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April 8, 2021 SIJOUMI, TUNISIE (AFP) – Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia’s capital threatened by overexpansion. Once set apart from the city, today half of Tunis’ residents live on the banks of the “sebkha”, or mudflat, where more than 100,000 birds of around 100 different species spend winter. The birds’ human neighbours complain of pollution, recurrent flooding and swarms of mosquitos from the lagoon, one of North Africa’s most important wetlands that became a dumping ground during d...

Share Flamingos fly over the Sijoumi mudflat, known as ‘Sabkhet Sijoumi’ – on the southern outskirts of Tunisia’s capital Tunis in February. AFP In sprawling Tunis, flamingos wade past waste and sewage in key Africa wetlands Thu, 1 April 2021 Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia’s capital threatened by over expansion. Once set apart from the city, today half of Tunis’ residents live on the banks of the “sebkha”, or mudflat, where more than 100,000 birds of around 100 different species s...

Photo  by DENR.  QUEZON CITY, Feb. 11 -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu hailed the inclusion of the Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (SPCW) in the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance as a demonstration of the country's commitment to protect wetland ecosystems. "The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands fulfills four criteria of the Ramsar Convention, which confirms the international significance of its biodiversity and its services both at the species and ecosystems level," Cimatu said in his keynote speech delivered ...