The Densu River is a 116 km long river in Ghana rising in the Atewa Range . It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra . The river ends in an ecologically significant wetland delta on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean . The Densuano Dam and Weija Dam are situated on the Densu River.
4-441: The delta has been designated a Ramsar site as a wetland of international importance. It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of non-breeding and wintering waterbirds , especially terns , including western reef egrets , spotted redshanks , and little , black , roseate , common , Sandwich and royal terns . The population density of
8-705: The Ramsar Convention , also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an international environmental treaty signed on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran , under the auspices of UNESCO . It came into force on 21 December 1975, when it was ratified by a sufficient number of nations. It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources. Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing waterfowl habitat . As of October 2024 , there are 2,521 Ramsar sites around
12-607: The Densu Basin is approximately 240 persons per square kilometre. Part of the Densu River has become a dumping site by some residents in the area, causing water pollution. Other activities include farming, sand mining and quarrying. This article related to a river in Ghana is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under
16-528: The world, protecting 257,317,367 hectares (635,845,060 acres), and 172 national governments are participating. The non-profit organisation Wetlands International provides access to the Ramsar database via the Ramsar Sites Information Service. A wetland can be considered internationally important if any of the following nine criteria apply: The Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type
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