This project has started since the year 2005 in cooperation with the Government of Iran (Iran Department of Environment), Global Environment Facility(GEF) and the United Nations Development Program(UNDP) with the purpose of decrease or permanent elimination of threats and generally, the durability and survival of wetland ecosystems in Iran. It performs the activities in the selected wetlands (including Lake Urmia, Parishan and Shadegan Wetlands) with considering the importance of the sample sites and tries to extend the achieved experiences in form of introducing the ecosystem approach, the establishment of the new management system and providing legal mechanisms for its implementation in other wetlands of country.