THE Sibugay Coastal Wetlands (SCW) will be renamed Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve (SWNR) as the Philippines anticipates its inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance when contracting parties meet in Gland, Switzerland in December this year.

Georgina Fernandez, Conservation and Development chief of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Zamboanga Sibugay, says the Ramsar Site designation will open opportunities for international cooperation on research.

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