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Varde River runs through the central and western part of Jutland from its out-spring to Ho Bugt, passing by Varde and Esbjerg cities. The river valley is the only remaining estuary in Western Jutland and was an area of great importance for migrating waterfowls with feeding, moulting and resting sites up to the 1950’s. Then, intensive farming based on grass pellets’ production and grazing seriously impaired the area's natural qualities.

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Lake Parishan, an Iranian Ramsar Site in Fars Province, is one of the two demonstration sites for the UNDP/GEF Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project. It lies to the east of Kazeroun City and is part of the Arjan-Parishan Protected Area and is recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. The project aims to demonstrate reduction of the major threats to the internationally important biodiversity of this wetland protected area through promoting ecosystem-based, ...

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Lake Urmia (5000 sq.km) is a vast hypersaline lake in NW Iran, shared between the provinces of East and West Azarbayjan. It lies at the lowest point in the Urmia Basin (a closed drainage basin of almost 52000 sq.km, also including parts of Kordistan province). The Lake is a National Park, is one of the largest Iranian Ramsar Sites, and has been recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve.

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The scenery of the Nemunas delta, with its two main arms, Atmata and Skirvyt?, and the island Rusn?, which they surround, is unique. Water is omnipresent and dominates the landscape: river arms branching out, the big lagoon lake Krok? Lanka and many other small lakes, all interwoven. You can also find ancient river beds, swamps and marshes.

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Lakes Bakhtegan and Tashk (together known as the Neyriz Lakes) in the Fars Province in southern Iran are featured in this image acquired by ALOS – Japan's four-tonne Earth observation satellite. Lake Bakhtegan, Iran’s second largest lake, is fed mostly by the Kur River, while Lake Tashk is fed by overflow from the marshes at its west end and by a large permanent spring in the northwest.

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The Biebrza National Park is located in Northeast Poland, in the Podlaskie Voivodship. The northeastern boundary of the park is near the Belarus border.The Narew River and its confluence with the Biebrza River form the southern boundary. The park was established in 1993, and with a total area of 59 233 ha, it is the largest of the Polish national parks.

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Welcome to the official website of the Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee. The committee is a widely representative group, set up to advance the protection, appreciation and understanding of wetlands in Ireland and to promote the implementation of the Ramsar Convention. The IRWC was set up by the Government in November 2010 to assist Ireland in meeting its requirements as a signatory to the Ramsar Convention.

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Lough Neagh is the largest fresh-water lake in the British Isles, it is a scenically beautiful area with an abundance of forests, rivers, trails and woodlands. The Lough itself boasts an exceptional variety of wildlife and plants and its gentle beauty offers a unique tranquility. It is one of the last, true, unspoilt wetland wildernesses in Ireland. It is designated as a Ramsar Site, Special Protected Area and an Area of Special Scientific Interest.

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La ambientalista Raisa Banfield advirtió este sábado que el Sinaproc debería declarar estado de emergencia por la destrucción de manglares en Panamá, al ser entrevistada al celebrarse en esta fecha el Día Mundial de los Humedales. A Panamá solo le queda 1.6 por ciento de cobertura de manglares, afirmó la ambientalista. Panamá tiene declarados como sitios Ramsar, el Golfo de Montijo en la provincia de Veraguas (en 1990), San San Pond Sak en Bocas del Toro en (1993) , Punta Patiño en Darién en (1993), la Bahía de Panamá (en 2003) y Damani Guariviara en la Comarca Ngäbe Buglé (en 2010).

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