• wetlands. With the support of dozens of governmental, NGO and corporate donors and partners, it supports about 80 projects. Wetlands International's work...
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    conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran...
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    wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an international environmental...
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    Wetlands exist on every continent, except Antarctica. The water in wetlands is either freshwater, brackish or saltwater. The main types of wetland are...
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  • Convention an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their...
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    lakes, groundwater systems (aquifers), and wetlands. "International waters" is not a defined term in international law. It is an informal term, which sometimes...
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    definition of wetlands does not include river channels, paddy fields, or other areas utilized for commercial activities. According To WWF-India, wetlands are one...
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    institute dedicated to Mediterranean wetland conservation. He has also been on the boards of Wetlands International, Global Footprint Network and FIBA....
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    The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is an international wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. The trust was founded in 1946...
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    East Kolkata Wetlands (officially known as East Calcutta Wetlands) (22 0 27’ N 88 0 27’ E), are a complex of natural and human-made wetlands lying east...
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    launch of new wetland policies, new Ramsar Sites and new programs at the national level. The theme for World Wetlands Day in 2024 is "Wetlands and human wellbeing"...
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    Wetlands, also known as the Kaomei Wetlands, (traditional Chinese: 高美溼地; simplified Chinese: 高美湿地; pinyin: Gāoměi Shīdì), officially Gaomei Wetland Preservation...
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  • gimmick. 'Wetlands' succeeds because, like Helen, it manages to sincerely embrace its taboos." "Wetlands (2014) - Box Office Mojo". "Wetlands Is Sundance's...
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    Retrieved 3 April 2009. "Integrated Wetland and River Basin Management – A Case Study of Loktak Lake". Wetlands International - South Asia, New Delhi, India...
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     234–235. Board of Trade p.1 McKinnon, Rowan; p.249 "The Wetlands: Ducie Atoll". Wetlands International. Pacific Union College. Retrieved 17 July 2011. Ramsar;...
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    threatened in today's world, especially those submerged in wetlands or other bodies of water. Wetlands and other aquatic sites often protect and preserve materials...
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  • developments dealing with issues. The National Wetlands Newsletter' (NWN), the Institute’s journal on wetlands law and policy, was discontinued in 2016. The...
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    from Wetlands.org, Wetlands International | Peatlands and CO2 Emissions Wetlands.org[permanent dead link], The Global Peat CO2 Picture, Wetlands International...
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  • It was published in English as Wetlands by Grove Press in April 2009. The title, which might be translated as "wetlands" or "damp areas," here refers to...
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    Canadian wetlands account for approximately one quarter of the world's total wetlands and is ranked with the highest surface area of wetlands on the Ramsar...
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    storks by Wetlands International. It is also protected under the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
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    bio-geographic population thresholds in Jayakwadi bird sanctuary (Wetlands International Norms – 2002). The Jayakwadi bird sanctuary qualifies for the congregatory...
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  • No Food WE Charity (formerly Free the Children) Wellcome Trust Wetlands International Wikimedia Foundation WildAid Wildlife Conservation Society William...
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  • difficulties. A number of national wetland classifications exist. In the 1970s, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance introduced a first...
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    The Bangweulu Wetlands is a wetland ecosystem adjacent to Lake Bangweulu in north-eastern Zambia. The area has been designated as one of the world's most...
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    Peatland (category Wetlands)
    occur in constructed wetlands as well as natural ones. Estimates of greenhouse gas fluxes from wetlands indicate that natural wetlands have lower fluxes...
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    The Watervalley Wetlands is a nationally important wetland system located in the Australian state of South Australia which consists of a series of contiguous...
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    also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at...
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    socio-economic values, the lake was included in 1986 as a Wetland of National Importance under the Wetlands Programme of the Ministry of Environment and Forests...
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  • which has 14 wetlands covering an area of 225.76 km2 (2% of the geographical area of the State) has the unique position of three of its wetlands viz., the...
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