21 January 2021
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is pleased to invite you to an online panel discussion, organized for World Wetlands Day 2021 on Monday...
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19 January 2021
The Nagao Wetland Fund (NWF) is open for applications from Contracting Parties in the Asia and Oceania regions included in the DAC List of ODA Recipients.The...
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19 January 2021
Water, wetlands and life are inseparableAll of us would agree that freshwater is essential for life, without water there can be no life. Yet how many...
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23 December 2020
India
India has designated its 42nd Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site). Tso Kar Wetland Complex (Site no. 2443 on the List of Wetlands of...
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15 December 2020
During 2020 we have continued to take steps to improve the experience of our website users and ensure that you are able to find the information and content...
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11 December 2020
Serbia
Serbia has designated its eleventh and largest Wetland of International Importance. Djerdap (Đerdap in Serbian; “Ramsar Site” no. 2442) covers over 66,000...
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24 November 2020
To present its Ramsar sites to a wide audience, France wanted to produce sites summaries in a simple and easy-to-access format. For each site, these...
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24 November 2020
For several years, France's mobilization during World Wetlands Day has been regularly praised. To answer the request of several countries wishing to...
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24 November 2020
Since August 2020 the Secretariat has developed and offered the following trainings to support Contracting Parties in their implementation of the Convention....
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23 November 2020
Since the last newsletter (August 2020) the Secretariat continued to work and participated in virtual meetings using various online platforms. The...
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11 November 2020
India
India has added two new “Ramsar Sites”, its 40th and 41st. Sur Sarovar (Site no. 2440 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance), commonly known as...
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26 October 2020
Cancellation of the 58th meeting of the Standing CommitteeThe Standing Committee has determined that it is not possible to convene its 58th meeting ...
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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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28 October 2020
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has added Barrage de Samandéni to the List of Wetlands of International Importance. This new “Ramsar Site” (no. 2439 on the List) is located in...
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