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Wetlands crucial in addressing climate change
17 November 2016
Morocco
IGO Statement to UNFCCC COP22 on behalf of the Ramsar Convention on WetlandsSecretary General Martha Rojas-UrregoMr/Madam Chair, Your Excellencies, ladies...
Global Peatlands Initiative launched to address climate change
17 November 2016
Morocco
Peatlands only cover 3% of the land surface; they contain twice as much carbon as the entire biomass of the world’s forests.Drained peatlands are responsible...
COP22 news - Incorporating Blue Carbon into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement
13 November 2016
Morocco
Presented by the Government of Australia, Wetlands International and the International Partnership for Blue CarbonThis side event, moderated by Sally...
The “COP of Action”: Opening Press Conference at Bab Ighli sets the tone for COP22
7 November 2016
Morocco
COP22 President Salaheddine Mezouar and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa held an opening press conference on November 6 in Bab Ighli before the...
Ramsar Advisory Mission report 83: United Republic of Tanzania (2016)
6 November 2016
United Republic of Tanzania
Kilombero Valley Floodplain
Full information on Swaziland’s Ramsar Sites
21 October 2016
Eswatini
Swaziland has provided detailed information on its three Ramsar Sites. They are all associated with man-made reservoirs which are important for water...
Kenya Tana Delta generates millions annually from its ecosystems
30 September 2016
Kenya
The expansive mangrove forests that dot Tana Delta in the Kenyan coast generates 2.5 million U.S. dollars annually through a range of ecosystem services like...
Peatland Overview in Uganda
11 September 2016
Uganda
Updated information on Zimbabwe’s Ramsar Sites
10 June 2016
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has updated the information on its seven Ramsar Sites. Covering over 450,000 hectares in total, they include unique wetland sites which are crucial...
Three new Ramsar Sites in Burkina Faso
8 June 2016
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has designated three new Wetlands of International Importance. The Sites, all of which are in the Centre-Nord region, include freshwater...
Mapping and monitoring 50 Ramsar Sites in Algeria
27 April 2016
Algeria
The General Directorate of Forests (DGF) of Algeria, in partnership with the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory (MWO), organised a 5-day workshop (17 to 21...
Sierra Leone River Estuary Ramsar Site featured by the European Space Agency
9 February 2016
Sierra Leone
For the World Wetlands Day 2016 European Space Agency featured the Sierra Leone River Estuary Ramsar Site in the “Earth from Space” series presented on the...
Implementing Sustainable Earth Observation Based Wetland Monitoring Capacity in Africa
2 February 2016
Africa
Globwetland Africa
Wetlands of Cabo Verde
1 January 2016
Cabo Verde