Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close The Wadden Sea is protected and manged as one ecological entity and there is a consistent approach to tourism operations within the area. Tobias Salathé The Wadden Sea extends over three countries, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark and is one of the largest tourist destinations in Europe. Linking Tourism & Conservation (LT&C) Laura Máiz-Tomé Sikåsvågarna P-O Nystrand, County administration board of Jämtland Oset-Rynningeviken Mats Rosenberg, the municipality of Örebro Aerial view of the Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site Ramsar Convention The Sundarbans in Bangladesh is part of the world’s largest mangrove forest, lying on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers and bordering India’s Sundarbans National Park, also a Ramsar Site. IUCN / Mizuki Murai It is estimated that about 6.5 million people depend directly or indirectly on the wider Sundarbans ecosystem for their livelihoods. IUCN / Mizuki Murai Seochon-gun county Seochon-gun county Seocheon Tidal Flat is an open tidal flat directly linked to the ocean, its ecosystem is composed of a combination of sand and/or muddy sand flats which are very important for migratory birds and as a spawning and nursery ground for fish. Seochon-gun county Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site, Australia Official site for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ramsar Convention Secretary General, Martha Rojas-Urrego, visting Sian Ka'an Ramsar Site CONANP Mexico Sian Ka'an lies on a large karstic plain along a 120km-long barrier reef. Two large, shallow bays surrounded by mangroves, as well as numerous sinkholes or cenotes, are main landmarks in a landscape of tropical deciduous forests. CONANP Mexico Syra Pogonia Bog Oksan Golovko Somyne Swamps Oksan Golovko Abdualreda Alramzi The Site is flat and low, featuring shallow salt marshes and small lagoons. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve is located on Boubyan Island on the western side of the Shatt Al-Arab in the north-western Gulf. A largely undeveloped wetland complex composed of sloughs, bogs, and coastal lagoons that harbor the largest natural wild rice bed on the Great Lakes Elise Allely Elise Allely Elise Allely