KOTA KINABALU -- The Sabah government is pushing for Ramsar Site status for Kota Kinabalu Wetland, one of the eco-tourism attractions in the state.
Ramsar Sites are designated under the Ramsar Convention, also known as the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. The Convention has the unique distinction of being the first modern treaty between nations aimed at conserving natural resources. The Convention was signed in 1971 at the small Iranian town of Ramsar, and hence is also known as the Ramsar Convention.
Disclosing this, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the state government was also in the process of consulting relevant stakeholders to register the Crocker Range Park for Unesco's Man and Biosphere programme.
"I am pleased to learn that the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention is scheduled to visit Kota Kinabalu Wetland tomorrow. I hope the representatives from Unesco will get an opportunity to visit Crocker Range Park which is only about an hour's drive from here," he said in his opening speech at the Asian Wetland Symposium, here Monday.
The text of his speech was read out by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai.
Musa hoped that the Sabah Declaration, the expected outcome of this symposium, would become a catalyst for future integration of efforts in ensuring the protection and wise use of the state's natural resources.
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.Ramsar Sites are designated under the Ramsar Convention, also known as the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. The Convention has the unique distinction of being the first modern treaty between nations aimed at conserving natural resources. The Convention was signed in 1971 at the small Iranian town of Ramsar, and hence is also known as the Ramsar Convention.
Disclosing this, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the state government was also in the process of consulting relevant stakeholders to register the Crocker Range Park for Unesco's Man and Biosphere programme.
"I am pleased to learn that the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention is scheduled to visit Kota Kinabalu Wetland tomorrow. I hope the representatives from Unesco will get an opportunity to visit Crocker Range Park which is only about an hour's drive from here," he said in his opening speech at the Asian Wetland Symposium, here Monday.
The text of his speech was read out by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai.
Musa hoped that the Sabah Declaration, the expected outcome of this symposium, would become a catalyst for future integration of efforts in ensuring the protection and wise use of the state's natural resources.
Continue reading at: Sabah To Push For Ramsar Site Status For Kota Kinabalu Wetland
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