31 May 2017
Switzerland
The 53rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention is taking place this week in Gland, Switzerland. More than 100 delegates from 50...
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9 September 2017
China
The 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification took place in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, 6 -9 September 2017...
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20 January 2017
Senegal
The 14th PAOC was held at Hotel Ngor Diarama, Dakar, Senegal, 16–21 October 2016, with the theme “Global changes — threats and opportunities for birds”....
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9 May 2017
Myanmar
Myanmar designates the Gulf of Mottama as a Wetland of International Importance. The Gulf of Mottama is one of the world’s most dynamic estuaries and the...
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28 March 2017
We are pleased to announce the Top 50 pictures of the 2017 Wetlands Youth Photo Contest, which capture the theme “Wetlands that help us cope with extreme...
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22 February 2017
The 20th meeting of the Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP20) took place at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Gland, Switzerland from 13-17...
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13 February 2017
The 20th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel will take place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 13 to Friday 17...
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29 May 2017
The 53rd meeting of the Standing Committee took place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2017.
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6 March 2017
Tanoa International, Nadi, Fiji IslandsThe Seventh Oceania Regional Meeting of the Ramsar Convention will provide a platform for the Contracting Parties of...
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27 June 2017
From 20 to 23 June Ramsar IT Officer and Documentation Officer attended the 8th MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Steering Committee in Montreux...
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On the site of drained fen land in Branston Booths, Lincolnshire, UK sits a 9 ha piece of land: officially named 'Middle Field', it is one of three fields...
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21 February 2017
Greece
14th February 2017, was a historic day for Greece’s policy record in the field of nature conservation and sustainable development. The parliament of the...
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27 April 2017
Knowledge about the status and trends of the world’s remaining wetlands is very patchy and limited. To improve this knowledge, and to better inform wetland...
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7 March 2017
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7 March 2017
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7 March 2017
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7 March 2017
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27 March 2017
Algeria
In a major boost for Algeria’s vulnerable wetlands, the government has adopted a new national strategy to conserve them for the long-term benefit of people...
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7 November 2017
Australia
The Peel-Harvey Catchment Council officially launched Australia’s first CEPA Action Plan (Wetlands and People Plan) for a Ramsar-listed site on 1st November....
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17 March 2017
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
by Paul Steyn, National Geographic “Now we are pilgrims,” joked Will Niceto, my guide, as we joined a cobbled island path that led to the crumbling Inca...
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