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Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Revive, restore wetlands, home to 40 per cent of all biodiversity

Staff Writer Feb 2, 2023

(United Nations News) Although coastal and freshwater wetlands – such as swamps, mangroves and marshes - contain 40 per cent of all plant and animal species, many are polluted or degraded due to climate change and human development. …
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Rich variety of life on earth essential – UN SG marking biological diversity day

Michelle Nurse May 22, 2018 0

The welfare and prosperity of people now and in the future, depends on a “rich variety of life on earth” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for the International Day for Biological Diversity, marked on…
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Environmentalists encouraged to consider CMS as conservation tool

Jascene Dunkley-Malcolm Sep 1, 2016 0

Environmentalists were on Wednesday encouraged to seriously consider the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) as a mechanism that can support Regional conservation objectives. The advice came from Dr. Thérèse Yarde,…
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