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A delegate hosts a flag on the stage during the opening ceremony of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Wuhan.

Everglades National Park in Florida, U.S.

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A delegate hosts a flag on the stage during the opening ceremony of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Wuhan.

Flag handover during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

The meeting was held in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on November 5,...

© Wu Zhizun—Imago/Alamy

Everglades National Park in Florida, U.S.

Everglades National Park in Florida, U.S.

The Everglades were designated a wetland of international importance—also called...

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