Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: A Call to Protect Wetlands

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BUENOS AIRES, Sep 8 2003 (IPS) - Non-governmental organizations in Argentina are proposing a “protected corridor” along the northeastern border, the country's principal source of freshwater. The Wetlands Corridor would cover the Paraná and Paraguay river basins, which extend 800 km across five provinces before reaching the Rio de la Plata.

The conservationists want the area to be declared a Ramsar site, in other words, protected by the Convention on Wetlands signed in that Iranian city, promoting the sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems.