The spotlight will shine on Uruguay's spectacular Ba帽ados del Este y Franja Costera wetland when it hosts the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12) in Punta del Este between 1-9 June.
Communities living near the Mekong River depend on fishing for food and income, but many fish species are in decline. To improve conditions FISHBIO, and its Conservation Director Harmony Patricio, have evaluated the effectiveness of existing Freshwater Protected Areas (FPAs) in the Mekong River鈥
Ramsar Convention鈥檚 Secretary General Dr Christopher Briggs says it is 鈥榗ritical鈥 that the world鈥檚 governments start to restore wetlands to a healthy state to ensure water in the 鈥榬ight quantity and quality is available for our future needs鈥.听
鈥淚 woke up this mornin' and all my shrimps was dead and gone鈥, so sang the legendary blues artist Robert Johnson back in 1937. A lyric which sadly resonates today according to a led by the鈥
A global movement to restore deforested and degraded forest landscapes is emerging. What should forest landscape restoration achieve? And where should it occur?
The Lower Mekong Basin covers an area of 606,000 km2 and has a population of more than 60 million people in Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. The region supports the livelihood of many who rely on its natural resources.
As one of her first acts, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Director General Inger Andersen participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Every year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, commemorating the 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention 鈥 an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥榃etlands for our Future鈥, aiming to raise awareness among younger generations, and for鈥
This OpEd piece by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Director General Inger Andersen originally appeared on .听