The Ramsar Photo Gallery

Photo essay: Some potential threats to wetlands (file 2)

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Irrigation canal, Biebrza Marshes, Poland (Photo: WWF/Fred Hazelhoft)

The coast of France (Photo: WWF/J.Ph.Vantighem)

Fertilizer in Picardie, France (Photo: WWF/J. Ziegler)

Inundations caused by heavy rain and destruction of floodplain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Photo: WWF-Canon/Hartmut Jungius)

Forest fire in Bitteroot National Forest in Montana, USA, August 6, 2000
(Photo:  John McColgan)

Unwise use of wetlands at Knoydard, Scotland (Photo: WWF/Marek Libersky)

Increased flooding caused by climate change effects can lead to an increase in unwelcome shark attacks.

Note: Many of these photos were lent to the Ramsar Bureau free of charge by the PhotoLibrary of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF International) for use in various Ramsar publications. It would not be a good idea to reproduce them for other uses without checking with the WWF PhotoLibrary first.

For further information about the Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 8 June 2000, updated 19 January 2001, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.