The world more-than-ever faces climate-related challenges that also threaten wetland ecosystems. However, information about many of the wetlands listed as Ramsar Sites of International Importance ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for advancing global process on wetlands conservation, redoubling efforts to preserve authenticity and integrity, and scaling up wetlands action across the world in ...

International delegates expressed expectations for China's continued contribution of solutions and wisdom on wetlands protection, as the Wuhan Declaration calling for "strong will and practical ...

The Wuhan Declaration was adopted Sunday at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14), which is being held in China's Wuhan and ...

The Hamouns are transboundary wetlands on the Iran-Afghan border made up of three lakes: Hamoun-e Helmand, which is entirely in Iran, Hamoun-e Sabari on the border, and Hamoun-e Puzak, almost entirely ...

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands began November 5, 2022, to discuss the state of wetlands globally. Among the items on the ...

Wetlands play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance. They act as flood control systems, helping to store and regulate water levels. They purify water and sequester carbon, helping to mitigate ...

China has vowed to strengthen the protection of its fragile wetland ecosystems, as an ongoing international conference adopted a declaration Sunday calling for more effective action toward the ...

The Wuhan Declaration on the coexistence of humans and nature is being drafted and will be released at the forthcoming 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar ...

WUHAN - The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) kicked off Saturday in China's Wuhan and Switzerland's Geneva. It is the first time ...

A press conference is held during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 6, 2022. The ...