There is one International Agreement whose objective is to promote the preservation and rational use of Wetlands. This is the Ramsar convention, which takes its name from the Iranian city where it was signed, in 1971. This treaty has been an important tool to unite criteria around this kind of essential ecosystem for life on earth.
Loose Wetlands are extremely diverse aquatic ecosystems, essential to maintain the water cycle. According to Ramsar, the Wetlands They are areas where water is the most important controller of the medium and of the plant and animal life that is connected to it. The Wetlands It is all those bodies of fresh or salt water on the continents and the islands, also in the coastal areas of the marine.
This Definition of Wetland covers all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, marshes and marshesDamp, peat, oasis, estuaria, deltas and low tides, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral reef and artificial places such as fish ponds, rice fields, reservoirs and salinas.
Andalusia Wetlands
The visiting center of the Laguna de Zóñar Natural Reserve on Wednesday organized a working day between representatives of the Junta de Andalucía and the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, with the aim of working the informative files of the informative files of Andalusian Wetlands included in the Ramsar list of international importance.
This technical meeting has meant the starting point of the revision of the 25 Ramsar locations that Andalusia has, starting with the southern lagoons of the province of Córdoba, whose Ecological relevance makes them one of the most important preservation references of the autonomous community.
The update makes it possible to adapt the information of these spaces to the current criteria of the Ramsar Convention, and therefore consolidates The institutional dedication to the preservation of these essential enclaves. The session also attended the representatives of the general directorate of protected natural spaces, Francisco Quirós and Laura García.
The territorial representative of sustainability and the environment in the province of Córdoba, Rafael Martínez, said that “we have taken an important step in the management of our Wetlands, Strengthening cooperation between Administrations to guarantee the preservation of these ecosystems so valuable“.
Martínez emphasized that ‘the lagoons of South Córdoba, such as Zóñar, They are a symbol of Andalusian biodiversity, And the international recognition forces us to retain all the information that guarantees long -term protection. “
Laguna de Zóñar Natural Reserve
La Laguna de Zóñar, located in the municipality of Aguilar de la Frontera, represents one of the most unique wetlands in Andalusia. It is the largest of the lagoons of South Córdoba and the only natural lake of the autonomous community, with permanent waters that organize a biodiversity of great value.
This protected space acts as a refuge for numerous water bird species and is an example Excellent of the Andalusian dedication to the preservation of unique ecosystems.
Andalusia has the natural heritage of Wetlands Richer, varied and better preserved in Spain and the European Union. The Andalusian Wetlands have a wide variety of ecological types and undoubtedly form fundamental areas for preserving biodiversity.
The Wetlands Convention (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty in which they devote themselves The commitments contracted by their Member States to maintain the ecological characteristics of their Wetlands of international importance and plan the sustainable use of all Wetlands Located in their areas.
Spain ratified the Ramsar agreement in 1982, the date on which Doñana was included in the list of Wetlands of Internationale Belt. Since then, the autonomous community of Andalusia has included 25 wet areas in this list with an area of 143.138.81 hectares.