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Convention on Wetlands

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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.

Today the Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands @MumbaMusondam paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador @Cfuentesjulio and Senator @adeurresti at the Permanent Mission of Chile in Geneva, highlighting the vital role of urban wetlands in promoting sustainable development.
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Discover the value of 🐸

Livelihoods & poverty reduction: Wetlands empower communities with livelihoods, fertile lands and thriving fisheries. 🌊🌾🐟

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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…
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🏞️ 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.

🏞️ 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
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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.

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
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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

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Consumers and corporations can work to change ingrained consumption habits and commit to proper disposal of plastic waste. At a higher level, governments, communities, and industries can improve and finance policymaking.

➡️ ramsar.org/news/zero-wast…

Consumers and corporations can work to change ingrained consumption habits and commit to proper disposal of plastic waste. At a higher level, governments, communities, and industries can improve and finance policymaking. ➡️ ramsar.org/news/zero-wast… #INC4 #WetlandsMatter
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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.

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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
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Today on 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 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 @RamsarConv. By the way several traditional ceremonies happen around water…
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that in many societies, women are heavily involved in the management of natural resources including wetlands? Women often have unique knowledge and perspectives that complement traditional scientific approaches.

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| Addressing the crisis of plastic pollution in the most productive and sensitive ecosystems is essential, not just for the ecosystems themselves and the natural life that they support, but for human health and socio-economic wellbeing.

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#INC4 | Addressing the crisis of plastic pollution in the most productive and sensitive ecosystems is essential, not just for the ecosystems themselves and the natural life that they support, but for human health and socio-economic wellbeing. ramsar.org/news/zero-wast…
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Today as we celebrate - the world is meeting in Ottawa Canada to discuss the next steps for a 🙏🏾 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…

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…
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The second webinar is scheduled for 26 April 2024. Register through the link below.

➡️us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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🌱 Nature doesn’t waste. Nor should we.

Yet, without urgent action, humanity will produce 3.8 billion tonnes of waste a year by 2050. Here’s what you need to know about the global waste crisis and ways to tackle it.

🔗 unep.org/events/un-day/…

🌱 Nature doesn’t waste. Nor should we. Yet, without urgent action, humanity will produce 3.8 billion tonnes of waste a year by 2050. Here’s what you need to know about the global waste crisis and ways to tackle it. 🔗 unep.org/events/un-day/…
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🌴Peatlands and vegetated coastal wetlands are large carbon sinks.

🏞️ Salt marshes sequester millions of tonnes of carbon annually. Despite occupying only 3% of the land surface, peatlands store twice as much carbon as the world’s forests.

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🌴Peatlands and vegetated coastal wetlands are large carbon sinks. 🏞️ Salt marshes sequester millions of tonnes of carbon annually. Despite occupying only 3% of the land surface, peatlands store twice as much carbon as the world’s forests. ramsar.org/sites/default/…
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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…

I am leaving the @RockefellerFdn Bellagio Centre so RECHARGED!! I have so much renewed respect for @henkovink who brought an incredible & small group of amazing minds together to help advance the agenda & objectives of the @watercommongood commission. WE ARE TRULY in this…
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Until 15 May 2024, applications for the 2024 MAB Young Scientists Awards are open. Created in 1989, the grant sheds light on interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme carried out by young scientists.

Details: unesco.org/en/mab/young-s…

Until 15 May 2024, applications for the 2024 MAB Young Scientists Awards are open. Created in 1989, the grant sheds light on interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme carried out by young scientists. Details: unesco.org/en/mab/young-s…
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There are currently over 2,400 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…

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…
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🌱The sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss.

🛣️Strides have been made, but there's a long way to go from .

As we approach on 22 May, join us in being : cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

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IWMI is proud to share its dedication to safeguarding the wetlands ecosystem and its services to our wellbeing and that of our planet. 🌍

IWMI DG Mark Smith is sharing his view on why it is crucial to protect this vital ecosystems.👇

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