Communication on conservation of wetlands Auteur institution European Commission Date 1995 Source IUCN (ID: MON-054746) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Europe Information Service | Brussels, Belgium Pages 24 p. Langue Anglais Pays/Territoire Union européenne Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Planification territoriale Zones humides Utilisation durable Résumé 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