2 February 2021
Philippines
The Philippines celebrates World Wetlands Day by naming its eighth Wetland of International Importance. The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (“Ramsar Site”...
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23 December 2020
India
India has designated its 42nd Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site). Tso Kar Wetland Complex (Site no. 2443 on the List of Wetlands of...
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11 November 2020
India
India has added two new “Ramsar Sites”, its 40th and 41st. Sur Sarovar (Site no. 2440 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance), commonly known as...
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16 October 2020
India
India has named two new Wetlands of International Importance, bringing its total number of “Ramsar Sites” to 39. The Sites are particularly important to the...
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16 September 2020
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has designated Tudakul and Kuymazar Water Reservoirs as its third Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site no. 2433). Located in the Navoi...
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31 August 2020
China
China has designated seven wetlands as Wetlands of International Importance. It now boasts 64 such “Ramsar Sites” which together cover over 7.3 million...
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22 May 2020
Myanmar
Myanmar has designated Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuary as its sixth Wetland of International Importance. This “Ramsar Site” (no. 2421 on the List of...
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23 April 2020
Thailand
Thailand has named Lower Songkhram River as its 15th Wetland of International Importance, taking the total area of its “Ramsar Sites” to more than 400,000...
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22 March 2020
Oman
Oman has named its second Wetland of International Importance: Al Ansab Wetland (“Ramsar Site” no. 2406), an artificial wetland 15 kilometres from the centre...
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12 December 2019
Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
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Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The history of conservation by indigenous peoples and local/traditional communities goes back thousands of years. It frequently features strong social...
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27 August 2019
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has designated Wasit Nature Reserve as its tenth Wetland of International Importance. Located some 15 kilometres from the coast and...
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27 June 2019
China
China was officially accepted as the host for the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) to...
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22 April 2019
Tajikistan
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27 March 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Thailand
The Lancang-Mekong River is the largest river wetland in Southeast Asia shared by six countries: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam....
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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
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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21 November 2018
United Arab Emirates
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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