This Sudd Wetlands Monograph provides a framework for the sustainable management of natural wetland related resources and planning in the Sudd, and the implementation thereof should be a premise for more focused wetland development planning in the future. The document should inform technical negotiations and decision-making over Sudd Wetlands use and benefit sharing based on reliable, non-biased technical data. In this way the Sudd Wetlands Monograph can become the backbone for national sustainable development, environment protection and transboundary wetland cooperation within South Sudan and in the Nile basin. Ultimately, it represents an important pillar in support of South Sudan to strengthen its national management capacities in benefit of nature and the citizens’ well-being and livelihoods.