Gallery 0 Résultats Close COP12 Asia & Oceania Regional Meeting. Ramsar Secretary General Christopher Briggs handing in the certificate for the newly designated Ramsar Site of the International Importance in Vietnam Ramsar Secretary General Christopher Briggs opened his address to the Committee with these words: “Wetlands are the source of sustainable development, they are the key to delivering sustainable goals” Over one hundred delegates participated in the 49th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC49) to finalize details one day before the official opening of the conference. Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Sim Maiakiv Floodplain Ramsar Site Victor Busel Marais Breton, Baie de Bourgneuf, Ile de Noirmoutier et Forêt de Monts Association de la baie de Bourgneuf 2011 Cheremske Bog Ramsar Site M.Khymyn It is estimated that about 6.5 million people depend directly or indirectly on the wider Sundarbans ecosystem for their livelihoods. IUCN / Mizuki Murai Seochon-gun county Seochon-gun county Seocheon Tidal Flat is an open tidal flat directly linked to the ocean, its ecosystem is composed of a combination of sand and/or muddy sand flats which are very important for migratory birds and as a spawning and nursery ground for fish. Seochon-gun county Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site, Australia Official site for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia La Secrétaire générale de la Convention de Ramsar, Martha Rojas-Urrego, a visité le Site Ramsar Sian Ka'an CONANP Mexico La Réserve de biosphère de Sian Ka'an (Site Ramsar n°1329) c’est une zone humide d’importance régionale comprenant 9 écosystèmes différents, notamment des forêts basses inondables, des îles boisées (petenes) et des récifs coralliens. CONANP Mexico Syra Pogonia Bog Oksan Golovko Somyne Swamps Oksan Golovko Abdualreda Alramzi The Site is flat and low, featuring shallow salt marshes and small lagoons. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve is located on Boubyan Island on the western side of the Shatt Al-Arab in the north-western Gulf. A largely undeveloped wetland complex composed of sloughs, bogs, and coastal lagoons that harbor the largest natural wild rice bed on the Great Lakes Elise Allely Elise Allely Elise Allely Gavkhouni Lake and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud Ramsar Site, Iran