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Apr

Our new ten-year “Corredor Azul” programme in South America

    We have launched a 10-year programme in the second largest wetland system in South America after the Amazon: La Plata Basin. Our programme will focus on mobilising efforts to implement alternative development paths for the region by bringing together civil society organisations, the private sector, academia and governments.   The programme will run pilot projects in three areas: the Pantanal in Brazil, the Ibera Marshes and the Paraná Delta in Argentina.   We want to prove that inclusive management practices, sustainable
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    30
    Dec

    A world without wetlands is a world without water

      From: www.wetlands.org/news/a-world-without-wetlands-is-a-world-without-water/   1.2 billion people live in areas where water is physically scarce and 2.7 billion people – 40% of the world’s population – suffer water shortages for at least one month each year. 22 March is World Water Day, an international day to inspire action to tackle these issues. We’re calling on civil society, governments and the private sector to take action for wetlands to help secure water for all.   We interviewed Wetlands International CEO Jane Madgwick to
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      30
      Dec

      Wetlands are an indispensable link in the Sustainable Development Goals

        On Friday 25 September the UN member states formally adopted the new development goals, which will set the world’s development agenda for the next 15 years. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to tackle poverty, climate change and inequality around the world. We believe that wetlands will make a valuable contribution to these goals and are an indispensable link between the SDGs.   The 17 SDGs can be grouped into three main categories. Goals that aim to end poverty and
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        30
        Dec

        Delta del Paraná in Argentina designated as a new Ramsar Site

          Argentina has designated an exceptional new Ramsar Site covering more than 240,000 hectares.   Delta del Paraná (Site no. 2255), located in the Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Provinces, comprises fluvial wetlands associated with the middle and lower sections of the Paraná River floodplain, and includes the territories of two National Parks: “Predelta” and “Islas de Santa Fe”.   The extensive floodplain wetlands play an important role in hydrological and biogeochemical regulation, and constitute an important biogeographical corridor in which tropical,
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