6 August 2019
Following the adoption of Resolution XII.10 on Wetland City Accreditation of the Ramsar Convention1 at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting...
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27 June 2019
China
China was officially accepted as the host for the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) to...
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25 June 2019
The 57th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention takes place this week in Gland, Switzerland. More than 150 participants from 63 countries...
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24 June 2019
The submission of applications for the 2019 cycle of the Wetlands for the Future fund is extended until 12 July 2019.Please send the applications to ...
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5 June 2019
We need a healthy environment in which we can thrive. Wetlands are fundamental in sustaining our planet’s environmental health. Wetlands are as varied as the...
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22 May 2019
Wetlands are essential for human health and prosperity. They provide us with freshwater, ensure our food supply and sustain biodiversity. Therefore, the...
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10 May 2019
Coastal wetlands are critical to the survival of migratory birds. The evidence is clear regarding the linkage between degradation and loss of coastal...
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7 May 2019
Statement by the members of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related ConventionsTo theClosing of the Seventh session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental...
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6 May 2019
Current global response insufficient;‘Transformative changes’ needed to restore and protect nature;Opposition from vested interests can be overcome for...
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6 May 2019
Jay Aldous is the newly appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and officially assumed this role at the Secretariat on 1 May...
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3 May 2019
More than 100 experts from governments and the environment, water and financial management sectors shared their experiences in a global marketplace workshop...
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1 May 2019
The call for applications for Wetlands for the Future projects for the 2019 cycle is now open. The advisory service is open until the 1 June 2019 and the...
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23 April 2019
10 years after its launch, the Livelihoods Carbon Fund is measuring the social and environmental impacts of its largest mangrove restoration project in...
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8 April 2019
In May 2019, representatives of 130 Governments will be presented, for discussion and possible approval, with a definitive new global synthesis of the state...
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2 April 2019
Global wetlands are worth the equivalent of over US47 trillion dollars a year, according to a new study published in the journal Marine and Freshwater...
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2 April 2019
Following the Decision SC53-17 and Resolution XIII.7 the Secretariat continues its engagement in ongoing work on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
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27 March 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Thailand
The Lancang-Mekong River is the largest river wetland in Southeast Asia shared by six countries: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam....
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25 March 2019
The 22nd Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP22) took place at the Ramsar Convention Secretariat’s headquarters in Gland, Switzerland...
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25 March 2019
The fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) took place from 11-15 March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the meeting was ...
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22 March 2019
Open Letter by the International Organization Partners of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.The environmental health of our wetlands across the world is...
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