WOW Demonstration Projects

Below is a map showing the location of the eleven demonstration sites of the Wings Over Wetlands (WOW) -African-Eurasian Flyways Project. Each demonstration project is managed by a local executing agency in each country (usually a national NGO) and has its own targeted conservation focus ranging from wetland restoration, management planning, ecotourism to environmental education.

While the main project focus lies on these carefully selected sites, the WOW project covers the entire African-Eurasian region as it is defined in the AEWA Agreement text (depicted in the map shown below).

Estonia Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland management planning, ecotourism, wetland restoration Hungary Biharugra’s Fishponds wetland restoration, alternative livelihoods, ecotourism Lithuania Nemunas Delta; NE Coast (Curonian lagoon) wetland restoration, ecotourism Mauritania Parc National du Banc D’Arguin ecotourism, alternative livelihoods Niger Namga-kokorou complex management planning, ecotourism, control of invasive species, community mobilization & participation Nigeria Hadejia-nduru wetlands control of invasive species, community participation, alternative livelihoods Senegal & The Gambia Saloum-Niumi National Parks management planning, transboundary issues, environmental education and awareness South Africa Wakkerstroom wetlands ecotourism, alternative livelihoods Tanzania Dar es-Salaam environmental education and awareness, environmental education and awareness, community mobilization and participation Turkey Burdur Gölü management planning, community participation, management planning, education and awareness Yemen Aden Wetlands management planning, community participation, education and awareness