Changnyeong

Republic of Korea Changnyeong Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 4,689 ha Changnyeong is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, Republic of Korea. Upo wetland is a tourist attraction of the county. It is an important ecological resource together with other wetlands such as Gahang Wetland, Pallak Wetland, Daehak Wetland, and Daedae Rice Paddy. Changnyeong […]

Niigata

Japan Niigata Date of accreditaion 2022.11.11 Total Area 72,646 ha Niigata is a major city on the northwest coast of Japan that has developed as a port town. It is located at the mouths of two large rivers, the Shinano River and the Agano River, and most of the city is lowland, much of which […]

Tata

Hungary Tata Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 7,817 ha Tata has always managed the rehabilitation of the Old Lake as a high priority case. In spite of the fact, that the lake is owned by the Hungarian State, the local government has always taken significant measures for water quality improvement and natural values protection. […]

Seltz

France Seltz Date of accreditaion 2022.11.11 Total Area 2,100 ha The town of Seltz is located in Bas-Rhin, in the northern part of the French part of the Rhin supérieur/Oberrhein cross-border Ramsar Site. This town of over 3,000 inhabitants is a veritable jewel of greenery, part of the Ried Nord or Petit Ried, a region […]

Saint-omer

France Saint-omer Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 1,632 ha Founded by monks at the end of the 7th century, the City of Saint-Omer developed around its marsh for security and nurturing reasons. Previously, the marsh was “a deserted and uncultivated land, bristled with forests, drowned in swamps”. Under the impulse of the monks of […]

Pont-audemer

France Pont-audemer Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 937 ha Historically, the life of the citizens of Pont-Audemer is closely linked to water. In the 19th century, the city had more than 100 tanneries, and streams were used for the activity but also for transport. This heritage is now changing. Efforts are now focused on […]

Courteranges

France Courteranges Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 647 ha Courteranges is a commune located in the Regional Natural Park of the Forêt d’Orient. Once crossed by the Barse River, huge changes have occurred since 1966, when the Seine Reservoir Lake was created, upstream from the town. The Barse became a water restitution channel from […]

Belval-en-argonne

France Belval-en-argonne Date of accreditaion 2022.11.11 Total Area 1,217 ha Belval-en-Argonne is a municipality located in the department of the Marne at the northern limit of the Etangs de la Champagne humide Ramsar Site. The Argonne is a land rich in ponds, historically created for fish farming by the many abbeys that were founded there […]

Amiens

France Amiens Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 5,031 ha Amiens is located at the meeting point of three rivers: the Somme, the Selle and the Avre. Historically, its economic and social life is turned towards water and wetlands, which have largely contributed to its growth: water mills, shipping … and are today an important […]

Yinchuan

China Yinchuan Date of accreditaion 2018.10.25 Total Area 902,538 ha Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is located in the middle of the Ningxia Plain in northwest China. It has the characteristics of both the magnificent scenery of the northwest and the charm of the south, as well as the integration of traditional […]