24 June 1998
Kenya, Austria
The 8th and 9th Austrian Ramsar Committee Meetings, held in 1996 and 1997 respectively, discussed possible financial support from Austria for project work in...
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11 September 1998
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), United States of America
Lago Titicaca (Sector Boliviano)The Bureau is delighted to report that Bolivia has designated its portion of Lago Titicaca and its associated catchment as...
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6 July 1998
Mongolia
Despite the fact that Mongolia joined the Convention only a few months ago, the Ministry of Nature and the Environment has already submitted three additional...
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7 January 1998
Mongolia
The Bureau is delighted to announce that on 8 December 1997 Mongolia deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO its instrument of accession as the...
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1 July 1998
Natura 2000 and People - a Partnership was the title of an international conference held in the city of Bath, England, on 28-30 June. It was attended by some...
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13 March 1998
Japan
From 26 February to 2 March 1998, the Convention's Secretary General, Delmar Blasco, visited Japan for discussions with government officials and other duties...
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27 November 1998
New logo for the Ramsar ConventionAt the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee a few weeks ago, it was decided (Decision SC21.4) to adopt a new corporate...
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27 October 1998
Madagascar
The Bureau is delighted to announce that as of 25 September 1998, Madagascar has become the 113th Contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention on...
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12 June 1998
Malaysia
Pulau Kukup ('pulau' means 'island' in the Malay language), an island located one kilometre off the southwestern tip of the state of Johor in Peninsular...
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24 March 1998
The first meeting of the Mediterranean Wetlands Committee (MedWet/Com) was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 15-17 March, thanks to a generous...
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10 January 1998
In late November 1997, Ramsar's Deputy Secretary General, Bill Phillips, presented the keynote paper to the National Wetlands Policy conference in Maun,...
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5 March 1998
Germany
The Bundesamt für Naturschutz announces the publication of Ramsar-Bericht Deutschland (Ramsar Report Germany) by Günter Mitlacher. This study analyzes...
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10 May 1998
Organizations work to save freshwater in India [24 April 1998]. Two organizations have committed to work together to promote conservation and...
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24 July 1998
India
Thane-Ka Tal: a wetland of international importance Text & Photographs by J. K. Tiwari The Thane-ka Tal (Lake) is a huge natural wetland spread over 9...
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9 June 1998
[At the annual meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 8-12 June 1998, the full-day "Arctic to Tropical Peatland Symposium"...
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21 January 1998
(21 January 1998) THE TED HOLLIS SCHOLARSHIP IN WETLAND HYDROLOGY & CONSERVATION The Department of Geography, University College London seeks...
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27 May 1998
Many people know nothing of the Virtual Ramsar Site at Homebush Bay, in Sydney (Australia) Harbor, and that's because nothing has yet been announced about it...
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23 April 1998
Almost like a pilgrimageThe Convention’s Secretary General, Mr Delmar Blasco, visited the Islamic Republic of Iran on 10-18 April 1998 at the invitation of...
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29 May 1998
Thailand
The Bureau is delighted to announce the accession of Thailand as the Conventions 110th Contracting Party. Thailand joined the Convention as of 13 May...
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