The Drafts were considered at a workshop involving the case study authors and other experts held at the Ramsar Convention Bureau in July 1998, where they were revised and then presented for consideration by the 21 st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention. 17.3 Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands . Both documents have been incorporated in Handbook 3, Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands , of the Ramsar Handbook series published in January 2000 and the case studies have been used to illustrate some of the principles and concepts within the guidelines. The case studies The Bureau gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the seven case study authors.
All case studies are available in English only, unless otherwise noted.
The views expressed in the case studies are those of the authors, and should not be attributed to the Ramsar Bureau or any of the project partners. Reviewing laws and institutions relevant to wetlands in Australia , by Bill Phillips, formerly with the Ramsar Convention Bureau and currently with Environment Australia. Reviewing laws and institutions relevant to wetlands in Peru , by Pedro Solano, Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental. The evolution of policy and legislation on wetlands in Uganda , by John Ntambirweki, Makerere University, Uganda. Posted 8 May 2000, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.