Convention on Wetlands
@RamsarConv
Intergovernmental treaty providing frameworks for the conservation & wise use of wetlands & their resources.
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Today the Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands Dr. Musonda Xoliswa Mumba paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Claudia Fuentes Julio and Senator Alfonso De Urresti at the Permanent Mission of Chile in Geneva, highlighting the vital role of urban wetlands in promoting sustainable development.
Discover the value of #WetlandsForCities 🐸 #CitiesWithNature
Livelihoods & poverty reduction: Wetlands empower communities with livelihoods, fertile lands and thriving fisheries. 🌊🌾🐟
🔗citieswithnature.org/the-value-of-w…
🏞️ People living near wetlands have developed socio-cultural values that are integral to their way of life, including spiritual connections. Additionally, the presence of wetlands fosters mindfulness, promoting emotional balance and wellbeing.
#WetlandsandPeople #WetlandsMatter
Mangroves are vital wetland ecosystems that:
store 4 times more carbon than rainforests 🍃
protect our shores from storms sea-level rise 🌊
support marine biodiversity 🦀
Let's take a moment to appreciate these priceless wetlands. #GenerationRestoration
Doñana wetland system is one of Wetlands of International Importance under our convention Convention on Wetlands and an important ecosystem for both people and nature 🙏🏾👌🏾 Its been under duress due to the agricultural activities around it and droughts. WWF España 🐼 WWF Water 💧🐟 IUCN…
On this International Delegate's Day, the Convention on Wetlands commends its Contracting Party delegates and the shared interest they demonstrate in the quest to protect wetland ecosystems.
ramsar.org/news/uniting-w…
#DelegatesDay #WetlandsMatter
Today on #WetlandsWednesday I want to share with you one of my country - Zambia’s 🇿🇲 exquisite Royal Ceremony that takes place in the Zambezi Floodplain system, also a RAMSAR Site under our convention Convention on Wetlands. By the way several traditional ceremonies happen around water…
Today as we celebrate #EarthDay2024 - the world is meeting in Ottawa Canada to discuss the next steps for a #PlasticsTreaty 🙏🏾 I want to remind the world - that plastics are EVERYWHERE! We as humans have polluted even the most remote of spaces affecting other sentient beings out…
I am leaving the The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Centre so RECHARGED!! I have so much renewed respect for Henk Ovink who brought an incredible & small group of amazing minds together to help advance the agenda & objectives of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water commission. WE ARE TRULY in this…
There are currently over 2,400 #RamsarSites on the territories of 172 Contracting Parties around the world. To become a Wetland of International Importance, a wetland must demonstrate that it meets at least one of nine qualifying criteria.
Learn more: ramsar.org/news/ecosystem…
🌱The #BiodiversityPlan sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss.
🛣️Strides have been made, but there's a long way to go from #AgreementToAction .
As we approach #BiodiversityDay on 22 May, join us in being #PartOfThePlan : cbd.int/biodiversity-d…