The Ramsar Secretary General and the IUCN Director General invited Parties and Delegates to the Ramsar COP13 to a special side event “UN Ocean Conference Community of Ocean Action on Mangroves: Progress and Opportunities”.

The event was held on the 22th October 2018. Ramsar Secretariat and IUCN Director General both serve as focal points for the SDG 14 Communities of Ocean Action – Mangroves. The event was supported by Save our Mangroves Now! a joint mangrove initiative from BMZ, WWF Germany and IUCN.