Rio De Janeiro - The world's largest freshwater wetlands, stretching across two Brazilian states, will be declared a World Heritage site, UNESCO's representative, Mr Jorge Werthein, said yesterday. The Pantal is about the size of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal.
Wetlands a World Heritage site
Rio De Janeiro - The world's largest freshwater wetlands, stretching across two Brazilian states, will be declared a World Heritage…
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