Ramsar Convention
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The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites. It is also known as t
The Upper Navua Conservation Area Ramsar site in Fiji
Sustainable fishing in India, an example of wise use
Archipel Bolama-Bijagos Ramsar site in Guinea-Bissau
The Wadden Sea is a transboundary Ramsar site in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
Wetland
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A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor proce
Marshlands are often noted within wetlands, as seen here at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York City.
Sunrise at Viru Bog, Estonia
Wetlands contrast the hot, arid landscape around Middle Spring, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Utah.
Humid wetland in Pennsylvania before a rain