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Protected: The Berg River Estuary on South Africa’s West Coast. (Dewald Kirsten)
2022 WORLD WETLANDS DAY

Western Cape wetland gets new environmental protection

The Berg River Estuary has been declared South Africa’s 28th Ramsar site, yet 79% of the country’s wetlands remain threatened and 48% are critically endangered

  • Tunicia Phillips
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