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COP13 Side Event “Cultural approaches to wise use of wetlands – past, present and future”

Side event “Cultural approaches to wise use of wetlands – past, present and future” – submission of posters

International Nature and Culture Photo Contest within the European Year of Cultural Heritage – 2018

New e-publication “Gastronomic Heritage in Mediterranean wetlands – healthy wetlands, healthy eating” by MedINA

Basket Making: a traditional craft related to Sardinian wetlands

Update on the outcomes of the 53rd Ramsar Standing Committee

Ohrid Lake, a unique transboundary site

Wetlands of the Ramsar Complex in Southern Tunisia promote handicrafts

Fishing cooperatives in Northern Greece dating from the Byzantine Era

The important role of Mediterranean salinas

Gastronomy in the Neretva Delta, Croatia

Call for Applications for the Whitley Awards 2017

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The side event on “Cultural approaches to wise use of wetlands – past, present and future” was organised by a number of organisations, led by the Government of Tunisia,...

The Government of Tunisia and the following institutions: the Government of Slovenia; the Government of Senegal; the Government of Burkina Faso; IUCN World Heritage Programme; Emirates Wildlife Society; ICOMOS;...

Go Wild! Stay Cultured. International Nature and Culture Photo Contest within the European Year of Cultural Heritage – 2018 Nature and culture can both be on their own a fertile...

A great part of our modern society is once again becoming aware of the cultural importance of wetlands. This publication aims to promote the culinary heritage of Mediterranean wetlands...

Traditions are the roots that are born and live within us. They are part of our existence and our cultural heritage and only by maintaining them passionately through time,...

During the 53rd meeting of the Standing Committee that took place at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2017, an interesting debate...

Lake Ohrid is one of the oldest and deepest in Europe shared by Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It preserves a rich capital of natural and...

Major civilizations in the Mediterranean were established nearby wetlands and depended on them for resources like water. Great cities like Venice and Tunis have been built on or...

Destructive fishing methods can harm coastal wetlands. However, when locals continue long standing traditional fishing practices that protect coastal wetlands against any potential damaging activities, both the environment and...

“Salt is born to the purest of parents… the sun and the sea”: with this quote, Katia Huesso Kortekaas* opened her speech on “Saltscapes, meanings and feelings: and inner...

It is often stated that the cultural aspects of wetlands can contribute to their conservation and boost local economies. There are few places in the Mediterranean where this is...

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