Vientiane, Feb 15 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Representatives from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its partners recently monitored the progress of the Ecosystem Conservation through Integrated Landscape Management (ECILL) at Savannakhet province’s Xe Champhone Wetland Complex.
On February 3-5, the national director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Julie Gabet-Ouahioune accompanied by Volasith Sivongdao, Deputy Director of Savannakhet Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO), and Mrs Manoly Sisavanh, Deputy Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) visited Savannakhet’s Xe Champhone Wetland Complex to monitor the progress of the European Union (EU) and AFD financed for (ECILL)” Project in Laos.
Researchers urge better protection as wetlands continue to vanish
by Morgan Erickson-Davis on 13 February 2021
Wetlands provide many benefits to ecological and human communities alike, from nutrients and nurseries to flood control and climate change mitigation.
However, as much as 87% of the world’s wetlands has been lost over the past 300 years, with much of this loss happening after 1900.
In response, nations banded together and in 1971 ratified the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty designed to facilitate wetland conservation and sustainable use around the world.
But 50 years on, researchers say the convention has not led to effective protection and wetlands continue to blink out.
Photo by DENR.
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 11 Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu hailed the inclusion of the Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (SPCW) in the Ramsar Convention s List of Wetlands of International Importance as a demonstration of the country s commitment to protect wetland ecosystems. The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands fulfills four criteria of the Ramsar Convention, which confirms the international significance of its biodiversity and its services both at the species and ecosystems level, Cimatu said in his keynote speech delivered by Undersecretary for Attached Agencies and Chief of Staff Rodolfo Garcia.
Usec Garcia delivered the speech during the virtual celebration of the 50th World Wetlands Day that was organized by the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) on Tuesday, February 2.
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No less than Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu hailed the inclusion of the Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (SPCW) in the Ramsar Convention’s List of Wetlands of International Importance, the agency said Tuesday, February 9.
“The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands fulfills four criteria of the Ramsar Convention, which confirms the international significance of its biodiversity and its services both at the species and ecosystems level,” Cimatu said in his keynote speech, which was delivered by Undersecretary for Attached Agencies and Chief of Staff, Rodolfo Garcia.
Garcia delivered the speech during the virtual celebration of the 50th World Wetlands Day that was organized by the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) on Tuesday, February 2.
Updated Feb 03, 2021 | 12:50 IST
The CWCM has been set up with the objective to address specific research needs and knowledge gaps in conservation and management of wetlands in the country, Union Minister Babul Supriyo said on Tuesday. India sets up first wetland conservation centre in Chennai [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The CWCM is a part of Chennai-based National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM).
The centre would act as a knowledge hub for wetland researchers, policymakers, managers and users.
Chennai: India, on the occasion of Wetland Conservation Day on Tuesday, set up its first dedicated centre for conservation of wetlands, which occupy around 4.6 per cent of the country’s landmass. Named ‘Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management’ (CWCM), the specialised institution is a part of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), under the Ministry of En