1-12-2013 30-9-2015 Climate and Land Use Deltares Indonesia; WI Indonesia Peatland X X X X
purpose of the grant is to bring forward evidence on Alliance - Indonesia Indonesia Treasures
peatland subsidence to address the unsustainability of pulp programme
and paper plantations on peatlands, limit their impact and
prevent their expansion.
22 Biodiversity and Livelihood Advisory Committee Uganda - 27251 27251 82.335 1-1-2014 31-12-2016 Total Uganda Healthy Wetland X X X X
Wetlands International is member of the Biodiversity and Nature
Livelichood Advisory Committee for the Murchison Falls
project of Total E&P in Uganda.
23 Wetlands Vision 41644 41644 14-2-2014 30-11-2015 SarVision Peatland X X X

Treasures
24 Arctic oil spill resonse Oil Spill Response planning and 198283 198283 272.284 1-8-2014 31-7-2015 Shell Netherlands & Healthy Wetland X X
procedures in the Arctic are improved and more effective Pan-Arctic Nature
and lead to the prevention of long-term damage to Arctic
wetlands.
25 Arctic Critical habitats 132193 132193 190.990 1-8-2014 31-7-2015 Shell Healthy Wetland X X
Nature
26 Mangrove Capital Phase II Mangrove Capital is a leading 185777 185777 1-9-2014 31-8-2017 Waterloo Foundation Demak District Coasts & Deltas X X X X
mangrove conservation initiative in Indonesia, implemented Indonesia
by Wetlands International and partners. The overarching aim
is to rehabilitate degraded and non-productive coastlines
in Western Indonesia by creating multiple use mangrove
landscapes, where healthy mangroves coexist with and
contribute to productive agriculture, aquaculture and
fisheries sectors.
27 Consultancy Flood Risk Assessment Philippines 6323 6323 7.500 1-1-2015 31-3-2015 HaskoningDHV Arne E. Jensen & Batangas Bay. Coasts & Deltas X X
Consultancy by Wetlands International Philippines in Alvin S. Phipillines
connection with the HaskoningDHV Project “Flood Risk
Assessment and Management Study of the FG-complex in
Batangas City” in the Philippines, which entail contribution
to a Strategic Environmental Assessment which will result in
a separate chapter within the Flood Risk Management Plan
with recommendations to ensure the sustainability of the
mangrove area.
28 Building with Nature Indonesia The Building with Nature 987292 987292 1-1-2015 31-12-2019 Ecoshape Gestiada Demak district Coasts & Deltas X X X X
Indonesia project accomplishes resilience along eroding Indonesia & Healthy
delta coastlines. This innovative approach combines civil Wetland Nature
engineering with mangrove rehabilitation to build safe (20%)
and adaptive coastlines, while simultaneously introducing
sustainable land use.
29 Cacheu Mangroves Conservation Guinea Bissau Conserva- 334359 334359 350.000 1-5-2015 30-4-2018 Turing Foundation Ecoshape, Deltares, Guinea Bissau, Coasts & Deltas X X X X
tion and restoration of the Cacheu Mangroves Natural park Imares, Witteveen Cacheu
in Guinea Bissau as well as its valuable biodiversity and the & Bos
rich resources the park and its surroundings provide to the
local community. The project works with park authorities
and local communities to conserve the park, protecting
mangrove habitat and biodiversity within the park and in its
adjacent buffer zone. It will collect data on land use change,
illegal activities, and biological and livelihoods values to
raise awareness about the importance of the park.


2015 Foundation NL
Project Expenditure
Project Expenditure
Organisation (EUR)
Implementation
Netherlands
2015 Global
Biodiversity
Livelihoods
Philippines
Guatemala
South Asia
Start Date
Argentina
Indonesia
End Date
Malaysia
Location
Partners
Ethiopia
Panama
Climate
Nigeria
stream
Brunei
Russia
Donor
Kenya
Water
Africa
Japan
China
(EUR)
(EUR)
Mali
30 Majnoon-Iraq 2015 Work towards sustainable operations 35732 35732 203.913 1-7-2015 31-12-2016 Shell Wetlands International Netherlands; Iraq Healthy Wetland X X X X X
and exploitation in the Majnoon oil field development in Africa (Senegal and Nature
Iraq and restoration of and sustainable management of GB offices), Altenburg
wetlands (the Mesopotamian Marshlands) & their resources & Wymenga, Institute
by contributing expertise on wetlands, their services and of Biodiversity and
values. To support Shell in sustainably managing and Protected Areas (IBAP),
contributing to the restoration of the marshes the Majnoon Organization for the
field is part of, in particular the Al Hawizeh Ramsar site. To Defense of Wetlands
raise awareness of the global and national importance of (ODZH) & Env.
the Hawizeh Marshes and the need for wise use through mininistry GB
outreach and communication with all stakeholders. To
strengthen Iraqi institutions and contribute to capacity
building.
closed projects 16.930 16.930
Subtotal income from own fundraising 3.100.790 2.697.669
% income from own fundraising 35% 40%
Governmental subsidies
31 Protection of carbon pool and sinks within wetlands and 168.852 15-11-2013 15-11-2016 International Climate UNPD-Panama, Panama Coasts and Deltas X X X
protected areas of Panama Climate change adaptation and initiative/BMU MiAmbiente, ARAP,
mitigation for mangroves Conservation
International
32 Finding solutions for urban flooding in Panamá City 975 975 1-4-2015 30-4-2015 RVO DRR Team, Panama Coasts and Deltas X
Scoping mission Municipality of
Panamá City
33 Sustainable management of peatland ecosystems in 7.247 1-1-2015 1-3-2015 IFAD-GEF GEC, IFASD, MoE Indonesia Peatland X X X X X X
Indonesia (preparation stage) Treasures
34 Mangrove Replanting (Forestry Dept) 4.324 25-2-2015 31-12-2015 Forestry Department, KEJORA - S.E. Johor Kpg Linting,Johor Healthy Wetland X X X X
Mangrove Replanting Programme Malaysian Government Devt Authority Nature
35 Linking Mangrove Conservation to Livelihood Improvement 34.202 27-8-2013 31-5-2015 The GEF Small Grants KEJORA - S.E. Johor Kpg Linting,Johor Healthy Wetland X X X
of Local Community in South East Johor Programme Devt Authority Nature
36 Promotion of Wetland Education in China focusing on 22.627 69.806 1-4-2014 31-3-2015 Japan Fund for Global WI-Japan China Healthy Wetland X X
Ramsar Sites and Wetland Parks through Capacity Building Environment Nature
for Teachers
37 Wetlands Newsletter 25.625 26.250 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 SFA and other China Healthy Wetland X X
bi-monthly published 6 issues and totally 18,000 to be governmental agencies Nature
copies distributed to relevant oganizations and individuals
38 Shengjin Lake wetlands valuation and environmental 1.275 12.500 31-10-2014 31-10-2015 UNDP/GEF China Healthy Wetland X X
capacity assessment Nature
39 Fujin Wetland Biodiversity Conservation Project-KFW 3.400 90.000 1-10-2013 31-12-2018 KFW DFS China Healthy Wetland X X
Wetland conservation and restoration, Fujin City, Nature
Heilongjiang, China
40 Study tour and training course on wetland management for 17.745 45.747 1-11-2015 1-4-2016 ADB China Healthy Wetland X
Hulunhu Lake Nature Reserve, Innter Mongolia Nature
41 The Making of an “Inventory for the Culture and 46.362 105.297 1-4-2012 31-3-2015 Japan Fund for Global East Asia Healthy Wetland X X X
Technology of Wetlands" in Eastern Asia (mainly in Environment Nature
Monsoon Region)
42 Management of the website for the Domestic Ramsar 2.355 2.355 1-4-2014 31-3-2015 Domestic Ramsar Japan Healthy Wetland X X X
Committee for Relevant Municipalities Committee Nature
for Relevant
Municipalities
43 Learning and exchange event of Domestic Ramsar 5.265 5.265 1-4-2014 31-3-2015 Domestic Ramsar Japan Healthy Wetland X X X
Committee for Relevant Municipalities 2014 Committee Nature
for Relevant
Municipalities
44 Linking People and Wetlands: Create international 21.741 26.704 2-9-2014 31-12-2015 TheWetlands Institute, Wetland Link Russia, USA Healthy Wetland X X X
dialogue through a wetland centre exchange programme on USA International Nature
wetland educatyion. Russia-USA Wetland Center Exchange
Programme
45 A living delta - securing livelihoods and biodiversity in a 853.623 168.204 5.894.124 30-11-2014 31-12-2019 Ducth Embassy/Mali Malian and Dutch Upper Niger and Blue Lifelines X X X X X
changing environment Consultancies Inner Niger Delta
46 Neotropical Waterbird Census 2015 18.000 18.000 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 Canadian Wildlife Local partners in nine South America Healthy Wetland X X
Service / Bird Studies countries Nature
Canada / WI-HQ


2015 Foundation NL
Project Expenditure
Project Expenditure
Organisation (EUR)
Implementation
Netherlands
2015 Global
Biodiversity
Livelihoods
Philippines
Guatemala
South Asia
Start Date
Argentina
Indonesia
End Date
Malaysia
Location
Partners
Ethiopia
Panama
Climate
Nigeria
stream
Brunei
Russia
Donor
Kenya
Water
Africa
Japan
China
(EUR)
(EUR)
Mali
47 Wetland restoration in the Ramsar Site 45.000 45.000 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 Fund for the Americas Mendoza government, Llancanelo Healthy Wetland X X X
"Laguna Llancanelo" 2015 / Danone Argentina TECONA, Malargüe Lagoon, Mendoza, Nature
municipality Argentina
48 UNEP GEF National Wetlands project 36.931 36.931 1-3-2015 31-12-2015 UNEP-GEF Min. of Environment India Healthy Wetland X X X X X
Project development grant for Indian wetlands GEF Project and Forests, State Nature 50% &
Govts Water stores from
Mountains to Sea
50%
49 Kaabar Taal EcosystemServices Assessment 37.500 37.500 1-1-2015 30-4-2015 World Bank India Healthy Wetland X X X X
Economic valuation of Kaabar Taal ecosystem services Nature 50% &
Water stores from
Mountains to Sea
50%
50 Wetlands TEEB Integrating economic instruments for 45.957 45.957 15-4-2014 14-7-2015 GIZ Min. of Environment India Healthy Wetland X X
wetland conservation and Forests, State Nature
Govts
51 Developing management plans for two proposed Ramsar 23.031 23.031 9-12-2014 30-11-2015 GIZ Government of Gujarat India Healthy Wetland X X
sites of Gujarat Developing management plans for tow Nature
propsoed Ramsar sites of Gujarat
52 Developing management plans for Ramsar sites of Kerala 31.250 31.250 1-12-2014 1-11-2015 Govt of Kerala India Healthy Wetland X X
Developing management plans for two Ramsar sites of Nature 50% &
Kerala Coasts and Deltas
50%
53 Participatory Management Planning for Chandrabhaga - 31.250 15-12-2015 31-12-2016 IUCN India Healthy Wetland X
wetlands in Gujarat, India Nature 50% &
Coasts and Deltas
50%
54 Partners for Resilience is a 5 year program on Ecosystem 348.032 5.753.555 1-1-2011 31-12-2015 Nederlandse Rode Cordaid, CARE NL, Red Mali, India, all streams X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
& Climate Smart Disaster Risk Reduction (with focus Kruis Cross Climate Centre Nicaragua,
on community resilience) implemented in 9 countries Guatemala,
in Asia/C-America/Africa in partnership with Red Cross, Philippines,
Cordaid, CARE & RC Climate Centre through their national/ Indonesia, Kenya,
local partners & offices. Uganda, Ethiopia
55 Ecosystem Alliance To help local communities manage 928.608 928.608 6.358.769 1-1-2011 31-12-2015 IUCN Nederlands IUCN-NL (Alliance Argentina, all streams X X X X X X X X X
and use ecosystems in a sustainable way, among others to Committee Lead) and Both Ends Indonesia, Kenya,
face climatechange. Gives local communities a voice in the Senegal, DRC,
international policy arena It seeks to support and improve Netherlands,
the livelihoods of the poor and to create a green and Global.
inclusive economy, through participatory and responsible
management of ecosystems.
56 Dutch WASH Alliance A 5 year programme of a consortium 104.774 104.774 751.627 1-1-2011 31-12-2015 Rainwater Harvesting Wetlands International Mali (inner Niger Water Stores, Blue X X X X X X
of six Dutch NGOs working together supporting partners Implementation Mali, Kenya and South Delta, Koulikorro, Lifelines
in 8 countries in Africa and Asia to implement sustainable Network Foundation Asia offices Uganda,
WASH programs; WI is a thematic partner advising on the (RAIN) Bangladesh
Environmental Sustainability focus of the programme in
partnership with RAIN Foundation.
57 IMPACT2C Enhance knowledge, quantify climate change -1.631 -1.631 92.613 1-10-2011 30-9-2015 European Union ACMAD, ENEA, IWMI, Niger Basin and Water Stores, Blue X X X X
impacts, and adopt climate and impacts modelling, PIK, Helmholtz, KNMI, Nile Basin with Lifelines
vulnerabilities, risks and economic costs, as well as potential WUR, BCAS, Alterra a focus on Inner
responses, within a pan-European sector based analysis and Niger Delta in
feeds political discussions on the European goal to limit Mali
global warming to 2°C.
58 Sustainable Peatlands for People and Climate (SPPC) 286.745 286.745 1.621.906 1-1-2013 31-12-2015 Norad Deltares, UGM, FAO, Lowland Peatland X X X X X X
Enhance sustainability of Indonesia’s and Malaysia’s FORDA, PusAir and peatlands in Treasures
extensive lowland peat swamp landscapes. This is done FRIM Indonesia and
by creating awareness, capacity and willingness of Malaysia
governments, palm oil and pulp & paper sectors, scientists
and NGOs as well as influencing the RSPO and UNFCCC on
the issue of peatland drainage, soil subsidence and related
flooding that over time will impacting productivity of
millions of hectares of land and coasts and their function as
carbon stores.
59 Arctic Wetlands Restoration Clima East is a European 21.066 21.066 15-4-2013 30-6-2016 UNDP / EU East Clima Peatland X
Union funded project package assisting the Eastern Treasures
Neighbourhood Partnership Countries and Russia in
approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Wetlands International is involved in the implementation
of pilot project "Protection and restoration of forest and
peatland permafrost carbon pools in Komi Republic and
Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug" and provides technical
expertise on peatlands restoration in permafrost conditions.
60 IWC data management and global coordination 55.289 55.289 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 Association of Global Healthy Wetland X X X X X X X X X
Coordination of the International Waterbird Census Wetlands International Nature
development, and Asian Waterbird Census.


2015 Foundation NL
Project Expenditure
Project Expenditure
Organisation (EUR)
Implementation
Netherlands
2015 Global
Biodiversity
Livelihoods
Philippines
Guatemala
South Asia
Start Date
Argentina
Indonesia
End Date
Malaysia
Location
Partners
Ethiopia
Panama
Climate
Nigeria
stream
Brunei
Russia
Donor
Kenya
Water
Africa
Japan
China
(EUR)
(EUR)
Mali
61 Sustainable mangrove management & conservation project 330.000 1-6-2015 1-4-2016 BMZ Germany Coasts & Deltas X
in Sénégal (BMZ)
62 National Policy on Wetlands Management in Sénégal 7.622 1-10-2013 1-7-2015 Gvt of Sénégal all streams X
(PNZH)
63 Sensitivity map of the caostal & marine zone & completion 25.000 1-1-2014 1-6-2015 PRCM & UNDP Coasts & Deltas X
of the MPA cration process in Serra Leone
64 Strengthening Community Resilience in Somali Region of 97.838 1-1-2014 31-12-2016 Blue Lifelines X
Ethiopia (SCRSE) Project
65 WPE 6 – CWS 2015 Update waterbird population estimates 18.298 18.298 20.500 13-2-2015 31-3-2015 Canadian Wildlife global, americas Healthy Wetland X X X
with information ensuring that Environment Canada Service Nature
regional habitat managers have a central location from
which to get information to support habitat protection in
Canada, to update the WPE website. Preparation of first draft
boundary polygons for 180 waterbird populations within
the Americas flyways covered within the WPE.
66 Avian Influenza coordination (Korea) 2015 The principal 6.645 6.645 4.820 1-7-2015 31-12-2015 EAAF Secretariat Asia-Pacific Working Healthy Wetland X X
aim is the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their Group on Migratory Nature
habitats in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway through the Watebirds and Avian
support for the production of CEPA materials relating to AI influenza
and wild birds, including with the assistance of Wetlands
International.
67 Satellite-based Wetland Observing Service (SWOS) will 32.535 32.535 304.507 1-6-2015 1-6-2018 EU Horizon 2020 JENAOPTRONIK, Europe, Senegal, Healthy Wetland X X X X X X
provide the required earth observation indicators to explore TerraSphere, REMOTE Mali, Kenya Nature
the conditions of the wetland ecosystems and detect SENSING SOLUTIONS,
on-going changes. This will permit to prepare the ground Brockmann Geomatics,
for conservation and restoration measures which will allow FSU JENA, UMA, UBO,
maintaining the provision of the most relevant ecosystem MGFI (GNHM), TDV, UT
services and biodiversity. SEMIDE, IUCN EURO,
UNEP-WCMC
68 Mongolia Strategic Management for Peatlands in Mongolia 164.250 164.250 17-8-2015 31-12-2016 Peatland X X
Working with the Mongolian Ministry of Environment, Green Treasures
Development and Tourism, the project aims to increase the
capacity of key stakeholders and to improve the planning
and implementation framework for peatland restoration and
management in Mongolia.
69 IWC-AEWC 2015 Co-funding to the European Association for 47.719 47.719 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 Healthy Wetland X X X
the African Eurasian Waterbird Census data management. Nature
Provided by our members (Association Wetlands
International).
70 FOEN IWC support Funding to support coordination 19.932 19.932 19.974 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 Swiss Government Healthy Wetland X X
activities and strategic development in the African-Eurasian Nature
region of the International Waterbird Census.
71 Tacloban 36.204 36.204 1-10-2015 31-12-2016 Dutch government Coasts & Deltas X
72 ICI_Climate resilient flyway site network The project 130.945 130.945 3.269.728 1-10-2015 31-12-2019 BMUB German Federal Birdlife International, Mali + Ethiopia Healthy Wetland X X X X
aims to guide the development of a coherent and climate Ministry for the Rubicon, McGill, Kassel Nature
resilient network of protected or otherwise managed areas Environment, Nature Uni., EWCA, EWNHS,
that are internationally important for the conservation of Conservation, Building HOAREC, RVLBA, NDWF
migratory waterbirds in the African-Eurasian flyway and and Nuclear Safety
thus contributes to the implementation of the relevant
resolutions of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement.
other projects 8.270 8.270
Subtotal income from 4.121.428 2.375.885

government subsidies
% income from own fundraising 47% 36%


2015 Foundation NL
Project Expenditure
Project Expenditure
Organisation (EUR)
Implementation
Netherlands
2015 Global
Biodiversity
Livelihoods
Philippines
Guatemala
South Asia
Start Date
Argentina
Indonesia
End Date
Malaysia
Location
Partners
Ethiopia
Panama
Climate
Nigeria
stream
Brunei
Russia
Donor
Kenya
Water
Africa
Japan
China
(EUR)
(EUR)
Mali
Third party funding
73 Mangroves for the Future Small Grants Facility in Indonesia 18.595 1-7-2015 1-7-2016 Danida (via IUCN ARO) NCB members, local Indonesia Healthy Wetland X X X X X
NGOs Nature
74 PeatRus With this peatland rewetting project in the Russian 954.401 954.401 5.000.000 15-7-2011 14-7-2015 KfW, German Central Russia Peatland X X X
Federation, the project partners aim to contribute to the Development Bank Treasures
restoration and sustainable management of degraded
peatlands in European Russia in order to reduce fire
incidents and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting
from peatland drainage.
75 Partners for Resilience - Technical Support on EMR Uganda 1.704 1.704 49.500 1-4-2014 30-5-2015 Cordaid Uganda (Amuria, Water Stores X X X X X
Katakwi, Napak,
Nakapiripirit
Project Sites)
76 Resilient Livelihoods Dopeth 26.822 26.822 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 Cordaid Blue Lifelines X X X
77 Chronic Crisis 307.997 307.997 1.067.148 18-8-2014 31-12-2016 Red Cross Blue Lifelines X X X X X
78 Global Resilience Challenge - Stage II Development of a full 12.731 12.731 1-1-2015 15-7-2015 TNC Coasts & Deltas X X X X
proposall on the adoption of mangrove-based solutions for
coastal risk reduction in Asia.
79 IFPRI 97.313 97.313 1-1-2015 31-12-2015 IFPRI X X X
80 Responsible Peat Representation in the board of a to- 3.200 3.200 1-1-2013 31-12-2017 Stichting RHP North West Peatland X X X X
be-established Foundation for Responsible Peat. WI Europe Treasures
represents the conservation sector in the establishment and
monitoring of an industry-led certification mechanism for
responsible peat in Europe.
81 Dijk van een wijk / Proud of your purok Integrated 150.169 150.169 491.711 1-6-2014 31-5-2017 NPL Agusan River Coasts & Deltas X X X
ecosystem and climate smart DRR and livelihoods in the Basin, Mindanao,
Agusan River Basin, Mindanao, the Philippines. the Philippines
82 PRCA-SA Food security onions & fisheries value adding 17.706 17.706 132.301 1-11-2014 31-12-2018 Dutch Embassy Mali Blue Lifelines X X X X X
chains in Mali
83 Katingan Paludiculture Project Stichting Otter Fonds will 20.062 20.062 50.000 1-12-2015 30-11-2017 Stichting Otter Fonds Katingan, Central Peatland X X X
support the conservation and restoration of a Katingan Kalimantan, Treasures
tropical peat swamp forest for their biodiversity, carbon Indonesia
storage and role in sustaining local livelihoods. This village
project will be used to co-fund the initiatives that promote
community-based ecosystem restoration in the buffer zones
around the area and the potential of sustainable peatland
use through paludiculture (agriculture on wet peatland
using native species).
84 Local YEP Water position - Mali The Young Expert provides - - 24.000 1-6-2014 1-6-2016 Netherlands Water Blue Lifelines X X X X X
technical backstopping to on-going projects and supports Partnership
the development of an inventory and evaluation plan to
assess the “on the ground proof” of Wetlands International’s
integrated approaches.
other projects -78 -78
Subtotal income from 1.610.700 1.592.027

government subsidies
% income from government subsidies 18% 24%
Grand Total 8.832.917 6.665.581

Annex 2
List of Publications 2015

Available from Head Office
Title Author(s)
Aquaculture induced erosion of tropical coastlines throws coastal B.K. van Wesenbeeck, T. Balkea, P. van Eijk, F. Tonneijck,
communities back into poverty H.Y. Sirye, M.E. Rudiantoe, J.C. Winterwerp
Building with Nature Indonesia, Design & Engineering Plan Femke Tonneijck (Wetlands International), Han
Winterwerp (Deltares), Bregje van Weesenbeeck
(Deltares), Roel Bosma (WUR), Dolfi Debrot (Imares),
Yus Rusila Noor (Wetlands International), Tom Wilms
(Witteveen+Bos)
Effects of different management regimes on mangrove ecosystem Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven, Audrie J. Siahainenia,
services in Java, Indonesia Ita Sualia, Femke H. Tonneijck, Sander van der Ploeg,
Rudolf S. de Groot, Rob Alkemade, Rik Leemans
Assessment of impacts of plantation drainage on the Kampar Peninsula Hooijer, A., Vernimmen, R., Mawdsley, N., Page, S.,
peatland, Riau Mulyadi, D., Visser, M.
Flooding projections from elevation and subsidence models for oil palm Hooijer A, Vernimmen R, Visser M, Mawdsley N, 2015
plantations in the Rajang Delta peatlands, Sarawak, Malaysia
Briefing paper: accelerating action to Save Peat for Less Heat Marcel J. Silvius
Roadmap towards Sustainable Peatland Management for Pulpwood Telly Kurniasari, Irwansyah Reza Lubis
Plantations in Indonesia
Position Paper: Conservation and Sustainable Management of Peatlands, Marcel J. Silvius, Irwansyah Reza Lubis
key to prevent annual fire and haze
Flooding of lowland peatlands in Southeast Asia Marcel J. Silvius, Nyoman Suryadiputra, Lee Shin Shin
Available from Indonesia Office
Title Author(s)
Report Compilation of MFF SGF Study: “Compilation Study of Small Ragil Satriyo Gumilang
Grant Facilitacy Program – Mangroves for the Future Indonesia
Modul rehabilitasi pantai berbasis masyarakat; suatu upaya dalam Iwan Tri Cahyo Wibisono
pengurangan resiko bencana (Community Based Coastal Rehabilitation
Modul; an effort in reducing disasster risks)
Peta Sebaran Mangrove Sulawesi (Sulawesi’s Mangrove Distribution Map) A joint product of Indonesia’s One Map Policy by
Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), Ministry
of Marine Affairs and Fishery (MMAF), Information
and Geospatial Agency (BIG), National Institute
of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), and Wetlands
International Indonesia
Warta Partners for Resilience Indonesia - Edisi Khusus (Newsletter of Noor, Y.R. and M. Haris
Partners for Resilience Indonesia - special edition)
Pemanfaatan lahan basah secara bijaksana. Konsep dan Pendekatan Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Gland, Switzerland
mengenai pemanfaatan lahan basah secara bijaksan. Edisi keempat,
2010 (Translated from english version of the Ramsar Convention
Secretariat, 2010. Wise use of wetlands: Concepts and approaches
for the wise use of wetlands. Ramsar handbooks for the wise use of
wetlands, 4th edition, vol. 1.)
WKLB Vol 23 No. 2, Juli 2015 Nyoman Suryadiputra, Triana
List of Publications 2015 51

Available from Indonesia Office
Title Author(s)
Roadmap (Peta Jalan) Pengelolaan Ekosistem Gambut Berkelanjutan bagi Irwansyah Reza Lubis, Telly Kurniasari, Anyta Tamrin,
Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI) untuk Bubur Kayu dan Kertas di Indonesia. Iwan Tricahyo Wibisono, Dipa Satriadi Rais, Dandun
(Road map of sustainable peatland management for pulp-paper Sutaryo, I Nyoman N, Suryadiputra, Marcel Silvius,
industrial timber estate in Indonesia) Zulfahmi (Greenpeace), Oslan Purba (WALHI), Nurmaliki
(WWF), Woro Supatinah (Jikalahari), Harry Octavian
(Scale-Up), Isnadi (JMGR), Aidil Fitri (WBH), Nelly Akbar
(WARSI), Fajri Nailus (Sampan)
Available from Malaysia Office
Title Author(s)
Guidebook to the Biodiversity of Linting Wetlands Denise Cheah
Malaysia Guidebook for Malaysia Lee Shin Shin, Aziah Muhamad, Joanne Tong
Available from China Office
Title Author(s)
Newsletter for Wetlands Chen Kelin, Zhang Xiaohong, Yang Xiuzhi, Xie Jun
Available from Japan Office
Title Author(s)
Asian Wetland Symposium (AWS)/ Ramsar Pre-COP12 Asia Regional Wetlands International Japan and Ramsar Center Japan
Meeting (RARM)
Available from South Asia Office
Title Author(s)
Wetlands Waterlogged Wealth Wetlands International South Asia and IUCN-India
Sarovar Newsletter (Vol.III) Wetlands International South Asia
Chilika Newsletter (Vol.VIII) Wetlands International South Asia
Available from Argentina Office
Title Author(s)
Lineamientos y conceptos para la adaptación de las pesquerías fluviales Claudio R.M. Baigún
de la Cuenca del Plata al cambio climático (Guidelines for adaptation of
the fisheries of La Plata basin to climate change)
Available from Panama Office
Title Author(s)
Soluciones de humedales para las personas y la naturaleza Wetlands International
Módulo de Apoyo Metodológico de Manejo y Restauración de Partners for Resilience / Alianza por la Resiliencia (PfR)
Ecosistemas Guatemala
Módulo de Apoyo Metodológico de Adaptación al Cambio Climático Partners for Resilience / Alianza por la Resiliencia (PfR)
Guatemala
Módulo de Apoyo Metodológico de Reducción del Riesgo a los Desastres Partners for Resilience / Alianza por la Resiliencia (PfR)
Guatemala

Available from Panama Office
Title Author(s)
Módulo de Apoyo Metodológico para fortalecer la Resiliencia Partners for Resilience / Alianza por la Resiliencia (PfR)
Guatemala
El agua y los bosques en la parte alta de la Sierra del Merendón Partners for Resilience / Alianza por la Resiliencia (PfR)
Guatemala
Resiliencia: el papel de los servicios ecosistémicos en sociedades y Alejandro Jimenez

paisajes cambiantes
Available from Africa Office
Title Author(s)
Comparing scenario approaches for sustainable integrated natural Authors: Julia Reinhardt [1], Stefan Liersch [1], Mohamed
resources management in Africa Abdeladhim [2], Mori Diallo [3], Chris Dickens [4],
Samuel Fournet [1], Fred Hattermann [1], Clovis
Kabaseke [5], Moses Muhumuza [5], MarloesMul [6],
Tobias Pilz [7], Ilona Otto [1], Mohamed Ouessar [2] and
Ariane Walz [7]
List of Publications 2015 53

Web and social media analytics
In 2015 we received 157,656 unique visitors to our website, a 7.6% increase from 2014. The Wetlands International Facebook page
reached 2,429 likes, an increase of 82%. The Twitter account received an additional 539 followers, an increase of 12%. The Global
Newsletter subscribers increased from 2,500 to 2,829, an increase of 13% (due to staff absences there were only 3 editions of the
Global Newsletter in 2015, instead of 6).

Supervisory Council & Board of
Association
As per 31 December 2015, the Supervisory Council of the Foundation and the Board of the Association of Wetlands International had the
following members:
Accession, Members Resigna- Supervisory Boards of Main position

or reap- tion, resp. Council Association
pointment reappoint-
in ment in
2015 Prof. Emeritus André van der Zande 2018 Chair Chair Director General of the National Institute
for Public Health and the Environment,
(1st term) ‘RIVM’
Other positions:
• Chairman of the Zuid Hollands Landschap
• Member of the General Board of STT
• Member of the Board of Peatland Innovation Center Zegveld
• Member of the Economic Board Utrecht
• Ambassador for GLOBE Netherlands
2015 Mr Harry Dijksma 2016 Member (Vice Treasurer Supervisor public/private organisations
Chair) & Advisor
(2nd term)
Other positions:
Supervisory Board: Executive Board:
• Member, Afvalzorg NV te Nauerna, Assendelft and Member of the • Vice-Chair, Prins Bernhard
Auditing Committee • Cultuurfonds Flevoland
• Chair, RegioCollege Zaandam, vocational education • Secretary to the Board, De12Landschappen
• Chair, Beheer Flevoland Participaties BV • Treasurer, RDIJ-award Foundation
• Vice-Chair, OMALA (Development Corporation Almere Lelystad • Chair, Corrosia, Almere Haven
Airport) • Vice-Chair, VVD Kamercentrale Flevoland
• Member, Medrie, Zwolle • Member, Committee of Recommendation La Mascotte, Opera- en
• Member, Omroep Flevoland, Lelystad operettevereniging Emmeloord en AJSO Almere
• Chair, Het Flevolandschap
2014 Prof Dr Noelle Aarts 2017 Member Member • Professor Communication and Change
in Life Science Contexts, Wageningen
(2nd term) University
• Professor Strategic Communication
(LOGEION chair), Amsterdam School of
Communications Research, University
of Amsterdam
Other positions:
• Member Advisory Board Bex Communication

• Member Committee of Advice for Governmental Communication
2013 Dr Gonzalo Castro de la Mata 2016 Member Secretary Chairman, World Bank Inspection Panel
(2nd term)
2015 Prof Kazuaki Hoshino 2018 Member Member Project Professor,
Kagoshima Center for Community
Development at
Kagoshima University
Other positions:
Visiting Professor at UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
Supervisory Council & Board of Association 55

Accession, Members Resigna- Supervisory Boards of Main position
or reap- tion, resp. Council Association
pointment reappoint-
in ment in
2015 Dr Kathy Mackinnon 2018 Member Member Chair, IUCN / World Commission on
Protected Areas
(2nd term)
Other positions:
• Board Member, Botanic Gardens Conservation International

• Member, Cambridge Conservation Science Group, University of Cambridge
2015 Dr Dan Martin 2018 Member Member Consultant, Climate Reality Project
(2nd term)
Other positions:
• Trustee, Micronesia Conservation Trust

• Board of Directors, Environmental Film Festival, Washington, DC
• Chairman, Phelps Stokes Fund
• Trustee, Knox College
• Assembly of Founders, Costa Rica-USA Foundation
• Board of Directors, Friends of Costa Rica
• Board of Directors, Cuso International (Canada)
2014 Dr Eliot Taylor 2017 Member Member Team Leader, Mott MacDonald Malawi Ltd
Other positions:
• Director, Mott MacDonald Blantyre (Malawi) Ltd

• Honorary member of the International Society for Limnology (SIL)
• Member of the Freshwater Biological Association
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management
(MCIWEM)
• Chartered Scientist (C.Sci)
• Chartered Environmentalist (C.Env.)
• Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM)
Observers
Vacant Observer Observer
(of the Host
Country)
2015 Ms Ania Grobicki Observer Acting Secretary General, Secretariat
(of the of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Secretariat of
the Ramsar
Convention on
Wetlands)
Counsellors of Honour
Luc Hoffmann
Chris Kalden
Michael Moser
Max Finlayson
Stewart Morrison
Jan Ernst de Groot

Management Board of the
Foundation
Name Function
Ms Jane Madgwick Chief Executive Officer, Wetlands International, the Netherlands

Other positions: Member of the Governing Body, Wetlands International South Asia Soc., India
Council member, Wetlands International, Malaysia
Council member, Fundacion para la Conservacion y el Uso Sustentable de los
Humedales, Argentina
Chair, Wetlands International – European Association, the Netherlands
Ms Josje Reinartz Chief Operations Officer, Wetlands International, the Netherlands
Members of the Association

Countries
Argentina Estonia Netherlands

Austria Finland Norway
Belgium Germany Pakistan
Benin Hungary Slovakia
Bulgaria India Slovenia
Chile Ireland Sweden
China Japan Switzerland
Denmark Kenya
Ecuador Malaysia
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE)

Via Pontica Foundation (Bulgaria)
BirdLife Denmark / Danish Ornithological Society
German Association for Game Protection / Deutscher Jagdschutz-Verband
National Association of Regional Game Councils (Ireland)
BirdLife Netherlands / Vogelbescherming Nederland
Nigerian Conservation Foundation
Swedish BirdLife / Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening
BirdLife Switzerland / Schweizer Vogelschutz (SVS)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), (United Kingdom)
British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) (United Kingdom)
Management Board of the Foundation 57

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People’s Republic of China Mr. Ritesh Kumar - Conservation Programme Manager
Tel: +86 10 62377031 Postal / Visiting address:
Email: wicp@public3.bta.net.cn A-25, 2nd Floor, Defence Colony
Website: http://china.wetlands.org New Delhi 110024
India
Wetlands International Japan Tel: +91 11 24338906
Mr. Ken-ichi Yokoi - Director Email: wi.southasia@wi-sa.org
Postal / Visiting address: Website: http://south-asia.wetlands.org
6F NCC Ningyocho Building
3-7-3 Ningyo-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Europe
Tokyo 103-0013
Japan Wetlands International European
Tel: +81 3 5614 2150 Association
Email: info@wi-japan.org Mr Cy Griffin – European Programme Manager
Website: http://japan.wetlands.org Postal address
NL: PO Box 471, 6700 AL Wageningen
Southeast Asia BE: Rue de Trèves 59-61, B-1040 Brussels
Visiting address
Wetlands International Indonesia NL: Horapark 9, 6717 LZ Ede
Mr. Nyoman Suryadiputra - Director BE: Rue de Trèves 59-61, B-1040 Brussels
Postal address:
P.O. Box 254 BOO Tel: +31 318 660 912
Bogor 16002 Mob: +32 (0)473 785806
Indonesia Email: cy.griffin@wetlands.org
Website: http://europe.wetlands.org
Our offices 59
Wetlands International Russia
Ms. Irina Kamennova – Programme Coordinator
Postal / Visiting address:
Nikoloyamskaya Street 19, bd 3,
Moscow 109240
Russia
Tel.: +7 495 7270939
Email: IKamennova@wwf.ru
Website: http://russia.wetlands.org
Women in the Saloum Delta, Senegal
Open day education with schools

in Jordon

Partnerships
• Acacia Water
• African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD)
• African Development Bank
• African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement Secretariat
• African-Eurasian Waterbird Monitoring Partnership
• Akvo
• Alterra
• Altenburg & Wymenga
• AMREF Netherlands
• Argentinian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
• Asia-Pacific Working Group on Migratory Waterbirds and Avian influenza
• Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds
• BirdLife International
• Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
• Both Ends
• Brockmann Geomatics
• Brunei Liquified Natural Gas
• Buenos Aires provincial government
• CARE
• Climate Action Network
• Clinton Global Initiative
• CMS Flyways Working Group
• Commonland
• Coalition of NGOs cooperating on European Biofuels
• Conservation International
• Cordaid
• Delta Alliance
• Deltares
• DFS Deutsche Forstservice GmbH
• District of Demak, Indonesia
• East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP)
• EcoShape Consortium
• Ecosystem Climate Alliance (ECA)
• Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Bamako
• Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (EWNHS)
• Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)
• European Habitat Forum
• Fauna and Flora International
• Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
• Foundation Democratic Change
• Foundation for Responsible Peat
• Free University of Amsterdam (VU)
• FSU JENA
• Geokinetics
• Greenpeace
• Greifswald University
• Guatemalan Ministry of Education
• Guatemalan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN)
• Guatemalan National Coordination for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Guinea-Bissauan Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP)
• Guinea-Bissauan Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
• Climate Services Center
• Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N)
• ICCO
• Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests
• Indian State governments (Gujarat, others)
Partnerships 61
• Indonesian Government Centre for Marine Resource Survey
• Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry
• Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
• Indonesian Ministry of Public Works
• International Water Management Institute (IMWI)
• Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy, and Economic Sustainability (ENEA)
• IRC
• IUCN and IUCN Netherlands Committee
• Japanese Ministry of the Environment
• JENAOPTRONIK
• Johor State Regional Development Agency, Malaysia
• Kassel University
• Kenyan Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA)
• Living Earth Nigeria Foundation (LENF)
• Mangroves for the Future
• McGill University
• Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory
• MedWet
• Mendoza provincial government, Argentina
• MGFI – GNHM
• Malian Ministry of Water and Energy
• Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
• Michael Succow Foundation
• Migratory Birds for People Network
• Mongolian Academy of Sciences
• Mongolian Forest Research Association
• Mongolian Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism MonMap Co. Ltd.
• National University of San Martin, Argentina
• NDWF
• Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS)
• Netherlands Royal Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
• Netherlands Water Partnership
Niger Basin Authority (NBA)
• Organization for the Defense of Wetlands (ODZH)
• Panamanian Marine Resources Authority
• Panamanian Ministry of Environment
• Partos
• Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR)
• Permian Global
• Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
• PusAir
• RAIN Foundation
• Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC, Netherlands Red Cross, and several national organisations)
• Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center
• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) – platform Netherlands
• REDD Safeguards Working Group
• Regional Program for Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone of West Africa (PRCM): WWF, IUCN, CSRP and FIBA
• Ramsar Convention Secretariat and Regional Centres
• REMOTE SENSING SOLUTIONS
• Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority (RVLBA)
• Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS)
• Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
• Rubicon Foundation (Stichting)
• Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
• Senegal River Basin Development Authority (OMVS)
• Shell
• Simavi
• Source to Sea Platform
• Staatsbosbeheer
• TerraSphere
• The Nature Conservancy

• Total Exploration and Production Uganda
• Tour du Valat
• UNCCD Secretariat
• UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)
• University of Bonn, Germany
• University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia (UGM)
• University of Malaga, Spain
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• UT SEMIDE
• WASH Alliance International
• Wageningen University
• WASTE
• Wetlands Link International (WLI – UK)
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• WWF
• WWT
Corporate Social Responsibility

Wetlands International strives to act in her daily operations in We also take corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles into
a sustainable and socially responsible way. In our office in the account when evaluating and ordering facilitation suppliers for our
Netherlands, we stimulate our employees to use public transport office, like paper and catering. We have an automatic saving light
and all flights booked are compensated for their CO2 emission system. Our office waste is separated for recycle purposes.
(341 ton CO2 emission in 2015). Besides offsetting CO2 emission,
we also work to reduce our ecological footprint. With the launch
of our new visual identity we have tried to publish as much as
possible our revised communication materials online and only
essential stationary material has been printed. We have increased
the use of e-meetings and online seminars. This contributed to a
reduction in the amount of air travel needed.
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Associate Experts
Abdoulaye Ndiaye Rebecca d’Cruz
Andrew Cottam Pablo Yorio
Arina Schrier
Bart Fokkens Sansanee Choowaew
Bernard Mercer Simon Delany
Dave Pritchard Steven de Bie
Delmar Blasco Szabolcs Nagy
Derek Scott Tatiana Minajewa
Jan Veen Tim Dodman
Jill Heyde Tim Jones
John Howes Tunde Ojei
Joost van der Ven Wim Giesen
Mike Moser
Specialist Groups
Cormorant Specialist Group Swan Specialist Group
Crane Specialist Group Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group
Duck Specialist Group Waterbird Harvest Specialist Group
Flamingo Specialist Group Wetland Restoration Specialist Group
Freshwater Fish Specialist Group Woodcock & Snipe Specialist Group
Goose Specialist Group
All of the above Specialist Groups except the ones on Waterbird Harvest and Wetland Restoration, are coordinated jointly by Wetlands
International and the IUCN Species Survival Commission.

Donors
Intergovernmental organisations and international initiatives
Asian Development Bank
East Asian – Australasian Flyway Secretariat
European Union
Global Environment Facility
Global Resilience Partnership (The Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, SIDA)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Japanese Ramsar Committee for Relevant Municipalities
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Governments
Canadian Environment Canada Service
Chinese Forestry Administration
Danida
Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Bamako
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE)
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
Malaysian Forestry Department
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS)
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Swiss Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN)
Private sector corporations

Coca-Cola
Danone Argentina
Permian Global
Royal HaskoningDHV
Trusts and foundations

Arcadia Fund
AVINA Americas
Climate and Land Use Alliance
Dutch Postcode Lottery
Fund for the Americas
Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund
MAVA Foundation
Polar Lights Foundation
Stichting Otter Fonds
TCU Global Academy
Turing Foundation
The Waterloo Foundation
Non-governmental organisations
Bird Studies Canada
Cordaid
EcoShape
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Netherlands Water Partnership
Stichting RHP
Wetlands Institute
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Wetlands International

Annual Review and Accounts 2015

From the CEO 4

1. Report from the Supervisory Council and Board of Association 7

2. Strategy of Wetlands International 8

5. Functioning and management of the global organisation 18

6. Financial overview of the global organisation 21

Annex 1: List of projects 45

Annex 2: List of publications 51

Web and social media analytics 54

Supervisory Council & Board of Association 55

Management Board of the Foundation 57

Members of the Association 57

Corporate Social Responsibility 63

2 Annual Review and Accounts 2015

CBF Central Bureau Fundraising

CEO Chief Executive Officer

FTE Fulltime employee

IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature

IWC International Waterbird Census

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NPL Nationale Postcode Loterij

OPIDIN Inner Niger Delta flood prediction tool

RPP Responsibly Produced Peat Foundation

RTRS Round Table on Responsible Soy Cultivation

RSPO Roundtable for Responsible Palm Oil

TEEB The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

UNEP United Nations Environmental Program

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

VCA Verified Conservation Area

WASH Water supply, sanitation and hygiene

Senior management team and local

4 Annual Review and Accounts 2015

This new Strategic framework took its’ place immediately as

From the CEO 5

Lee Shin Shin (preferred to be called Shin) worked with Wetlands

Julio Montes de Oca Lugo joined Wetlands International in Sept 2008. As

6 Annual Review and Accounts 2015

2015 was marked by the departure of Mr Jan Ernst de Groot,

The Council also welcomed the arrival and appointment of Prof

The members are appointed in their capacity as individuals, not as

In accordance with the guidelines of the Dutch Central Bureau

For the Council’s/Board’s composition and scheme of resignation

In 2015 the Supervisory Council assessed and discussed its own

Report from the Supervisory Council and Board of Association 7

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Strategy of Wetlands International 9

3. Enabled uptake of environmentally sustainable livelihoods

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6. Influenced the sustainability criteria for land use and

8. Increased capacity for mangrove management in Panama.

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2. Established a wetland policy and action plan for Kenya.

14. Safeguarded Senegal’s Ndiael Special Avifauna Reserve

8. Influenced dam operations to optimize water sharing in

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2. Mobilised support for peatland restoration Russia.