ASSESSING THE CONSERVATION VALUE OF WETLANDS AND WATERBIRDS WITH A FOCUS ON

iii “Waterbirds tell many stories about the biological richness of our planet. They also provide our best tales of regional and global connectedness. By their individual movements and the variable fates of their populations in response, to increases or decreases in suitable habitat, our waterbirds and waders provide connections, between countries, between different levels of administration and management, between investigators, between people