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“The conservation and restoration of wetlands is crucial to achieving many of our national and global sustainable development goals. Estuaries, marshes and vleis, rivers and lakes and the biodiversity that they preserve matter for our health, food supply, tourism and jobs."

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has

Minister Barbara Creecy welcomes declaration of De Berg Nature Reserve as South Africa’s 30th Ramsar site

The high-profile Shandur Polo Festival, on the highest polo ground in the world, is a jewel in Pakistan’s showcasing of the tour

There is an urgency to raise awareness about the threats that wetlands face globally, with 90% of these ecosystems degraded or already disappeare, writes Barbara Creecy.

, Oct 19 (IANS/ 101Reporters) As the soft sunrays spread over Wular Lake at the break of dawn, a group of women from Lankrishipora sets out on their boats for the day's work. They have packed some food as venturing deep into the weed-carpeted ...

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Ingula Nature Reserve. Photo: ramsar.org NATIONAL NEWS - Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has welcomed the declaration of the Ingula Nature Reserve as a wetland of international importance by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. The nature reserve sits along the northernmost part of the Drakensberg mountain range, between the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. The site falls within the Northern Drakensberg Strategic Water So...

Visitors asked not to feed monkeys to stay safe in Margalla Hills Islamabad March 15, 2021 Islamabad: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has imposed ban on feeding monkeys to ensure the safety of the visitors all along the Margalla hills. The signboards have been installed on different locations to inform the visitors that they are not allowed to feed monkeys, which can anytime attack them due to various reasons. According to the details, a staff member of IWMB was patrolling the ...