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Colombia designates two new Wetlands of International Importance
20 December 2019
Colombia
Colombia has designated two new Wetlands of International Importance: Complejo de Humedales Urbanos del Distrito Capital de Bogotá (Urban Wetland Complex of...
Niagara River Corridor recognized as 40th Wetland of International Importance by the United States
20 December 2019
The United States of America has designated the United States side of the Niagara River Corridor, iconic for its world-renowned waterfalls, as its 40th...
A new toolkit for national wetland inventories: Draft for consultation
12 December 2019
National Wetland Inventory Volume 1: Technical Data
12 December 2019
Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
“Abbandan-dari” - a customary management system for the conservation of the Anzali Wetland Ramsar Site, Iran
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...
Tsam Tsam: Biodiversity conservation through ecotourism in the largest Ramsar Site of Gabon
Gabon
Seven years ago on Christmas Day I travelled to the village of Tsam Tsam for the first time. I had been invited by Cyrille Mvele, who grew up fishing in the...
Añangu Lagoon, Ecuador - a wetland generating jobs though sustainable tourism
Ecuador
Within one of the most bio-diverse ecosystems in the world, the Yasuni National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, lies a community which believes that...
List of Ramsar Advisory Missions
30 November 2019
Government/Non-governmental Coalition Award 1999
Canada
Pacific Estuary Conservation Program (PECP), Canada Since its creation in 1987, the Pacific Estuary Conservation Program has excelled in its goal of...
Gender-specific roles and water collection in the wetlands of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
The Burkina Faso National Policy for Wetlands identifies 1,794 natural and artificial wetlands within the country, including 18 Ramsar Sites. These wetlands...
Women’s leadership in Local Water Committees in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
The Burkina Faso National Gender Policy of 2009 notes the existence of age-old gender inequalities in the areas of access to, supply of and management of...
Banrock Station: how a Ramsar wetland owned by a private agribusiness in South Australia became a cultural and educational hub
Australia
Banrock Station in South Australia has been owned since 1993 by one of the major wine-producing businesses in the world: Accolade Wines (formerly Hardys...
Award 3 2002
Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia
The NGO Trinational Initiative for the Morava-Dyje Floodplain, Daphne (Slovak Republic), Distelverein (Austria), Veronica (Czech Republic), WWF...
Diplomatic Note 2019/8
25 November 2019
Reminder for the attention of Contracting Parties with unpaid balances of annual contributions
Diplomatic Note 2019/8
25 November 2019
Reminder for the attention of Contracting Parties with unpaid balances of annual contributions
Gap Analysis to Undertake, Refine or Complete Wetland Inventories: Executive Summary
21 November 2019
Wetland City Accreditation
Urbanization is one of the key defining mega-trends of our time. It is transforming where and how people will live in the future. Four billion people, about...
The importance of wetlands
Wetlands are vital for human survival. They are among the world’s most productive environments; cradles of biological diversity that provide the water and...
Ramsar Advisory Mission report 93: Russian Federation (2019)
15 November 2019
Russian Federation
Kurgalsky Peninsula
List of the Contracting Parties and date of entry into force of the Convention for each
4 November 2019

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