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The Netherlands extends its protected wetlands on Bonaire
12 October 2021
The Netherlands has extended all its Wetlands of International Importance on the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean to five times greater...
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Mobilizing Wetlands Action: The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands renews partnership with Danone
07 September 2021
The partners hope increased visibility of the benefits wetlands provide, coupled with practical scientific knowledge, will accelerate global action...
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United Nations General Assembly proclaims 2 Februrary as World Wetlands Day
06 September 2021
The resolution proclaiming 2 February as World Wetlands Day comes at a critical moment amid the global biodiversity and climate change crisis to...
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New investments to grow blue carbon in South Australia
04 August 2021
South Australia’s reputation as a world leader in blue carbon has been bolstered with nearly $2 million of new investment that will drive...
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Spain adds Atlantic archipelagoes to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
04 August 2021
The Site is part of a long-term research collaboration between scientists, National Park managers and institutions to understand the ecological...
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Italy designates Sardinian River Delta as Wetland of International Importance
08 July 2021
Italy has named Posada River Mouth as a Wetland of International Importance. Situated in the north of Sardinia, this new “Ramsar Site is a rare...
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Seagrass, one of the ocean’s most important plants, makes a comeback
26 May 2021
UNEP is supporting several seagrass projects, including the Mikoko Pamoja project in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Mikoko Pamoja, Kiswahili for “Mangroves...
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How Common Citizens turned into Wetland Champions
26 May 2021
We moved to Seawoods Navi Mumbai in 2014 an area rich in biodiversity with more than 80 bird species. We saw some labourers cutting some mangroves...
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#Wakeupforwetlands : 1st ever Digital Agitation to Save Wetlands in Mumbai Region
20 May 2021
Mumbai Metropolitan Region has been rapidly losing its wetlands and it has already started causing unseasonal floods.
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Niger designates two Wetlands of International Importance
17 May 2021
Niger has named Lac de Guidimouni and Lake Madarounfa the largest wetland in Maradi Region, Wetlands of International Importance.
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South Africa names Ingula Nature Reserve as a Wetland of International Importance
22 March 2021
South Africa has added its 27th “Ramsar Site” to the List of Wetlands of International Importance.
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Tunisia designates Garâa Sejenane
31 March 2021
Tunisia has added Garâa Sejenane to the List of Wetlands of International Importance.
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Restoration of the Azraq Wetland, Jordan
03 May 2021
The Azraq Oasis has been subjected to anthropogenic activities that have impacted its functioning and ecological value and led to its degradation....
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Croatia’s island wetlands: how local initiatives can reverse trends
10 February 2021
The conservation of wetlands is especially important on islands where freshwater sources are limited and the effects of climate change will have...
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Innovative Solutions Needed for Wetlands in Crisis
10 February 2021
Innovative approaches are needed to protect wetlands and their waterbird populations, while taking into account the daily needs of the people who...
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Polesia: a vast wetland wilderness
02 February 2021
Polesia is Europe’s largest wetland wilderness and greatest floodplain region.
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Water and Wetlands
02 February 2021
With the ever increasing frequency of too much, too little, or too polluted water a stark reality in the 21st Century, wetlands play a key role in...
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Sharing the benefits of Kenya's soda lakes
01 February 2021
Lake Bogoria in Kenya’s Rift Valley region is a soda lake – extremely salty and alkaline, unable to support fish.But it’s only in the last few...
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Indonesia creates expert wetlands team to revitalize development goal efforts
14 January 2021
Indonesia, the country with the third largest area of peatlands after Canada and Russia, is also home to the most tropical peatlands in the world,...
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China adopts law to better protect Yangtze
08 January 2021
In the economic and social development in the Yangtze River basin, efforts shall be made to "promote well-coordinated environmental conservation...
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