To commemorate its 40th anniversary, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands announced yesterday (January 31) the winners of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. Brazil won the category Sustainable Management of Ramsar Sites in the Americas, with the initiatives implemented in the region of Mamirauá (Amazonas).
The award will be presented at a ceremony in Huatulco, Mexico, on Wednesday (February 2), when the World Wetlands Day is celebrated. Representatives of American countries, including Brazil, are gathered in Mexico to present the activities in the Ramsar sites being implemented by each country.
The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards
The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards were established in 1996 by Resolution VI.18 of the 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) in order to recognize and honor the contributions of individuals, organizations, and governments around the world towards promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands. They were first awarded on the occasion of the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (San José, Costa Rica, 1999).
The Convention today
Number of Contracting Parties: 160
Sites designated for the List of Wetlands of International Importance: 1,912
Total surface area of designated sites: 186 963 216 hectares
Click here to read the message from Anada Tiéga, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
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