Gallery 0 Results Reset All Close L-R: delegates Arnel Talisayon, Joy Navarro, Marlynn Mendoza, and Ipat Luna, the Philippines Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Delegate Hiba Al Shehhi, UAE Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB The Ramsar City Accreditation recipients Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Four French cities: Amiens, Courteranges, Pont Audemer and Saint Omer received Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Four cities in Republic of Korea received Wetlands City Accreditation. These cities are Changnyeong, Inje, Jeju, Suncheon Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Wetland City Accreditation Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: delegates Pham Anh Cuong, and Thi Thu Trang Nguyen, Viet Nam Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Conference Bureau Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: delegates Martina Eiseltová, Libuše Vlasáková, and Barbora Hirschova, Czech Republic Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: Delegates from Japan with Saeka Shinozaki, Masaru Horikami, Tomoko Ichikawa, and Yoshiko Motoyama Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: delegates Volatiana Rahanitriniaina and Harison Andriambelo, Madagascar Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: Nick Davidson, Hsu Sandar Aung, Nyi Nyi Kyaw Aung, Tin Zar Kywe, and Khin Maung Yi, Myanmar Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: delegates Edgardo Marthans Castillo and Walter Huamani Anampa, Peru Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Delegates from Zimbabwe Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: delegates Dmytro Matiuschenko and Olesya Petrovych, Ukraine Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Jonathan Barzdo, Ramsar Deputy Secretary General Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB A delegate from Lesotho Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB L-R: Royal Gardner, STRP Chair, US, and Barbara De Rosa-Joynt, US, consulting Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Delegate Monique Curtis, Jamaica Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Delegates from Canada, the EU, Kenya, the Philippines, and the US consulting on the resolution on intertidal wetlands Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB COP13 plenary Franz Dejon| IISD/ENB Ramsar Convention Secretary General Christopher Briggs handing in the Ramsar Site Certificate to the delegate from Chile, Nancy Céspedes, at the Americas regional meetings COP12 Americas regional meeting COP12 Asia & Oceania Regional Meeting. Ramsar Secretary General Christopher Briggs handing in the certificate for the newly designated Ramsar Site of the International Importance in Vietnam Ramsar Secretary General Christopher Briggs opened his address to the Committee with these words: “Wetlands are the source of sustainable development, they are the key to delivering sustainable goals” Over one hundred delegates participated in the 49th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC49) to finalize details one day before the official opening of the conference. Christopher Briggs, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention speaking at the COP12 Opening Ceremony