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TABLE 2: SELECTED WETLAND NEWSLETTERS AND MAGAZINES (Dates of Initiation) M Ducks Unlimited Magazine 1937 Estuarine Bulletin 1955 Peat News, Newfoundland/Labrador Peat Association 1979 National Wetlands Newsletter, Environmental Law Institute 1979 Bulletin, Society of Wetland Scientists 1980 Wetland News, Association of State Wetland Managers 1986 Newsletter, Canadian National Committee, International Peat Society (CNC-IPS) 1986 Habitat Newsletter, Wildlife Habitat Canada Foundation 1986 EDWIN Newsletter, Netherlands 1987 RAMSAR Newsletter (English, French and Spanish) 1988 Asian Wetland News 1988 Wetlands and Waterfowl Newsletter, Bombay Natural History Society 1988 International Wetlands Research Bureau (IWRB) News 1989 Coastnet News, Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection, USA Environmental Protection Agency 1989 Marsh Notes, BRW Inc., Minnesota 1989 eThe author since preparing this list has noted 10 more newsletters and expects many more exist. globally on wetland conservation would be a project in itself. In Canada, it's quite impres- sive. As noted in Rubec and MCKechnie (1991), expenditures for wetland conservation projects in Canada will average almost $77.million (CND) and total over $1.2 billion (CND) during the 1987 to 2000 period. Expenditures in the United States and some European nations must be enormous. 31WORNATION GAPS, ROLES, AND NEEDS OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE NETWORKS Recent articles have addressed information gaps, roles, and needs for more effective wetland science networks internationally. These papers include Maltby (1988) and Marchand (1988). Roles and Needs of International Science Networks Maltby (1988) further notes a variety of potential roles and needs of international wetland networks: Research Coordination to promote multidisciplinary and multiagency cooperation, international fund- ing, involvement of governments and development organizations, and better linkage of existing networks. Wetland Processes and Values Research to emphasize food chain and water problems; a problem orienta- tion and long-term emphasis on sustainable utili- zation is necessary. Development of assessment guidelines for managers and ways to enhance wetland productivity is needed. International Information Gaps Some of the gaps in wetland information sug- gested by Maltby (1989) are: - Fundamental knowledge of wetland locations, characteristics, functions, values, threats, and assessments is lacking; - Applied data on management strategies for sustained utilization of wetland resources is urgently needed; and - Analysis of consequences of alternative de- velopment are rare. Training to foster education, improved management, and the use of task forces and pilot, long-term conservation studies. Information Exchange/Technology Transfer to devel- op partnerships between non-government agencies, governments, the public, and conferences. Marchand (1988) notes that, to-date, one of the major reasons for international action related to wetlands has been because their intrinsic values often go beyond national borders. To protect these international values, an array of international wetland networks relating to migratory bird habitat now exist. The strength of networks such as the Ramsar Convention is their capacity to 34