#SeasonsGreetings: 2025 has been an incredible year and we want to sincerely thank all our Contracting Parties and stakeholders for their valuable collaboration on wetland conservation. May your holiday season be restful and full of joy. #WetlandsWednesday #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter

#ExcitingNews! India has added Siliserh lake and Kopra Jalashay to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, bringing its total number of #RamsarSites to 96. Learn more: www.ramsar.org/news/india-n... #India #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture

🔸Across cultures, wetlands are seen as cultural landscapes embedded in identity, art and spirituality. 🔸Many communities consider wetlands sacred, home to ancestral spirits or ceremonial sites. www.worldwetlandsday.org #WetlandsWednesday #WorldWetlandsDay

Multilateral Environmental Agreements play a key role in addressing the #TriplePlanetaryCrisis. On 17 December, join Jerker Tamelander of @ramsar.org for the Lightning Talks on the Global Wetland Outlook 2025. #SciencePolicyForPlanetaryCrisis ▶️tiny.cc/GEN17Dec25

Wetlands provide food, water, and health security; resilience to global environmental change; mitigation opportunities; and livelihoods for more than 1 billion people. Read this artcle by @thelancetplanet.bsky.social to learn more: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A webinar on implementing a structured National Wetland Inventory process will be held online today, 16 December 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 CET. Details: contacts.ramsar.org/notification... Learn more: ramsar.org/our-work/act...

The #WetlandsCOP15 was held from 23 to 31 July 2025, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, under the theme “Protecting wetlands for our common future”. The Conference of the Contracting Parties adopted 28 Resolutions, which can be accessed on the Convention website here: www.ramsar.org/resolution-s...

According to the #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by Convention on Wetlands 1/5 of the world’s wetlands could disappear by 2050. Action is needed to safeguard these ecosystems and the services they provide for people and #ForNature Read more 👉 http://global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/#GlobalWetlandOutlook2025#ForNature#WetlandsMatter

The water in our wetlands is one of our most vital natural resources. Wetlands, water and life are inseparable. worldwetlandsday.org #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026

🌎 Humanity is united by the global hydrological cycle, rain, rivers, groundwater, glaciers and atmospheric moisture. This cycle is central to our lives. 💧 We must take an urgent economy-wide approach across the entire water cycle that involve all sectors and voices. #UNEA7 #WetlandsMatter

#ExcitingNews! The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has designated the Farasan Islands Biosphere Reserve as its first #RamsarSite following its accession to the Convention on Wetlands on 2 April 2025 and the Convention’s entry into force on 2 August. Learn more: ramsar.org/news/saudi-a...

🌿At @ramsar.org #STRP28, speaking for the IOPs, IWMI’s Chaturangi highlighted wetlands as indispensable water infrastructure, linking the hydrological cycle and serving as natural buffers from extreme weather, making their protection a global priority. @unccd.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk

#UNEA7 is in full swing and the Secretary General Dr Musonda Mumba is engaging in high-level discussions and meetings, underscoring the indispensable role of wetlands in shaping a resilient planet. @unep.org #WetlandsMatter #WetlandConservation #WeNeedWetlands

🌍 Since the Convention on Wetlands was first signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971, countries around the world have united to protect one of our planet’s most essential ecosystems. 🔹 Today, under the Victoria Falls Declaration and the Fifth Strategic Plan, Parties are advancing accountability.

#ExcitingNews! Portugal has added Óbidos Lagoon to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, bringing to 32 its total number of #RamsarSites. Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/obidos-... #Portugal #WeNeedWetlands #WetlandsForOurCommonFuture

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly #UNEA7 will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at @unep.org headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the theme "Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”. #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter

Uzbekistan has launched its first National #Ramsar Strategy at #CITES #COP20. ✨ We are proud to have contributed to this milestone for #wetlandconservation in #CentralAsia. 💧 More here 👉 www.succow-stiftung.de/en/succow-st... @ramsar.org @giz.de

The Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) met last week to develop an ambitious 3-year work plan in support of key goals for the Convention on Wetlands. STRP National Focal Points included (L-R): Spain, Germany, UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Norway, Czech Republic and France @ramsar.org

#WorldWetlandsDay 2026 explores the deep-rooted connections between wetlands and cultural practices, traditions and knowledge systems of communities across the world. Learn more: www.worldwetlandsday.org #WWD2026 #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage #CelebratingWetlands

This week marks the start of the 28th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (#STRP28), taking place at the Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland. Learn more: www.ramsar.org/about/bodies... #STRP #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter #ProtectWetlands

CITES ensures that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species. Wetlands sustain biodiversity and provide critical corridors for the movement of species, connecting habitats accros regions. #CITESCoP20 #WetlandsMatter

During the 64th meeting of the Standing Committee, the Secretariat engaged with delegates on the opportunities and challenges related to accessing the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund resources for wetland-related initiatives. Learn more: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...

Conserving wetlands and conserving wildlife are interdependent goals. If we continue to lose them at today’s pace, we risk ecological collapse but if we restore them, we unlock immense benefits for both the planet and people. #WetlansMatter #CITESCoP20

Information materials to support outreach activities for #WorldWetlandsDay on 2 February 2026 are now available to download. Next year’s campaign centres on the theme "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." ➡️ www.worldwetlandsday.org

Amb. Leendertse met with Dr. Musonda Mumba, SG of the Convention on Wetlands. Germany has been a committed member since its founding and we look forward to continue our cooperation to save wetlands worldwide. Protecting wetlands is essential to fight against climate change! @ramsar.org

🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life. 🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways. #WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20

🌊 Wetlands regulate the planet’s hydrological rhythm, storing & releasing water in ways that sustain ecosystems. To meet global climate goals, wetlands must move from the margins of discussion to the centre of action. Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e... #WetlandsWednesday #COP30

In Belém, Brazil, the spotlight has turned to one of the most overlooked foundations of climate and water security: wetlands. For the Convention on Wetlands, this moment is crucial. Read the feature article by Dr Musonda Mumba: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e... #WetlandsWednesday #COP30Belem

The GEN is at the @ramsar.org Executive Briefing on #RamsarCOP15 outcomes, highlighting various successes made in #Zimbabwe on furthering the protection and wise use of wetlands, adopting 25 draft resolutions & Victoria Falls Declaration. ▶️ ramsar.org/meeting/15th...

“Geneva sits at the heart of global policy and finance,” says @ramsar.org Secretary General Musonda Mumba, urging leaders to carry forward the #WetlandsCOP15 momentum—and raise the #wetlands flag in every forum.

Migratory waterbirds are nature’s early warning system: Migratory waterbirds are key sentinel species of the health of our planet and act as biological indicators of the state of the environments upon which we depend. #MigratoryWaterbirds #WaterIsLife #ProtectWetlands #WetlandsMatter

The climate crisis is not a problem for someone else to solve in the future. It's a present issue that affects us all. 💚 That's why it's important to act now. Delaying action on reducing emissions means more human suffering, environmental degradation & economic losses. #COP30

#FeatureArticle: The Ammiq Wetlands, located in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, form the country’s largest remaining freshwater wetlands. Privately owned by the Skaff family for several generations, the site covers about 240 hectares of farmland, reedbeds and open water. www.ramsar.org/news/family-...

Migratory waterbirds are vital for wetlands and other ecosystems. As an important part of biodiversity, migratory waterbirds play essential roles in the wetlands and aquatic ecosystems through which they pass. #AEWAMOP9 #WetlandsMatter

🕊️ Many migratory birds rely heavily on wetlands as essential stopover points during their travels along established migration routes known as flyways. 🌊 These migration corridors connect critical habitats across continents, and wetlands provide the perfect environment for birds to rest. #MOP12

🪴 Groundwater for #Ecosystems (= #Springs, #Rivers, #Peatlands or Phreatophyte Vegetation) (@ramsar.org @wetlandsint.bsky.social)

Much talk all the time of freshwater wetlands being great filters & cleaning water. We must remember that sending dirty water into wetlands destroys them. There is nothing more certain in science than that. Make wetlands clean!!! @ramsar.org @freshwaterbio.bsky.social

💧 Wetlands, the forgotten carbon sink that can help mitigate the impact of climate change. 🌱 Wetlands are an important component of earth’s climate system. 🌳 Protecting wetland buffers from disturbance will help them persist in the face of climate change. #COP30

The #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by Convention on Wetlands#GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 is available! Wetlands are vanishing, along with the life they sustain. 🌱 Explore the data & solutions to protect these crucial ecosystems. Full report 👉 http://global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/ #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter 🌍🧪

Hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines in collaboration with the Secretariat of EAAFP, the 12th Meeting of Partners (MOP12) is set to take place from 8 to 14 November 2025 in Cebu, Philippines. Details: eaaflyway.org

#ExcitingNews: At the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, Dr Musonda Mumba made the case for water in a room that typically speaks the language of forests and oceans. Read more: www.ramsar.org/news/water-w... #IUCNcongress #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter

Implementing nature-based solutions, including safeguarding and restoring wetlands, holds the key to one-third of the climate solution. We now urgently need to scale up the safeguarding and restoration of wetlands! #COP30 #COP30Belem #ClimateAction #WetlandsMatter

More about the #PeatlandBreakthrough: www.greifswaldmoor.de/peatland-bre... @succow-stiftung.de , partner in the @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social, @fao.org @unep.org @ramsar.org

Denunciamos ante @ec.europa.eu @unesco.org @ramsar.org el procedimiento por el que @miteco.gob.es  @saraaagesen.bsky.social quiere quitar a Doñana su condición de marisma de agua dulce, obviando a la ciencia y con el daño que puede suponer a la biodiversidad.  Noticia 👇

#SaveTheDate: On Monday 17 November 2025, H.E. Ms. Ever Mlilo, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to @ungeneva.bsky.social and the Secretary General will share the outcomes of the #WetlandsCOP15. ⏳15:00 – 16:00 CET 📍Palais des Nations, Geneva – Room VIII contacts.ramsar.org/notification...

#DYK that the Convention on Wetlands is the only global treaty to focus on a single ecosystem? The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. #WetlandsWednesday

🌍Connectivity occurs from local to global scales and is crucial to supporting life on Earth. 🌿Protecting, restoring and enhancing ecological connectivity underpins the survival of a wide range of species and is key to tackling the global nature and climate crises. #RestoreWetlands #WetlandsMatter

📢Alertamos a @unesco.org @ramsar.org @ec.europa.eu del grave riesgo que supone para #Doñana el deslinde del @miteco.gob.es y pide a la Ministra @saraaagesen.bsky.social su paralización www.wwf.es/informate/ac...

#ExcitingNews! India has designated Gogabil Lake as its newest Wetland of International Importance. This #RamsarSite is an oxbow wetland situated between the Rivers Ganga (Ganges) and Mahananda. Details: www.ramsar.org/news/india-n...

#ExcitingNews! Thailand has designated Royal Thai Army Nature Education Center (Bang Pu) as its newest Wetland of International Importance. This #RamsarSite is a coastal wetland that includes a mangrove forest, intertidal mudflats and coastal brackish lagoons. www.ramsar.org/news/thailan...