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Coastal Wetlands Campaign Kickoff
Training on Visitors management
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Increased funding supports wetland restoration across Serbia
A new initiative is helping Serbia’s wetlands by funding creative, practical projects that preserve and restore these critical ecosystems. Launched under the project “Protection and Investment in Biodiversity and Water to […]
Urban wetlands make cities livable for people and birds.
Today marks World Migratory Bird Day, which highlights the theme: ‘Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities.’ This theme underscores the importance of integrating nature into urban environments to support […]
Training Workshop – Introduction to National Wetland Inventories
From February 10 to 14, the Tour du Valat hosted a training workshop on the theme “Introduction to National Wetland Inventories (NWIs)”, organized by the Ramsar Secretariat with the support […]
MedWet participates in World Wetlands Day 2025 celebration in Algeria
The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fisheries of Algeria, through the General Directorate of Forestry (DGF), celebrated World Wetlands Day by organizing an official national event on Sunday, 2 […]
MedWet participation at the Ramsar Pre-COP meeting for Africa and SARRI workshop in Morocco
MedWet took part in two Ramsar events in Marrakech, supporting the South Africa Ramsar Regional Initiative (SARRI) and attending the Ramsar Pre-COP meeting for Africa. The SARRI initiative aims to […]
Results of the call for projects to support World Wetlands Day activities in the Mediterranean 2025
For the 2025 edition of the celebration of World Wetlands Day (WWD), the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) has commissioned the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative (MedWet) to evaluate the events promoting […]
Register your events dedicated to promoting and protecting wetlands in World Wetlands Day 2025
2 February, World Wetlands Day (WWD) 2025, is rapidly approaching. This year’s theme “Protecting wetlands for our common future” emphasizes the connection between wetland conservation and a sustainable future, highlighting […]
World Wetlands Day 2025: Protecting wetlands for our common future
Every year, on the 2nd of February, we celebrate World Wetlands Day (WWD) to raise global awareness about the high importance of wetlands for people and our planet. WWD is also […]
About MedWet
Established in 1991, the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative brings together 27 Mediterranean and peri-Mediterranean countries that are Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971). Palestine and a number of organizations and wetland centres are also part of the MedWet Initiative.
The MedWet mission is to ensure and support the effective conservation of the functions and values of Mediterranean wetlands and the sustainable use of their resources and services.
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Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection X
Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection
Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection is a short animated video, which captures the deep rootedness of wetlands in our lives, our souls and our history – and the way in which we humans increasingly threaten them.
By first capturing the diverse pleasures they offer to us in boating, agriculture and fishing, we then are rudely exposed to how we have devalued them and abused them. Cleverly rewinding from the video from this terrible fate, we are taken back through history to see just how this precious resource, Mediterranean coastal wetlands, enrich our environment and our lives.
As we say, Life begins in Wetlands. From Mesopotamia through the ages of Mediterranean history, the video captures the cultural heritage wetlands preserve. With the climate and biodiversity emergencies upon us, preserving and restoring wetlands offers us a critical element to begin to respond. Don’t let wetlands be wiped off your map!
The video is available in different langages, you need to activate the subtitles.
Learn more about coastal wetlands: http://offyourmap.org/
Tags: changement climatique, climate change, climate crisis, Wetlands, zones humides
Training on Visitors Management in Protected Wetlands X
Training on Visitors Management in Protected Wetlands
The training course on “Visitors Management in Protected Wetlands – Making them the allies of conservation” was held on 24-29 July 2017 at the National Centre of Environmental Education (CENEAM), located in Valsaín (Segovia), Spain.
The main objective of the course was to learn how to better understand, monitor and manage visitors’ use in protected areas and heritage sites, in particular wetlands, in order to maintain the quality of the resource while ensuring a satisfactory visitors experience
More information about the training here: https://medwet.org/training-visitors-management/
Watch the video made about the training:
Tags: climate change, Marine protected areas, Wetlands, zones humides
