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 20 October 2020
Croatia
Croatia has now completed the process of updating the information on its five Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites). They are very diverse, and...
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 19 October 2020
Monitoring the extent and health of wetlands and their status overtime is critical to inform the needed actions by governments and other actors at all levels...
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 16 October 2020
Madagascar
Madagascar has named Mangroves de la Baie d’Ambaro as its 21st Wetland of International Importance. This “Ramsar Site” (no. 2438 on the List of Wetlands of...
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 16 October 2020
India
India has named two new Wetlands of International Importance, bringing its total number of “Ramsar Sites” to 39. The Sites are particularly important to the...
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 5 October 2020
Georgia
Georgia has designated as Wetlands of International Importance two alpine lakes surrounded by marshes, boggy meadows and rivers on the Javakheti plateau in...
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5 October 2020
Fifty billion migratory birds each year travel thousands of kilometres, stopping along the way at wetlands, which they use as “refuelling stations”; these...
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2 October 2020
Taking into account the directives of the Swiss authorities, the continuing status of confinements and travel restrictions across the world, and the fact...
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30 September 2020
The first UN Biodiversity Summit highlighted the urgency of action at the highest levels in support of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework that...
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 24 September 2020
It is with great sadness that the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands learned of the death of Paul Gumonye Mafabi. The former director of Environment...
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 16 September 2020
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has designated Tudakul and Kuymazar Water Reservoirs as its third Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site no. 2433). Located in the Navoi...
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 15 September 2020
Nature: Humanity at a Crossroads, UN WarnsUN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines eight major transitions needed to slow, then halt nature’s...
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 14 September 2020
Declines in monitored populations of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians present a dire warning for the health of people and the planet.Globally,...
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 14 September 2020
Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General, Convention on WetlandsSpeaking on behalf of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions: Convention...
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 31 August 2020
China
China has designated seven wetlands as Wetlands of International Importance. It now boasts 64 such “Ramsar Sites” which together cover over 7.3 million...
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 27 August 2020
With the focus on enhancing climate ambition in the run up to Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submissions, a new report by the Alliance for Global...
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 26 August 2020
United States of America
The United States of America has designated Lower Wisconsin Riverway as its 41st Wetland of International Importance. The site (no. 2417 on the List of...
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 20 August 2020
New Zealand
New Zealand has designated Wairarapa Moana Wetland as its newest Ramsar Site (no. 2432 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance). Wairarapa Moana,...
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 29 July 2020
Enhancing the knowledge on the linkage between gender equality, women’s empowerment and the wise use, management and conservation of wetlandsThe Secretariat...
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 28 July 2020
The second and final workshop of the project ‘Using Satellite Images for Wetland Management and Planning in Africa’ took place from the 8-15th of July 2020...
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 24 July 2020
The call for applications for Wetlands for the Future projects for the 2020 cycle is now open. The advisory service is open until 30 August 2020 and the...
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