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Starter: what has this got to do with freshwater wetlands?
Starter: what has this got to do with freshwater wetlands?
Ramsar (Persian: رامسر, also Romanized as Rāmsar and Rānsar; formerly, Sakht Sar)[1] is a city in and the capital of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31,659, in 9,421 families.[2]
Ramsar lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It was also known as Sakhtsar in the past. Natives of Ramsar speak the Gilaki language which is a member of Iranian languages. The town is known for having the highest levels of natural background radiation on Earth.
Source: WikipediaObjective: explore the threats to and importance of wetlands.
Objective: explore the threats to and importance of wetlands.
Outcomes:
Outcomes:
Define wetland (fresh, brackish or saline).
What is the Ramsar Convention, when was it signed and why?
Using this site, create (screenshot) three maps of the following scale and describe the patterns of RAMSAR sites on each.
Global
Regional
National
What is required for a wetland to gain Ramsar status?
Explain why wetlands are;
under threat and;
should be conserved.
6. You need to build a case study about the future possibilities for one specific wetland. It could be on the Tisza, Danube, the Mekong or somewhere you know.
Plenary: what is the future for wetlands?
Plenary: what is the future for wetlands?
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