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On World Wetlands Day, Recognition for Abrolhos Marine National Park
Today, as we celebrate World Wetlands Day, we are very happy to share the news that the Abrolhos Marine National Park—a critical protected area for biodiversity conservation on the northeastern coast of Brazil—was designated a Ramsar site, joining the global list of Wetlands of International Importance. World Wetlands Day marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The so-called ‘Ramsar Convention’ is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of 159 member countries to maintain the ecological character of their wetlands and to plan for their sustainable use. There are ... -
Groundbreaking Conservation and Development in Amapá
Today, December 4th, we at Conservation International (CI), together with the government and people of the Amapá state in the northern Amazon region of Brazil, are happy to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Amapá Biodiversity Corridor, one of the world's most innovative conservation initiatives in one of the planet’s most diverse regions. The corridor was publicly announced in September 2003 by the governor of the state, Antônio Waldez Góes da Silva, during the seventh World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa. The initiative attracted great international interest and was broadly publicized around the world, and for six years, CI has ...
