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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15 July 2020
Timeline leading up to COP14An indicative timeline has been prepared using November 2021 as a possible date for COP14, as shown in table below. The timeline...
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14 July 2020
Chile
Chile has designated two new Wetlands of International Importance: “Humedales de Monkul” with an area of 1,380 hectares and “Humedal del río Limarí desde...
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7 July 2020
Since the beginning of the year the Secretariat continued to engage in various meetings in person. Since the outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic, the...
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26 June 2020
Romania
Romania has named its 20th Wetland of International Importance. Jijia - Iasi Wetlands (no. 2422 on the List of Wetlands of International Importance) is...
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15 June 2020
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has been awarded the 2020 Water Award from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation ...
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11 June 2020
Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these...
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8 June 2020
Our oceans cover three quarters of the world’s surface area, we depend on them to sustain our economies, regulate our climate, and they are a habitat for...
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5 June 2020
On World Oceans Day, Australia is celebrating its marine Wetlands of International Importance, including Ashmore Reef, located off the north coast of Western...
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4 June 2020
Statement: Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on WetlandsIn these unprecedented times, we have seen the profound interconnections...
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26 May 2020
Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world’s forests amid alarming rates of deforestation and degradation, according to the latest...
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25 May 2020
On the 22nd May 2020, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork...
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22 May 2020
Myanmar
Myanmar has designated Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuary as its sixth Wetland of International Importance. This “Ramsar Site” (no. 2421 on the List of...
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20 May 2020
In light of the challenges we are facing from the current pandemic there is shared agreement that we need to step into ever-stronger collaboration and...
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23 April 2020
Thailand
Thailand has named Lower Songkhram River as its 15th Wetland of International Importance, taking the total area of its “Ramsar Sites” to more than 400,000...
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23 April 2020
The 58th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC58) has been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and will now take place from Monday 26 to Friday 30...
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31 March 2020
Zebedee Njisuh, the newly appointed Senior Advisor for Africa, officially assumes his role at the Secretariat today on 1 April 2020.Zebedee has more than 19...
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23 March 2020
Launch of the UN World Water Development ReportClimate change will affect the availability, quality and quantity of water needed for basic human needs, thus...
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