Niagara River Ramsar Designation
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On Thursday, October 3, 2019, a ceremony was held designating the Niagara River Corridor as a under the Ramsar Convention. Ramsar is a global treaty supporting the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and related waters. It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the Convention was signed in 1971.
Ramsar is an important international designation that identifies the Niagara River as an important coastal fish and wildlife habitats, and a unique ecosystem type in the Great Lakes of North America. Among other wildlife issues, the Niagara provides critical waterfowl habitat that meets criteria for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
Ramsar is an important international designation that identifies the Niagara River as an important coastal fish and wildlife habitats, and a unique ecosystem type in the Great Lakes of North America. Among other wildlife issues, the Niagara provides critical waterfowl habitat that meets criteria for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.