Gallery 0 Résultats Reset All Close Delegates during the field trip to the Salus Nature Preserve- The area occupies a portion of the headwaters of two large river basins: the Santa Lucia River and the Solis Grande River basin. Cabo Polonio National Park. The park is preserving the characteristics of the original Atlantic Uruguayan coastline: sandy beaches, coastal native forest, scrublands, small wetlands and colonies of sea lions. Delegates during the field trip to the Eastern Rangers in Moldonado region. Local organizations promote sustainable management of natural grassland. The field trip to the Eastern Rangers in Moldonado region. The capybara is the world's biggest living rodent. It inhabits all the Uruguayan territory associated to wetlands and riverine coasts. Uruguayan land. Delegate from Australia during the field trip to the Salus Nature Preserve. Delegates during the field trip to the Cabo Polonio National Park. The park is preserving the characteristics of the original Atlantic Uruguayan coastline: sandy beaches, coastal native forest, scrublands, small wetlands and colonies of sea lions. The field trip to the Eastern Rangers in Moldonado region. The capybara is the world's biggest living rodent. It inhabits all the Uruguayan territory associated to wetlands and riverine coasts. COP12 President Jorge Rucks at the evening at the Uruguayan hacienda. Delegates during the field trip to the Salus Nature Preserve. The area occupies a portion of the headwaters of two large river basins: the Santa Lucia River and the Solis Grande River basin. Delegates during the field trip to the Cabo Polonio National Park. Delegates during the field trip to the Cabo Polonio National Park. The park is preserving the characteristics of the original Atlantic Uruguayan coastline: sandy beaches, coastal native forest, scrublands, small wetlands and colonies of sea lions. Cabo Polonio National Park. The Salus Nature Preserve- The area occupies a portion of the headwaters of two large river basins: the Santa Lucia River and the Solis Grande River basin. Delegates during the field trip to the Cabo Polonio National Park. HE. Mariam Mohammed Saeed Hareb, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Water resources and nature conservation, Ministry of Environment & Water and Ahmed Esmaeil Al Hashmi, Director, Biodiversity Department, Ministry of Environment & Water UAE delegates. Secretary General Christopher Briggs and Deputy Secretary General Ania Grobicki meeting with the Ugandan delegation. Ramsar COP12 drew to a close, after adopting 16 resolutions by consensus, including the Declaration of Punta del Este by acclamation. The United Arab Emirates was officially accepted as the host for the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) to take place in Dubai in 2018. Paul Ouedraogo, Ramsar Senior Advisor for Africa attended numerous World Wetlands Day celebrations in Algeria including the ceremony of prize giving to primary schools students for their artwork representing wetlands Ramsar Convention Exhibition of wetlands products at Chott Merouane Ramsar Site Ramsar Convention Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary Zau Lunn 2015 Geneva high level round table discussion “Healthy wetlands, resilient communities”. Panelists from left: Jane Madgwick, Wetlands International; Martha Rojas-Urrego, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; Maria Teresa Almojuela, Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations; Kirsi Madi, UNISDR. Ramsar Convention Ramsar Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego, was a panelist at the Geneva high level round table discussion “Healthy wetlands, resilient communities”. The event brought together speakers from governments, civil society, humanitarian and development agencies to share their perspectives on how wetlands contribute to sustainable development by reducing the risk of disasters. The event was attended by over 140 participants. Ramsar Convention Senior Regional Advisor for Americas, Maria Rivera, is handing over the Ramsar Site certificate to the Minister of Environment of Colombia for the designation of the Complex of Wetlands of the Cauca River and Laguna de Sonso as the 7th Ramsar Site of Colombia. Ramsar Convention The French town of Brouage hosted a national launch of the World Wetlands Day in France. 600 Word Wetland Day events were planned to take place in France throughout the month of February. Tobias Salathé, Ramsar Secretariat Senior Advisor for Europe, attended the event. Tobias Salathé