19 February 2019
At the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) held last year in Dubai, Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands passed a resolution titled: The enhanced...
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11 February 2019
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity and our planet. 'Wetlands and climate change', the theme of World Wetlands Day in 2019,...
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1 February 2019
“The beauty of wetlands” was the theme of the Wetlands Photo Contest, organized by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands from 25 October to 25 November 2018. The...
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1 February 2019
India
India has designated Sundarban Wetland as a Wetland of International Importance, its 27th. The Site (Ramsar Site no. 2370) is located within the largest...
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1 February 2019
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The Islamic Republic of Iran has designated Zarivar as its 25th Wetland of International Importance. Located at the foot of the Zagros mountains in north...
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1 February 2019
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has designated Complexe du Parc Urbain Bãngr – Weoogo et du lac des trois barrages as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site no....
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1 February 2019
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has designated Hatta Mountain Reserve as its ninth Wetland of International Importance. The Reserve (Ramsar Site no. 2368) is...
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1 February 2019
The power of the planet’s most effective carbon sinks – wetlands - can and must be better harnessed in national and global efforts to curb greenhouse gas...
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30 January 2019
Statement by Martha Rojas Urrego,Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands “Wetlands: A natural solution to climate change” The science is...
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29 January 2019
The Nagao Wetland Fund (NWF) is open for applications from Contracting Parties in the Asia and Oceania regions included in the DAC List of ODA Recipients.The...
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23 January 2019
The 13th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP13) was held from 22 to 29 October 2018, in Dubai, United Arab...
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22 January 2019
Burkina Faso, Mali
The governments of Burkina Faso and the Republic of Mali have decided to work together in the management of two Ramsar Sites which extend along the banks of...
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22 January 2019
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has designated Complexe d’Aires Protégées Pô-Nazinga-Sissili as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site no. 2366). The Site covers...
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11 January 2019
The 13th meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP13) was held from 22 to 29 October 2018, in Dubai, United Arab...
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8 January 2019
Brazil has designated two new Wetlands of International Importance: Rio Juruá, the most important tributary system of the Solimões River basin in the upper...
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19 December 2018
More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate change and our efforts to curb it.Smoke on...
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21 November 2018
Chile
Chile has designated Humedales Costeros de la Bahía de Tongoy (coastal wetlands of the Bay of Tongoy, Ramsar Site no. 2361) as a Wetland of International...
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21 November 2018
On the occasion of the 13th meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP13), the United Arab Emirates has named Jabal Ali...
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21 November 2018
Cambodia
Cambodia has named Stung Sen as its fifth Ramsar Site. The Site (Ramsar Site no. 2365) is located along the south-eastern edge of the Tonle Sap Great Lake,...
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19 November 2018
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