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Brazil's Ramsar sites: Wetlands of International Importance

Published in Feb 23, 2022 03:47 PM

Brazil currently has 27 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 26,794,455 hectares. The designation of Ramsar Sites is an initiative aimed at fostering protection and sustainability of water habitats across the world.

Brazil is the country with the largest total extension of Ramsar sites, a title created by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, popularly known as Ramsar Convention after the city of Ramsar, Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.

The designation of a specific region as a Ramsar site helps this region forge new partnerships and cooperation deals, and garner national and international support for research and funding for projects on the preservation and conservation of the environment.

The Brazilian government has used Ramsar not only to seek recognition for specific regions, but also to understand how to manage these areas and improve our basic knowledge regarding how to create and administer areas protected in the context of fresh-water bodies of water.

Ramsar sites in Brazil include the Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, the Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park, the Abrolhos Marine National Park and several sites in the Amazon, such as the Viruá National Park, the Anavilhanas National Park and other paradisiac regions.