The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
World
Wetlands Day 2005 -- Italy
For the World
Wetlands Day 2005 "There's wealth in wetland diversity - don't lose it",
the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory involved the management
authorities of Italian Ramsar Wetlands in promoting suitable initiatives.
For the occasion
many management authorities organized free guided visits and workshops on cultural
and biological diversity of wetlands.
We resume
initiatives as follows:
- Valle Cavanata: guided
visits, workshop and documentary projection for schoolchildren on wetlands;
- Cratere degli Astroni:
guided visits, exhibition on wetlands and birdwatching activity on the lake;
- Laguna di Orbetello:
guided visits, tour in Laguna di Orbetello, presentation of Ibis Eremita Plan;
- Provincia di Grosseto:
free guided visits, free admittance to Multimedial Centre in the "Ximenes
Red House" in Diaccia-Botrona natural reserve;
- Torre Guaceto: guided
visits, press conference on two projects: "Oro del Parco", concerning
the improvement of traditional agriculture, and "Corri scuola per l'Ambiente",
concerning school-children's involvement in sport activities in the reserve;
- Saline di Trapani e
Paceco: presentation of drawnings and works competition about cultural and
biological variety in wetlands, multimedial showings about Ramsar Convention
and importance of wetlands;
- Parco del Delta del
Po: guided visits, activities on the wetlands role with regard to cultural
and biological diversity;
- Istituto per l'Ambiente
e l'Educazione Scholé Futuro: magazine articles, video on the cultural
and biological diversity of wetlands.
Looking forward
to joining together for the next World Wetlands Day, I send you my best regards.
Dr. Aldo Cosentino
DIRECTOR GENERAL
"There's
wealth in wetland diversity
- don't lose it!"
For
further information about World Wetlands Day or the Convention on Wetlands,
please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196
Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail 
).
Posted 15 March 2005, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.
