7 Chinese cities accredited as int'l wetland cities

STORY: 7 Chinese cities accredited int'l "Wetland Cities" DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland/WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. exterior view of the meeting venue in Geneva, Switzerland 2. various of the accreditation ceremony during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) of the Ramsar Convention in Geneva, Switzerland 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG ZEFA, Vice mayor of Wuhan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALI OBAID AL DHAHERI, UAE Ambassador to China 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRIS ROSTRON, Manager of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JIM HARKNESS, China representative, U.S. National Geographic Society STORYLINE: Twenty-five cities from 13 countries, notably seven from China, were accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as international wetland cities. An accreditation ceremony was held during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14).