25 February 2021
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The 19 Ramsar Regional Initiatives (RRIs) support cooperation and capacity-building on wetland-related issues in specific regions. A group of...
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8 February 2021
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8 February 2021
France has published an expert report on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites) and the preservation of marine turtles in support of the...
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4 February 2021
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Islamic Republic of Iran is hosting an “International Ceremony on the...
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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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2 February 2021
Germany
Germany has named as a Wetland of International Importance the Rosenheim Basin Bogs (no. 2444 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance), to mark...
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2 February 2021
France
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, France has doubled the area of its Wetland of International Importance covering the peatlands and lakes of the Jura...
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2 February 2021
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31 January 2021
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The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources....
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December 2020A training webinar on “Wetlands as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)”.As a key element of NbS,...
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25 January 2021
In November 2019, the Italian Authorities invited the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the...
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22 January 2021
Annual contributions 2021
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21 January 2021
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is pleased to invite you to an online panel discussion, organized for World Wetlands Day 2021 on Monday...
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In 2016 the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) in Japan made a generous voluntary donation to establish the Nagao Wetland Fund (NWF), to be...
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19 January 2021
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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19 January 2021
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19 January 2021
Water, wetlands and life are inseparableAll of us would agree that freshwater is essential for life, without water there can be no life. Yet how many...
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Martha Rojas Urrego is the Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands. Her commitment to conservation, sustainable development and social equity are...
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