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4th RAMCEA governing council

Participants of the 4th RAMCEA governing council meeting paying a courtsey call to the District Commissioner for Rufiji district, Tanzania

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ABOUT RAMCEA

RAMCEA is a Ramsar Regional Initiative (RRI) for East African countries that are signitory to the Ramsar convention. The Ramsar convention, also known as the convention on wetlands of International importance , is an intergovernmental treaty that provides a framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

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RRIs also provide a platform for contracting parties to collaborate with technical experts and represantives of intergovernmental bodies, Ramsar international organisation partners, NGOS, local communities and the private sector. “RAMCEA is an opportunity to establish an official and meaningful regional cooperation on promotion of the successful implementation of the RAMSAR convention and its strategic objectives in the 5 East African member countries.”

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