The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

World Wetlands Day 2000: Russian Federation

Wetlands International - Russia is planning to organise an exhibition of children's drawings and photos on World Wetlands Day, 2nd February 2000. Here are some of the pictures received during the "Amazing Wetlands" children's contest.

	"Stork at sunset" Eugeniya Rubanova, 12 y.o., Bashkortostan         "On the river" Irina Maximova, 15 y.o., Bashkartostan
"Pink bird,  piercing mosquito" Anna Muld, 11 y.o., Pskov

"May night" Katya Markova, 15 y.o., Taldom

"Wetland Planet" Yulia Maschenko, 12 y.o., Bashkartostan

For further information about World Wetlands Day or 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 ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 20 December 1999, Alexander Belokurov, Ramsar.