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United States Department of Agriculture announces $49 million public-private investment to improve critical wetlands in 12 States
12 July 2016
United States of America
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on 7th July 2016 that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $44.6 million through its...
Moving into action: IUCN World Conservation Congress opens in Hawai'i
2 September 2016
United States of America
As the IUCN World Conservation Congress opened today in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, thousands of government and NGO representatives prepared to debate and act on key...
A Changing Climate: Championing Nature-Based Solutions
3 September 2016
United States of America
The Paris Agreement has sent a clear signal to the international community of the importance of conserving and enhancing natural ecosystems such as wetlands,...
New Report - Role of Coastal Habitats in Managing Natural Hazards
31 October 2016
United States of America
The report "Coastal Wetlands and Flood Damage Reduction: Using Risk Industry-based Models to Assess Natural Defenses in the Northeastern USA", was released...
COP13 news: Mainstreaming ‘nature’ can help conserve ecosystems
2 December 2016
Mexico
Time is running out to stop the global decline in biodiversity and protect ecosystems that are essential for the livelihoods and well-being of billions of...
Mexico committed to the Ramsar Convention
2 December 2016
Mexico
The Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention, Martha Rojas-Urrego, toured the region’s Wetlands of International Importance.During the field visit, details...
Ramsar Convention and UN Environment commit to greater cooperation for the world’s wetlands
5 December 2016
Mexico
On 2 December, at the Convention for Biological Diversity’s COP13 summit in Cancun, Ramsar Secretary General Martha Rojas-Urrego and UNEP Executive Director...
COP13 news: Biodiversity and Climate Change Day
7 December 2016
Mexico
The theme for the Rio Conventions Pavilion (RCP) on Tuesday, 6 December, was Biodiversity and Climate Change. Presentations and discussions focused on...
COP13 News: Side event – Ramsar Convention Regional Initiatives a tool for regional cooperation to promote and implement the objectives of the Ramsar Convention
9 December 2016
Mexico
Regional Initiatives under the Ramsar Convention are intended as operational means to provide effective support for an improved implementation of the...
COP13 news: Mainstreaming of Biodiversity into Agricultural Practice: Rice Paddy Resolution of the Ramsar Convention for Biodiversity Conservation Practice
14 December 2016
Mexico
Industrialisation or modernization of agriculture has recently been confirmed as one of the key issues for biodiversity loss in many countries, so...
CEPA Story: 10,000 kilograms of invasive 'Phragmites' were removed from Collingwood's Coastal wetlands in Canada thanks to community action.
16 December 2016
Canada
Georgian Bay Forever and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority have jointly developed and coordinated a Community Action Plan to protect Collingwood...