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World Wetlands Day 2018 – Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

The 2nd of February is World Wetlands Day, celebrating urban wetlands and their role in supporting life for both humans and wildlife. There is lots of material available on Ramsar’s website, including an introductory video from the Secretary General Martha Rojas-Urrego, information posters, case studies, colouring-in poster for children, and an opportunity to upload your […]

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Deadline Extended – Ramsar Awards 2018

The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is calling for nominations for the seventh edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. The deadline for the receipt of nominations is extended until 30 October 2017. The Awards will be presented at the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in October 2018.Three Awards

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Calling nominations WWN Committee Representatives

World Wetland Network is refreshing our leadership team in the lead-up to Ramsar COP 13. Our key role is giving NGOs a voice for wetland conservation. Representatives help us connect with the grass-roots in their regions. We will be electing the Chair, Vice Chair and Regional Representative for the committee, as well as sub-regional representatives

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Dates for Ramsar pre-COP meetings announce

The dates and locations for the Ramsar COP (Conference of the Parties) regional preparatory meetings have been confirmed as follows: · Africa: Dakar, Senegal, 26 February – 2 March 2018. · The Americas (Latin America and the Caribbean and North America): San José, Costa Rica, 12 – 16 March 2018. · Asia: Colombo, Sri Lanka,

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Japan – Korea and WWN meeting

Some of the WWN Committee members met in Nagoya, Japan at the end of October at a meeting organised by RamsarNet Japan and South Korean colleagues. It gave us the chance to update on WWN’s activities, as well as to start planning for activities leading up to the next Ramsar COP. The group reviewed our

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WWN Delivers Closing Statement to Ramsar COP12

Following is an excerpt of the WWN closing statement Presented by Rafaela Nicola, World Wetland Network Committee’s Neo-Tropics delegate. World Wetland Network was launched at Ramsar COP 10; this is our third COP. Our participation in Ramsar is recognised in Resolution 11.6.We were formed to complement the activity of the IOPs. We fully appreciate the value

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Ramsar and Wetland NGOs: A Report of the World Wetland Network for Ramsar COP12

Wetland NGOs around the world are committed to Ramsar and want to do more. The NGO community would welcome the opportunity to explore how increasing NGO contributions can be embraced by Ramsar Parties, National Focal Points and the Ramsar Secretariat. Please download the full report: Ramsar and Wetland NGOs (2 MB) or the two page summaries

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Draft NGO Opening Statement to Ramsar COP12

A Draft NGO Opening Statement to Ramsar COP12 has been developed by World Wetland Network with collaboration of NGO participants at the WWN pre-COP Meeting, Tuesday 2 June 2015, Punta del Este. The statement will be finlaised at 8am Wednesday 3 June (Uruguay local time). It will be presented to the 12th Ramsar Conference of the Parties by

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NGO voices to be heard by Ramsar COP12

An NGO Opening Statement, coordinated by the World Wetland Network is to be presented to the 12th Ramsar Conference of the Parties by Virginia Juele, Aguará Pope today (Wednesday 3 June). The World Wetland Network will offer the following recommendations for Ramsar consideration: a) Recognize that NGOs often create a longer-term and more continuous link for

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Ramsar COP open for registration

The Ramsar COP12 is now open for registration, please see their website for more information. If you are a part of a recognised NGO you can apply to attend the COP, which will take place in Uruguay from the 1st to the 9th of June this year.

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