Gallery 0 Results Reset All Close Americas Night was organized to show COP12 delegates the rich cultures of the Americas and the network of wetlands. Delegate Maria Ximena Alvarez, Uruguay. Delegate Nancy Cespedes from Chile speaking at the America's Night World Environment Day. Children from Uruguay joined the delegates at #RamsarCOP12 and made it clear that wetlands must be part of the future. Delegate Ruamsub Kaneda, Thailand Delegate from Cameroon Ramsar Standing Committee Chair Doina Catrinoiu receiving a gift from the Ramsar Secretary General Christopher Briggs Christine Prietto, Australia Delegate Mehri Asnaashari, Iran Jorge Rucks, COP12 President and Christopher Briggs, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention welcome members of the new Standing Committee Delegate Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland at the welcome reception for the new Standing Committee Delegate Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Delegate Jari Ilmonen, Finland Welcome reception for the new Standing Committee members Delegate Abdou Salam Kane, Senegal Delegates Victor Fenchuk and Natalya Minchenko, Belarus The welcome reception for the new Standing Committee members The Japanese delegation. Delegate Elizabeth Kerstin, Samoa Evening at the Uruguayan hacienda. Delegates 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. 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. Dancers performing a traditional Uruguayan dance. 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 ranger. The Uruguayan Atlantic coast.