Floodplains and flooding risk prevention
Today, climate change manifests itself with an increase in extreme weather events such as floods. In May 2014, a low-pressure cyclone affected a large area of Southeast and Central Europe, […]
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Wetland Education in the Messolonghi lagoon in Greece
On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day (WWD) which is celebrated every year on the 2nd February, the Management Body of the Messolonghi lagoon (FDLMES), the Secondary Education Directorate […]
Lagoons and Coastal Risk
The Mediterranean region has about 18.5 million hectares of wetlands (± 3.5 million), around 1.5% of the world’s wetlands (Perennou et al., 2012). It hosts around 400 coastal lagoons, covering […]
World Wetlands Day 2017 ” Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction”
The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on 2 February to commemorate the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971. The theme for […]
Sharing knowledge on coastal wetlands: feedback from a young conservationist
Erika Audry, with a Masters on Ecology and Fresh Water Ecosystems, is a volunteer as service civique (1) for the Pole Relais Lagunes network, based at the Research Institute for […]
World Wetlands Day 2016
World Wetlands Day 2016 is rapidly approaching. For the 2016 edition, we invite you to engage and raise awareness around the theme “Sustainable Livelihoods” under our multi-year banner of “Wetlands […]