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 22 March 2020
Oman
Oman has named its second Wetland of International Importance: Al Ansab Wetland (“Ramsar Site” no. 2406), an artificial wetland 15 kilometres from the centre...
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 20 March 2020
Statement Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General, Convention on WetlandsWetlands’ central role in climate change adaptation and mitigation is undeniable...
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 13 March 2020
TheSecretariat is pleased to announce that, in line with the procedure in Resolution XII.5, the Management Working Group of the Standing Committee...
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 28 February 2020
El Salvador
El Salvador has designated Complejo Los Cobanos, located in the west of the country, as its eighth Wetland of International Importance. The complex is...
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 28 February 2020
Honduras
Honduras has designated a new Wetland of International Importance: Sistema de Humedal Laguna de Alvarado (no. 2418 on the List of Wetlands of International...
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 25 February 2020
Argentina
Argentina has extended the boundaries of the Wetland of International Importance Laguna de Llancanelo, from 65,000 hectares to 91,365 ha. The Ramsar Site (no...
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 25 February 2020
Panama
Panama has extended the boundaries of Bahía de Panamá (Panama Bay) from 49,919 hectares to 85,664 ha. The Bay (number 1319 on the List of Wetlands of...
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 24 February 2020
Wet peatlands offer nature-based solutions for many environmental challenges, including climate change mitigation, water regulation and biodiversity...
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 2 February 2020
India has named ten new Wetlands of International Importance on the occasion of World Wetlands Day. They provide habitats to an exceptional biodiversity,...
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 2 February 2020
France has designated a large Wetland of International Importance covering over 27,000 hectares in the Hauts-de-France region.Situated adjacent to the border...
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 2 February 2020
Myanmar has extended the boundaries of one of its five Wetlands of International Importance, the Gulf of Mottama, from 42,500 hectares to 161,030 ha. The...
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 21 January 2020
Wetland biodiversity matters for life to thriveWe are at a crossroads for life on earth.An estimated one million species face extinction.Their predicted...
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 20 December 2019
Colombia
Colombia has designated two new Wetlands of International Importance: Complejo de Humedales Urbanos del Distrito Capital de Bogotá (Urban Wetland Complex of...
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 20 December 2019
The United States of America has designated the United States side of the Niagara River Corridor, iconic for its world-renowned waterfalls, as its 40th...
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 29 October 2019
Mayors and officials of 16 Wetland Cities from seven (7) countries formally convened for the first time on 23-25 October 2019 in Suncheon City, Republic of...
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 18 October 2019
Benin
Benin has significantly increased the area of two Wetlands of International Importance. Together they now cover the entire coast of Benin, forming a vast and...
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 7 October 2019
On 24 and 25 September 2019, Heads of State and Government gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow up on the progress in the...
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 7 October 2019
The Ramsar Secretariat participated in the first meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in Nairobi, Kenya...
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 3 October 2019
The fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14) convened in New Delhi, India, from 2-13...
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 1 October 2019
Hosted and organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), World Water Week is the leading annual global event for concretely addressing the...
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