Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close Entertainers from Americas Night organized to show the visiting delegates the rich cultures of the America's and the network of wetlands in the region Secretary Briggs presents Eneida de León with a commemorative photograph of Bañado del Este, Uruguay Delegate, Jan Kadlecik, Slovakia. Entertainers from Americas Night presenting the visiting delegates the rich cultures of the America's and the network of wetlands in the region World Environment Day. Children from Uruguay joined the delegates at RamsarCOP12 and made it clear that wetlands must be part of the future. Americas Night. Presentation of the rich culture and network of Wetlands in the Americas Region Delegate Serge Hervé Ondoua, Cameroon Entertainers from Americas Night presenting the visiting delegates the rich cultures of the Americas and the network of wetlands in the region World Environment Day. Children from Uruguay joined the delegates at RamsarCOP12 and made it clear that wetlands must be part of the future. Maria Rivera, Ramsar Regional Advisor for the Americas warmly welcomes delegates to the Americas Night. A signing ceremony of the new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the Ramsar Secretariat and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Award for Merit 2015 - Professor Gea Jae Joo, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Innovation presented to Jean-Christophe Henry, Oceanium, Dakar, Senegal Christopher Briggs, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention presenting the Ramsar Convention Secretariat report The Ramsar Convention Award for Merit presented to William Mitsch, Director, Everglades Wetland Research Park, USA The Ramsar Convention Award for Merit presented to Jean Jalbert, Tour du Valat Research Centre, France Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards Ceremony hosted by Camilla Chalmers, Ramsar Convention Secretariat Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards took place on the 3rd June 2015, at the Conrad Hotel, Punta del Este, Uruguay The Ramsar Convention Award for Merit presented to Professor Gea Jae Joo, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea Renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite presenting his images of wetlands during Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards ceremony 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 Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. Ramsar Secretariat Head of Communications, Camilla Chalmers and Award Winner Giselle Hazzan COP12 delegates in the plenary room Ramsar Award Winners 2015 with Dr. Christopher Briggs, Secretary General Ramsar Convention and Mario Vazquez Gaytan, Director General SALUS Danone The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use presented to Giselle Hazzan, Ein Afek Nature Reserve (EANR), Israel