List of Ramsar areas in Liberia
Ramsar areas in Liberia are protected wetlands in Liberia according to the Ramsar Convention, which was concluded in 1971 . These are of international importance, according to the intention of the international international treaty in particular as a habitat for water and wading birds .
Liberia currently has five Ramsar areas (as of 2006) with a total area of around 95,879 hectares (ha).
List of Ramsar areas
Name of the area | region | position | Size in ha |
Height in m above sea level |
Expulsion date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Piso | Grand Cape Mount | location | 76091 | Sea level | July 2, 2003 |
Marshall Wetlands | Margibi County | location | 12168 | 9-15 | August 24, 2006 |
Mesurado Wetland | Montserrado and Monrovia | location | 6760 | 7-10 | August 24, 2006 |
Kaptawee Wetlands | Bong County | location | 835 | 500-750 | August 24, 2006 |
Gbedi Wetlands | Nimba County | location | 25th | 1000-1385 | August 24, 2006 |
According to an action plan, other coastal regions are considered worthy of protection.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information Sheet: Lake Piso. In: RAMSAR database. Retrieved February 6, 2011 .
- ^ Information Sheet: Marshall Wetlands. In: RAMSAR database. Retrieved February 6, 2011 .
- ^ Information Sheet: Mesurado Wetlands. In: RAMSAR database. Retrieved February 6, 2011 .
- ↑ Information Sheet: Kaptawee Wetlands. In: RAMSAR database. Retrieved February 6, 2011 .
- ↑ Information Sheet: Gbedi Wetlands. In: RAMSAR database. Retrieved February 6, 2011 .
- ↑ Liberia. (PDF; 64 kB) (No longer available online.) RAMSAR, 2002, p. 5 , archived from the original on July 28, 2011 ; accessed on February 6, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.