The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands has taken place on Nov 5, 2022 in Wuhan (China) at the East Lake International Conference Center (ELICC) and Geneva (Switzerland) at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). As an observer to Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) sent delegation to Geneva to participate the conference.
On November 12, CBCGDF will held a side event themed on “Ecosystem Conservation of Offshore Wetlands and coastline: Seagrass Beds and the Ecosystems They Support”.
In the side event, we will discuss the topics related to the ecosystem conservation of offshore wetlands and coastal based on the case of seagrass beds and the ecosystems they support. The aim is to call attention on Ecosystem Conservation of Offshore Wetlands and coastline, to promote the management that protects seagrasses focusing on maintaining their biodiversity and the services these habitats provide for ecosystems, and to create opportunities to rebuild and restore seagrass beds.
Mr. John Scanlon, CBCGDF international advisor, former Secretary General of the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora will be the chair of the side event.
In the meeting, Mr. Jay Aldous, Deputy Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, will give an opening remark; Mr. Gabriel Grimsditch, Program Management Officer (Dugongs) of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Convention on Migratory Species, will give a Speech on the importance of seagrass for migratory species and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals; Prof. Jisong Wu, Director of Preparatory Committee of the China National Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecological Restoration, and Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and Engineering, will share a presentation on Guangzhou Nansha Wetland Phase II Construction Planning in Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area; Prof. Michael James Crabbe, Chair of International Engineering and Technology Institute, and Professor of Wolfson College, University of Oxford, will deliver a presentation on The importance of Seagrass Beds and Coral Reefs in attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, Ms. Yingjia Xiao, Switzerland Youth Representative of CBCGDF will introduce the study work of CBCGDF in the field of population restoration of dugong, a rare marine species, and the restoration of the ecosystem on which dugong depends.
The side event will be broadcasted live by CBCGDF Media.
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Original Chinese Article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YyN94D4SLUeaEL5gYQ9PEQ
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