Two new Ramsar Sites, the Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve and the Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve, have been designated in the Philippines, emphasizing the significance of wetland conservation for migratory birds and human communities.
The Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve in the Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape was identified as Ramsar Site 2553. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recently included the Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve (SWNR) in Zamboanga Sibugay and the Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (DCMR) within the Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (Siplas) as Wetlands of International Importance, or Ramsar Sites .
The declaration of the two Ramsar Sites in the Philippines underscores the global importance of protecting and conserving the country’s wetlands—unique ecosystems that serve as feeding and staging grounds for hundreds of species of migratory birds that travel half across the globe for their survival. Environment department Assistant Secretary for Biodiversity Marcial C. Amaro Jr. and Assistant Director Armida P. Andres of Biodiversity Management Bureau presented the certificates of designation to the representatives of the newly declared Ramsar Sites at the 10th Asian Wetland Symposium (ASW10) in November 2024. George Laolao, OIC Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the Georgina Fernandez, chief of Conservation and Development Section, received the award on behalf of the SWNR, while Mayor Alfredo Coro II of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, accepted the award for the DCMR.The Philippines sits along the East-Asian-Australasian Flyway, a migration route for birds that spans 37 countries from Alaska to Australia and New Zealand. Around 600 bird species, including some of the world’s most endangered birds, regularly use the East-Asian-Australasian Flyway. Wetlands along these migration routes provide ecosystem services to nearly 200 million people, including support to agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and other industries. According to scientists, over 50 million migratory waterbirds depend on the wetlands along the flyway
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