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COP14 on the conservation of wetlands

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) is held November 5-13 in Wuhan, China, and Geneva, Switzerland.
The theme of the COP is Wetlands Action for People and Nature.
The Convention has as its objective the international protection of wetlands through their identification and delimitation, the study of the characteristic aspects, in particular of the avifauna, and the implementation of programs that allow the conservation of their habitats, flora and fauna. Currently 172 countries have signed up to the Convention, including all EU member states, and 2,455 Ramsar sites have been designated for a total area of ​​255,897,678 hectares.

  • COP14 on the conservation of wetlands
  • 2022-11-05T00:00:00+00:00
  • 2022-11-13T23:59:59+00:00
  • The 14th Meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) is held November 5-13 in Wuhan, China, and Geneva, Switzerland. The theme of the COP is Wetlands Action for People and Nature. The Convention has as its objective the international protection of wetlands through their identification and delimitation, the study of the characteristic aspects, in particular of the avifauna, and the implementation of programs that allow the conservation of their habitats, flora and fauna. Currently 172 countries have signed up to the Convention, including all EU member states, and 2,455 Ramsar sites have been designated for a total area of ​​255,897,678 hectares.
  • When Nov 05, 2022 to Nov 13, 2022 (GMT+0 / UTC0)
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The wetlands of international importance recognized and included in the list of the Ramsar Convention for Italy are currently 57, distributed in 15 regions, for a total of 73,982 hectares. In addition, Ministerial Decrees have been issued for the establishment of an additional 9 areas and, at the moment, the procedure for international recognition is underway: the designated Ramsar areas in Italy will therefore be 66 and will cover a total of 77,856 hectares.

Some ISPRA researchers are participating at the conference

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