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Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's poorest regions and many people live by exploiting the natural resources of its rich wetlands.

This work forms part of a preparatory phase leading to a handbook providing guidelines for the sustainable utlization and integrated management of tropical peatlands.

This book deals with the different types of soil and the soil characteristics of mangrove swamps, the flora and invertebrate fauna as well as with the vertebrate fauna.

Zimbabwe’s wetlands are small, diverse and unique in nature but, until recently, in planning and development the components of these ecosystems have been treated as separate entities. These 18 papers highlight most forcefully the problems and issues.

The review, conducted at the request of the Botswana government, offers an alternative for the Okavango planning region which includes a multi-sectoral approach, designation of the Okavango as a pilot areas for more decentralized planning, and increased involvement of national and district govern

There is today a growing awareness that many wetlands are more valuable in their natural, or only slightly modified state, than if drained, dyked or built upon.

The Workshop on Greek wetlands held in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1989, brought together 26 Greek and international experts and representatives of the EEC and Ramsar Convention, to review the problems facing Greek wetlands; to identify the priority problems; and recommend effective solutions.

There is today a growing awareness that many wetlands are more valuable in their natural, or only slightly modified state, than if drained, dyked or built upon.