Gallery 0 Results Close Ramsar Convention Damselflies (Rhinocypha humeralis) play an important ecological role as they are one of the most visible indicators of the ecosystem health and biophysical conditions of wetland areas in which they breed. They are also helpful to potential human health risks by consuming mosquitoes and their larvae. They also eat other small invertebrates which make them valuable in controlling harmful insect populations. Loss of damselflies could have a ripple effect on food webs. Erickson Tabayag Much of the world’s food, essential for human health and well-being, comes from wetland ecosystems. Rice, grown in wetland paddies, is the staple diet of 3.5 billion people. Michael Abhiseka Wasesajati Suncheon Bay Ramsar Site Ramsar Convention Hitoshi Watanabe Hawizeh Marsh Ramsar Site, a transboundary wetland, part of the Mesopotamian marshlands complex centered at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the marshes are ca.75-80% located in Iraq with the remaining area extending into the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ramsar Convention Albufera Valencia michelle guamanzara medina Pesca artesanal en la laguna de l'Albufera de Valencia. Parc Natural de l'Albufera de Valencia Lago La Ercina, perteneciente a los Lagos de Covadonga, Asturias, España. Situado en el emblemático Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa. Uso turístico y uso sostenible por parte de pastores particulares que viven en dicho Parque. Raquel Muñoz ...Naturaleza junto a la mano del hombre... cigüeñas,garzas,garcetas y moritos, entre otras especies, aprovechando la siega del arrozal. Lidia Rosell Galindo Oro blanco en la Laguna rosa. Parque Natural La Mata-Torrevieja Pescador en L'albufera de Valencia michelle guamanzara medina El cultivo tradicional del arroz en l'Albufera de valencia. Parc Natural de l'Albufera de Valencia Mar Menor, laguna litoral de agua salada situada en la Región de Murcia, España. Es el humedal RAMSAR número 706, designado como las Naciones Unidas como Zona Especialmente Protegida de Importancia para el Mediterráneo (Convenio de Barcelona). Actualmente sufre una grave amenaza por parte de la agricultura intensiva y sus vertidos. En esta fotografía se observa su uso recreativo en actividades náuticas y su uso pesquero. Raquel Muñoz Fotografía de Río Ebro en su paso por El Pilar de Zaragoza. Mireia Sustento Pesquero para la comunidades de la vereda Puerto Murillo. Julian Eduardo Ospina Naranjo esta foto fue tomada en Mar Chiquita, Argentina. se encuentra a 34km de Mar Del Plata. Hermoso lugar para compartir y estar en contacto con la naturaleza yamila baldi SG Ministry of Environment visiting World Wetlands Day Expo in Burkina Faso. Ramsar Convention William Bernardo Libardi Andreatta A wetland in Dhaka, many kinds of birds can bee seen here, especially birds like Great egret, Little Cormorant, Lesser Whistling Duck, Asian Openbill etc. People of this area are very conscious about these wild lives...I call it a Piece of Heaven. Shahriar Aman Ducks floating on a River Krka beside my hometown Novo mesto, Slovenia. Urška Didovič, 17. Urška Didovič Bolle di Magadino - 20150301 Giulia Guldimann Ethan Staats is a M.Sc. graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University studying biology. His research interests include predator-prey interaction ecology, Wetlands biodiversity and ecosystems function, and evolutionary biology, and he has worked with aquatic macro-invertbrates in his research. He believes that photography is a good way to communicate the beauty and uniqueness found in nature. Ethan Staats Laguna de Tara, Reserva Nacional los Flamencos, one of the most beautiful places in Chile, where you can find thousands of flamingos. Vicente Weippert Agusan marsh, where mostly ethnic Manobos have made their permanent homes deep within the marsh. The marsh provides virtually everything the Manobos need. In the dark tea-colored waters live untold numbers of catfish, carp, soft-shell fresh water turtles, and crocodiles. Paula Sophia Tejada Sunset Rio Uruguay Charlie Waite Kaya Wetlands Ramsar Convention on Wetlands