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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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Administrative authorities

A group photo of the administrative authorities of the 5 RAMCEA partner states present at the July 2024 governing council meeting in Dar es Salaam

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4th RAMCEA governing council meeting

Representatives of the Ramsar Convention International Organisation Partners present at the 4th RAMCEA governing council meeting in Dar es Salaam

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Signing of an M.O.U

Signing of a Memorundum of Understanding between RAMCEA secretariat and the Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat to strengthen cooperation between the two regional institutions

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4th RAMCEA governing council

A group photo of all participants at the 4th RAMCEA governing council meeting held in Dar-es-Salaam city Tanzania in July 2024JPG

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Flooded Lake Nakuru ramsar

A group photo of local ramsar site managers from Mabamba and Lutembe bay ramsar sites in Uganda visiting a flooded Lake Nakuru ramsar site in Kenya

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Mabamba ramsar site

Local ramsar site managers from Kenya during a ramsar site visit organised by RAMCEA in Mabamba ramsar site in Uganda

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Twinning exercise between Uganda and Kenya

Participants of the twinning exercise between Uganda and Kenya on a boat trip to observe challenges facing Lake Naivasha ramsar site in Kenya like settlements and floodingJPG

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Twinning exercise between Uganda and Kenya

Participants of the twinning exercise between Uganda and Kenya on a boat trip to observe challenges facing Lake Naivasha ramsar site in Kenya like settlements and floodingJPG

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Mangrove restoration

Visiting of community mangrove restoration efforts in the Rufiji delta ramsar site Tanzania by participants of the 4th RAMCEA governing council meeting

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Rufiji delta ramsar site

Visual explanation of changes in mangroves in the Rufiji delta ramsar site to participants of the 4th RAMCEA governing council meeting

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Lake Naivasaha ramsar site

Fishermen in Lake Oloiden part of the Lake Naivasaha ramsar site

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The Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention

The Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention, Dr. Mumba Musonda with the RAMCEA regional cordinator Ms.Lucy Iyango, Ms. Elsie G. Attafuah, UNDP Resident Rep to Uganda & her deputy Ms. Sheila Ngatia

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RAMCEA Members

The RAMCEA partner state members at a side meeting during COP 14 in Geneva Switzerland,2022

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SG visit to Uganda

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water and Environment, Mr.Alfred Okot Okidi and Administrative Authority of Uganda gifting the SG during her visit to Uganda

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SG Field visit

The SG during a field visit to a wetland wise use model in Nakaseke district,Uganda

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Mpanga Gorge

Mpanga Gorge is an ecological treasure in the L.George ramsar site Located in Uganda famously known for the beautiful cycads which are known to grow only in this beautiful rain forest valley where R. Mpanga drains into L. George

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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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