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 22 March 2019
Almost all of the world’s consumption of freshwater is drawn either directly or indirectly from wetlands such as rivers, lakes, swamps, marshes and from...
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 7 March 2019
Today, on International Women’s Day I would like to express my support for the #BalanceforBetter campaign that calls for collective action to forge a more...
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 6 March 2019
The Ramsar Secretariat is deeply sad to announce that Dr. Lew Young passed away on 5th March 2019 while on mission in Beijing in his capacity of CEO of the...
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 5 March 2019
The 57th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention will take place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 24 to...
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1 March 2019
The Ramsar Secretariat is pleased to announce the composition of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) for the 2019-2021 triennium, as follows: ...
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26 February 2019
Resolution XIII.2 on Financial and budgetary matters instructs the Secretariat to oversee a final call for proposals for the Small Grants Fund (SGF). The SGF...
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 19 February 2019
At the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) held last year in Dubai, Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands passed a resolution titled: The enhanced...
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11 February 2019
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity and our planet. 'Wetlands and climate change', the theme of World Wetlands Day in 2019,...
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1 February 2019
“The beauty of wetlands” was the theme of the Wetlands Photo Contest, organized by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands from 25 October to 25 November 2018. The...
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 1 February 2019
India
India has designated Sundarban Wetland as a Wetland of International Importance, its 27th. The Site (Ramsar Site no. 2370) is located within the largest...
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 1 February 2019
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The Islamic Republic of Iran has designated Zarivar as its 25th Wetland of International Importance. Located at the foot of the Zagros mountains in north...
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 1 February 2019
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has designated Complexe du Parc Urbain Bãngr – Weoogo et du lac des trois barrages as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site no....
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 1 February 2019
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has designated Hatta Mountain Reserve as its ninth Wetland of International Importance. The Reserve (Ramsar Site no. 2368) is...
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 1 February 2019
The power of the planet’s most effective carbon sinks – wetlands - can and must be better harnessed in national and global efforts to curb greenhouse gas...
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30 January 2019
Statement by Martha Rojas Urrego,Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands “Wetlands: A natural solution to climate change” The science is...
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 29 January 2019
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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 23 January 2019
The 13th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP13) was held from 22 to 29 October 2018, in Dubai, United Arab...
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 22 January 2019
Burkina Faso, Mali
The governments of Burkina Faso and the Republic of Mali have decided to work together in the management of two Ramsar Sites which extend along the banks of...
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 22 January 2019
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has designated Complexe d’Aires Protégées Pô-Nazinga-Sissili as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site no. 2366). The Site covers...
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 11 January 2019
The 13th meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP13) was held from 22 to 29 October 2018, in Dubai, United Arab...
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