Blog

Biodiversity in focus on World Wetlands Day

AUTHOR Mollins, J.
More than 35 percent of wetlands have been lost in under 50 years while 25 percent of wetland-dependent species, inland wetlands, and 23 percent in coastal and marine wetlands are globally threatened, according to data from the Ramsar Convention, a global intergovernmental treaty around which activities to conserve and restore wetlands take place.
Latest posts

PARTNERS

Founding member states
Republic of Indonesia Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of Peru
Coordinating partners
Ministry of Environment and Forestry Republic of Indonesia CIFOR UN Environment FAO