Organized by the Environment Ministries of Belarus and Lithuania, with support from the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat, a seminar attended by some 30 participants met from 28-29 April in Lida, Belarus, to discuss the collaborative international management of transboundary wetlands in the region, particularly the preparation of the first transboundary Ramsar site between Lithuania and Belarus.

Participants expressed hope that this important European transboundary wetland site would receive increased attention to ease joint management and conservation efforts. For more information visit: http://www.ramsar.org/mtg_belarus_transboundary.htm