President of the Socialist Bloc in the House of Deputies, Lisandro Viale, promotes the inclusion of the Delta del Paraná in the list of international wetlands, known as Ramsar sites, in order to protect the region under the concept of sustainable development.
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| Lisandro Viale, deputy PS, proposes that they are included in the list of Ramsar sites |
"The Paraná Delta plays an irreplaceable role and is now being modified by different enterprises such as tourism or agricultural and livestock, which often threaten the ecosystem. If we are to preserve the ecological diversity of the region, we must maintain at least not significantly alter the balance of wetlands, "said Viale.
He added: "Inclusion in this type of site requires the State to regulate and taking action to protect the Delta and maintain the enterprises within the concept of sustainable development."
Socialist MP said "the Delta del Paraná can be considered a wetland macro biogeographical and ecological features only. Unlike other deltas, results in a freshwater estuary of the Río de la Plata. This mosaic of wetlands belong to the world's largest broker, which extends from the Alto Pantanal of Paraguay to the estuary of the same name.
The legislature outlined wetlands have a length greater than 300 kilometers and occupy a surface area of \u200b\u200b17,500 km2. 80% of the region belongs to the province of Entre Rios. Viale
cited in your project considerations Jorge Cappato, director of the Foundation to protect, who says that "the complexity of wetlands results in different landscapes and river islands with forests and meadows, floating vegetation and a predominance of prairie grasses ".
Cappato added that "in the Delta are 700 plant species. The fauna recorded 543 species of vertebrates: 47 mammals, 260 birds, 37 reptiles, 27 amphibians and 172 fish. The Delta has a large richness in birds: the estimated 260 species, representing 31% of the birds of Argentina. "
The Ramsar treaty, signed in 1971 in Iran, is to "the conservation and wise use of wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation as a contribution to sustainable development worldwide.
Today
are attached more than 160 countries, including Argentina, since 1991.
Our country began to take part in the Convention with the inclusion of three sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance Rio Pilcomayo National Park (Formosa ), the Laguna Blanca (Neuquén) and the Monumento Natural Laguna de Pozuelo (Jujuy).
Today, Argentina has 19 Ramsar sites covering an area of \u200b\u200b5.4 hectares.
Source: The leaseholder
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