LAC regional news
A recognition for two Latin American projects that inspire us to keep working for wetland conservation 💚. Within the framework of the @conventiononwetlands COP15, @wwtworldwide highlighted two outstanding initiatives worldwide through its Wetland Star Awards. Watch the video on Instagram. 🇪🇨 From Ecuador, the Observatorio de Santay (@observatoriodesantay) received two Wetland Star Awards, in the…
Welcome to the latest WLI World newsletter! How was your World Wetlands Day? The theme is Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage and we see that is some of the stories in this edition. But February was also a month of flooding in part of Asia, Europe and Africa, so we send our best wishes to the WLI…
🌎 Registration is Now Open! Pacific Americas Flyway Youth Forum 2025 Connecting Flyway Youth for Our Shared Future November 7-9 | Online | English & Spanish | Free! The Pacific Americas Flyway-a vital lifeline connecting millions of migratory birds from the Arctic to South America-is under threat. Wetlands that sustain this incredible journey are vanishing…
This is a special appeal from Fundacion Montecito on behalf of theirClimate Action! Support Nature Reserve in Colombia project on GlobalGiving. Help us launch the Muyso Wetlands School (MWet) at Lake Tota-anin-nature classroom that builds young guardians for wetlands. With the new Xieti Studio, where art and nature unite, this vision is already taking shape.Donate…
The Santay Observatory, a WLI-recognized Wetland Information Centre, celebrated World Environment Day with an exhibition of infographics that translated recent scientific research into accessible knowledge for all. On June 7th, in the heart of Ecuador’s Santay Island Wetland, the Santay Observatory launched a new exhibition that brings science closer to the community. The event marked…
Introducing the Pacific Americas Flyway Youth Forum (PAFYF) 📅 November 7-9, 2025 | Online From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, wetlands are vital pit stops for millions of migratory birds-and they’re vanishing fast. That’s why Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW), World Wetland Network, and partners are launching the Pacific Americas Flyway Youth Forum-a dynamic virtual…
Last Saturday, February 1st, Santay Island became the epicenter of a triple celebration that highlighted its ecological richness, commitment to education, and visual history. As part of World Wetlands Day, the community also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the creation of its primary school and the inauguration of the photographic exhibition Living Wetland: The Hidden…
Wetland City is a designation under the Convention on Wetlands. A new website has launched in English and Spanish with impressive resources to inform civil society and local governments what it means to be a Wetland City and how to become one. The focus is on Latin America and the Caribbean but the many of…
At the DANAPURE Wetland in Colombia, 12th grade students and soon be university students celebrated World Biodiversity Day. They carried out expeditions through the different ecosystems that surround the DANAPURE wetland. They now have an inventory of insects, which are part of the proposal “Habitat for the attraction and conservation of pollinators.” This proposal will be…
Thank you to the pupils and teachers of Liceo Taller San Miguel, who share their different World Wetlands Day 2024 activities. We celebrate the World Wetlands Day by building a garden in favor of the attraction and conservation of pollinators, among which we can find the Monarch butterfly, a species that in our zone is…