12 key messages
01/01/2011
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Help us spread Ramsar messages
The Ramsar Convention used its anniversary year to continue bringing attention to the wonders of wetlands and the urgent need to protect them. We developed 12 key messages for you about Ramsar and wetlands to be shared from the 2nd February 2011 to January 2012.
What can you still do with these messages?
Our actions and messages are obviously not ending with our anniversary year. We hope you will continue to use them to take care of wetlands at the international, national and local level during the next 40 years at least! Make use of them to increase the visibility of the Convention and of your work.
| Key message 1 | The Ramsar Convention – 40 years of caring for wetlands |
| Key message 2 | Wetlands support us all |
| Key message 3 | Wise use of wetlands here and now |
| Key message 4 | Wetlands – hotspots of biodiversity |
| Key message 5 | Wetlands for water and water for wetlands |
| Key message 6 | A global network of wetlands for sustaining people and our environment |
| Key message 7 | Wetlands are part of the carbon cycle – don’t destroy them |
| Key message 8 | Wetlands and urbanization |
| Key message 9 | Sharing our wetlands is vital |
| Key message 10 | Healthy wetlands mean healthy people and sustainable livelihoods |
| Key message 11 | Wetlands and extractive industries – what’s at stake? |
| Key message 12 | Wetlands, leisure and tourism – take a breath of fresh air |
