Photo gallery 0 Results Reset search Close A signing ceremony of the new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the Ramsar Secretariat and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use presented to Giselle Hazzan, Ein Afek Nature Reserve (EANR), Israel The Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetlands Champions presented to Jorge Emmanuel Escobar Moreno, Fundación Humedales Bogota, Colombia Europe regional meetings. 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. 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. 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” 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 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. Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Sim Maiakiv Floodplain Ramsar Site Victor Busel Marais Breton, Baie de Bourgneuf, Ile de Noirmoutier et Forêt de Monts Association de la baie de Bourgneuf 2011 Cheremske Bog Ramsar Site M.Khymyn Ras Al Khor Ramsar Site Francesca Negrini Dubai's skyline over Ras Al Khor Ramsar Site Francesca Negrini Francesca Negrini Dubai skyline, Ras Al Khor Ramsar Site Francesca Negrini The Wadden Sea area has been at the centre of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation since 1982. Tobias Salathé