The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention announced the designation by the government of Bosnia & Herzegovina of “Livanjsko Polje (Livno karst field)” (45,868 hectares, 43°53’N 016°47’E) in Hercegbosanska canton as […]
A new study by Wetlands International identifies the degradation of wetlands as an important cause of declining water bird numbers along the African Eurasian fly-ways. The report titled “Conservation Status […]
As part of IUCN´s World Conservation Congress (5-14 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain), IUCN launches Sailing to Barcelona as an action oriented initiative to advancing the protection of marine and coastal […]
Following the proposal of the conference of the water directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and Southeastern European countries, Bled (Slovenia), in December 2007, the Ministerial Conference will be organised under the […]
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention has announced the theme of World Wetlands Day 2009 . Here are more details including an explanation on how this year’s theme carries a […]
Ichkeul in Tunisia is generally recognized (with Camargue in France, Donana in Spain, and El Kala in Algeria) as one of the four major wetlands of the western Mediterranean basin. […]