Gallery 0 Results Reset All Close Flamingo at the Laguna Rocha Ramsar Site Charlie Waite Boats in mist, Rio Uruguay Charlie Waite Horses at the Cabo Polonio National Park Charlie Waite En el municipio Ipojuca del estado de Pernambuco en el noreste Brasilero se encuentra el Pontal de Maracaipe. En esta región, lugareños han protegido del desarrollo urbano al manglar y a la gran biodiversidad que se desarrolla en él. Para ello diversas actividades se desarrollan en esta área húmeda visando el desarrollo social y la conservación ambiental. Como se observa en la narrativa fotográfica, actividades turísticas de bajo impacto ambiental permiten que los lugareños obtengan beneficios económicos y de esta forma puedan beneficiarse de la conservación del manglar. Daniele Stillitani Quintela Cerro Verde Charlie Waite Reflection reeds Charlie Waite Sky reflection Charlie Waite 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 Africa regional meeting. Deputy Secretary General of the Ramsar Secretariat, Ania Grobicki, greeting the delegate from Madagascar Liva Ramiandrarivo. Uruguay's stand at COP12 in Punta del Este Delegates from Africa at the meeting for the African region. Europe regional meetings. Delegate, Jan Kadlecik, Slovakia. A delegate from Africa at the COP12 welcome reception. Americas regional meetings. Inger Andersen, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) speaking at the COP12 Opening Ceremony Asia regional meetings. Europe regional meetings. A signing ceremony of the new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the Ramsar Secretariat and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. Ramsar Secretariat Senior Advisor for Africa, Paul Ouédraogo and Award Winner, Jean-Christophe Henry Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards took place at the Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay