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Treaty offers solid ground for wetland protection
12 July 2021
A 50-year-old treaty could hold the key to better protecting our wetland ecosystems, while offering scientists a how-to guide for turning their research into action, according to an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).
Professor Jamie Pittock from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society says the world s oldest conservation treaty, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, deserves a second look by those researching and advocating for better protections. While wetland ecosystems are among the most biodiverse, they are also among the most impacted by human exploitation, Professor Pittock said. The 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention is an opportunity for us to ask what else we can do to protect them.
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A major construction project in wetlands seen as one of the “green lungs” of smog-choked Mexico City has raised concerns for the future of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A more than 1.7-kilometer (one mile) long reinforced concrete bridge is being built on a freshwater lake system that helps to regulate the temperature and prevent flooding in the city of nine million people.
Hundreds of trees have been cut down in the Xochimilco reserve, which is home to endemic species including the critically endangered axolotl, a salamander-like amphibian.
Residents and experts worry that the project is just the first step in an accelerated development of the area, which is listed as a Wetlands of International Importance under an intergovernmental conservation treaty.
Fears for future of Mexico City s green lung Tue 06th July 2021 | 09:00 AM
Mexico City, July 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Jul, 2021 ) :A major construction project in wetlands seen as one of the green lungs of smog-choked Mexico City has raised concerns for the future of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A more than 1.7-kilometer (one mile) long reinforced concrete bridge is being built on a freshwater lake system that helps to regulate the temperature and prevent flooding in the city of nine million people.
Hundreds of trees have been cut down in the Xochimilco reserve, which is home to endemic species including the critically endangered axolotl, a salamander-like amphibian.