Waterford Council Celebrates World Wetlands Day

This year celebrates  the 50th anniversary of  the Ramsar Convention  on Wetlands -the first modern day environmental treaty signed in Iran on February 2nd in 1971. The Ramsar Convention was established to raise awareness about the value of wetlands  in our environment. Two of Ireland’s 45 Ramsar Sites are in Waterford– Dungarvan Harbour and Tramore Bay.

You  can also put your photographic skills to the test and enter the Irish Ramsar Wetlands  Committee Photo Competition.  Find out  more on irishwetlands.ie

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