Communication on conservation of wetlands Corporate author European Commission Date 1995 Source IUCN (ID: MON-054746) Publisher | Place of publication Europe Information Service | Brussels, Belgium Pages 24 p. Language English Country/Territory European Union Subject Land & soil Keyword Sustainable use Land-use planning Wetlands Abstract On the initiative of Ritt Bjerregaard, the EU Commissioner for the environment, the European Commission adopted on May 30 a Communication on the ' wise use and conservation of wetlands ', addressed to the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. Europe Environment reprints below the most important passages to this document, which catalogues the ' indispensable measures ' to be taken in order to preserve the economic and ecological role of these areas of particular importance to the environment