La Convención sobre los Humedales

IV Reunión Regional Panamericana de la Convención sobre los Humedales / IV Pan American Regional Meeting of the Convention on Wetlands

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The IV Regional Pan-American Meeting of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) was held in Merida, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 18-21 of September 2007.

During the IV Regional Pan-American Meeting held in Merida, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 18-21 September, 2007, some of the most relevant issues were the declarations made by the countries to have a "Strategy for the Conservation and Wise Use of fluvial wetlands of the La Plata Basin" and the declaration for the "Conservation, Integral Management and Wise Use of Mangrove Ecosystems".

Declaration of Merida for the "Strategy for the Conservation and Wise Use of fluvial wetlands of the La Plata Basin"

The representatives of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay agreed upon the formation of a Contact Group to work on the formulation of a Strategy for the Conservation and Wise Use of fluvial wetlands of the La Plata Basin. The group will be chaired by Argentina.

Declaration of Merida "Conservation, Integral Management and Wise Use of Mangrove Ecosystems"

The representatives of Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela expressed their interest in creating a contact group with the objective of revising and agreeing mechanisms and tools that promote the conservation and wise use of the mangrove ecosystem. This group will be coordinated by Venezuela, with support of the Ramsar Secretariat.

Ramsar Secretariat Mr. Anada Tiega, Secretary General and Mrs. Maria Rivera, Senior Advisor for the Americas

Mr. Anada Tiega, Secretary General

The meeting was chaired by Jesús Ramos Director of Biodiversity Office, Boliviarian Republic of Venezuela

Delegations from Argentina and Antigua and Barbuda

Delegates from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador

Delegates from Perú, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Ramsar Secretariat

In the back Ramsar Americas team Mila Llorens and Maria Rivera in action

Maria Carolina Hazin from Brazil and Mila Llorens, Ramsar Secretariat

Secretary General, Anada Tiega with the Delegates from Surinam, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas and WWF Guyana

There was also time to celebrate Pedro Ruiz´s birthday (Cuba Delegate)

Venezuela´s Typical Dance

Delegates Dancing….Venezuelan Music

Participants had a great day during the field trip to Laguna Mucubaji

Para más información, se ruega contactar: Secretaría de la Convención de Ramsar, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Suiza (Tel: +41 22 999 0170, Fax: +41 22 999 0169, E-mail ). Este texto se incluyó en el sitio Web el 6 de marzo de 2008. Dwight Peck, Ramsar.