Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands

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The Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands are a vast coastal lagoon and mangrove ecosystem on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, recognized as a Ramsar site and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for their rich biodiversity and vital role in supporting fisheries and migratory birds.

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Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site ⓘ
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
coastal lagoon system ⓘ
mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
wetland complex ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
designation Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Biosphere Reserve
ecoregion Caribbean mangroves ⓘ
hasConservationMeasure Ramsar site management plan ⓘ
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve zoning ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal lagoon ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
marsh ⓘ
swamp ⓘ
hasHabitat brackish lagoons ⓘ
freshwater swamps ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
hydrologicalConnection Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Magdalena River delta ⓘ
locatedIn Magdalena Department ⓘ
locatedNear Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
city of Santa Marta ⓘ
linked to: Santa Marta
locatedOn Caribbean coast of Colombia ⓘ
partOf Caribbean Sea coastal zone ⓘ
providesService bird habitat ⓘ
carbon sequestration ⓘ
coastal protection ⓘ
fisheries production ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
recognizedBy Ramsar Convention ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ
recognizedFor importance for migratory birds ⓘ
nursery grounds for fish and crustaceans ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
supporting fisheries ⓘ
supportsSpeciesGroup amphibians ⓘ
aquatic plants ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
resident waterbirds ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
hydrological alteration ⓘ
mangrove deforestation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
pollution ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magdalena Department → hasMajorRiver → Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands ⓘ