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Chile designates two new Wetlands of International Importance
14 July 2020
“Humedales de Monkul” is an estuary system consisting of coastal lagoons, tall grass marshland and riparian grasslands; “Humedal del río Limarí, desde Salala hasta su desembocadura” is part of a network of coastal wetlands in northern Chile.

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Romania names its 20th Wetland of International Importance
26 June 2020
Jijia - Iasi Wetlands is composed of a variety of habitats that surround the lower stretch of the Jija river, before it flows into the Prut river which marks the border with Moldova.

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IWMI receives the 2020 Water Award
15 June 2020
The International Water Management Institute has been awarded the 2020 Water Award from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in recognition of the institute’s outstanding research for finding water solutions for sustainable development.

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Out of the Blue: The Value of Seagrasses to the Environment and to People
11 June 2020

The importance of seagrasses is highlighted in a new report, Out of the Blue: The Value of Seagrasses to the Environment and to People, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) together with GRID-Arendal and UNEP’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).

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World Oceans Day: Statement by Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General Convention on Wetlands
8 June 2020

Our oceans cover three quarters of the world’s surface area, we depend on them to sustain our economies, regulate our climate, and they are a habitat for diverse marine biodiversity.

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14 July 2020

Chile designates Humedales de Monkul and Humedal...

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Continued work of the Secretariat before and...

26 June 2020

Romania designates Jijia - Iasi Wetlands

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About the Convention on Wetlands

The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Number of Contracting Parties: 171

Number of Wetlands of International Importance: 2,394

Total surface of designated sites: 253,900,552 ha

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Lake Prespa

North Macedonia

Lake Prespa. 03/05/95; 18,920 ha; 40°56'N 021°01'E. Strictly Protected Nature Reserve; Ornithological Reserve. A Pliocene Lake (2-3 million years old), providing important feeding areas for large numbers of the Pelicans that breed nearby in Greece. The site includes cultivated land, meadows, pastures, reedbeds, and forests. Commercial and recreational fishing and conservation education are the only human activities. There is a visitors' center at the site. Ramsar site no. 726. Most recent RIS information: 1998.

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Chile designates two new Wetlands of International Importance

Romania names its 20th Wetland of International Importance

IWMI receives the 2020 Water Award

Out of the Blue: The Value of Seagrasses to the Environment and to People

World Oceans Day: Statement by Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General Convention on Wetlands

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