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The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands WHMSI Steering Committee Maria Rivera Senior Advisor for the Americas Ramsar Convention Secretariat

Ramsar Activities WFF Projects 8 projects funded in 5 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico) with direct contribution to WHMSI (USD$127,559) For 2013, 5 more projects in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico (USD$73,599)

Regional Initiatives in the framework of the Ramsar Convention International Collaboration Are well spread across the major Ramsar regions (Africa, Americas, Asia-Oceania,Europe). They cover a high variety of wetland types

The List of Wetlands of International Importance To develop and maintain and international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits/ services 2,065 Ramsar sites (197,347,539 ha) at the global level/394 in the Americas (59 Million ha)

Ramsar Activities MOU/ other partners Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles(IAC) signed during COP11 in Bucharest. Renewal the MOU with the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention). Process of signature of a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (MANOMET), and the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN). CMS /Ramsar IOP´s in Ramsar Regional Initiatives

Ramsar Future Activities

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