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...
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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...
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13 November 2016
Morocco
Presented by the Government of Australia, Wetlands International and the International Partnership for Blue CarbonThis side event, moderated by Sally...
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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...
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6 November 2016
United Republic of Tanzania
Kilombero Valley Floodplain
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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...
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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...
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11 September 2016
Uganda
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2 February 2016
Africa
Globwetland Africa
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1 January 2016
Cabo Verde
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