Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close Ania Grobicki, Ramsar Convention Deputy Secretary General, gave a talk "From the age of carbon to the age of water — the role of wetlands" at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Ramsar Convention Ania Grobicki, Ramsar Convention Deputy Secretary General, gave a lecture on wetlands' role in dealing with natural disasters at McMasters University in Hamilton, Canada. The event was organized by the United Nations University Institute on Water, Environment and Health. Ramsar Convention Ramsar Convention Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego, visting Sian Ka'an Ramsar Site CONANP Mexico Sian Ka'an lies on a large karstic plain along a 120km-long barrier reef. Two large, shallow bays surrounded by mangroves, as well as numerous sinkholes or cenotes, are main landmarks in a landscape of tropical deciduous forests. CONANP Mexico A largely undeveloped wetland complex composed of sloughs, bogs, and coastal lagoons that harbor the largest natural wild rice bed on the Great Lakes Manglares de Nichupté, Ramsar Site no. 1777. These dense strips of mangrove protect inland areas against hurricanes and storms. Ramsar Convention Wetland in the Mesofilo Forest of Montana dela Reserve Biosphere El Cielo in Tamaulipas , Mexico. Claudio Cantu Chilliwack Lake, British Columbia, Canada Bonnie Cunningham Estero San José del Cabo Israel Omar Velazco Gómez Holbox Island Nadia Rubio The Pantanos de Centla is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in southern Mexico, which includes seasonally flooded forests and wetlands, in the summer. Gabriel Franco Guillén Tamul waterfalls in San Luis Potosi, Mexico Mauricio Carrera Mangroves and Wetlands in Tuxpan north of Veracruz, Mexico Moises Rivera Rodriguez Zapotlán el Grande Alejandro Mares Wetlands in Watsonville, California at sunset. Danielle Karonis Tide pools on coast of seldovia AK running out toward the sea. Home to a variety of sea creatures including sea stars, sea snails, and octopi. Whales, otters, and puffin live in the water of the coast and birds nest in the rock cliff near the waters edge. The habitat has been protect by the seldovia village tribe and the area supports a healthy population of bald eagles and other endangered species on the land and in the sea. Emily Shirtz christchurch school waterfront, VA Hao Iris San Gregorio Atlapulco Xochimilco, Mexico City. Lourdes Villalba Cabrera An alligator bathing in the sunlight Bethany Soileau Alec Batts This is a glass frog near a stream in Western Ecuador. This species is about the size of a dime and they wait for seasonal rains to breed and lay their eggs Zane Johnson The Poza Azul in Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, is one of the most striking sites in the world with endemic wildlife. La Poza Azul, en Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, es uno de los vestigios más sorprendentes del mundo, con un enorme grado de endemismos y con una historia fantástica. Sitio que sobrevive en medio del desierto Chihuahuense y contiene la clave de la vida misma, amenazado, con un futuro incierto. Julio Alberto Salas Rabaza La manzanilla, Jalisco Jiselle De León This photo depicts the beautiful sunset over the Assawoman Bay in Ocean City, Maryland during a summer evening in August 2014. Chelsey Nemphos