the federal provinces (nature conservation) and the Federal Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry, environment and Water Management.
At annual meetings of the “national Ramsar Com mittee”,
federal and provincial representatives collaborate with nGos like
the Chamber of Agriculture and the Austrian Federal Forestry AG
(ÖBf, www.bundesforste.at).
Project-based funding for wetland protection and management in
Austria comes from federal and provincial budgets as well as european
funding programmes like LIFe, InTeRReG, eTZ, Rural Development
and Leader.