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16 November 2015: Congo designates 3 exceptional wetland areas as Ramsar Sites
29 September 2015: Iraq's “Garden of Eden” designated as Wetlands of International Importance
7 September 2015: Kuwait becomes 169th Contracting Party
9 June 2015: UAE to host next Ramsar COP13 in 2018
9 June 2015: Delegates approve new Strategic Plan
2 June 2015: Global actions needed to restore and protect the world's natural wetlands
27 May 2015: Nordic governments call for stronger protection of peatlands
30 January 2015: Wetlands for our Future
5 June 2014: Launch of the Handbook on Best Practices for the Design and Operation of Wetland...
31 January 2014: Healthy wetlands are essential to feed growing global population
7 June 2010: Ramsar celebrates 40th anniversary
3 June 2015: COP12, Voice of America - Protecting wetlands, protecting lives
Secretary General Christopher Briggs Interview with GreenViews
Secretary General Christopher Briggs interview with Yale Climate Connections – Peatlands and Climate Change
About the Convention
Secretary General Martha Rojas-Urrego
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
Incorporating Blue Carbon into Nationally Determined Contributions Under the Paris Agreement