· REDD forest agreement hits new low, missing basic elements · Are we ready for REDD? · “I openly call for emissions cuts” (2) · “I openly call for emissions cuts” (1) · China’s 37th Wetland of International Importance--Xixi Wetlands · Drought in eastern Africa worsened by wetland loss · UN Climate Change Negotiations, Bangkok 29 September to 9 October 2009 · Removal of Parc National des Oiseaux du Djoudj from the Montreux Record · Removal of two Algerian Ramsar sites from the Montreux Record · Removal of Parc National du Diawling from the Montreux Record