A large number of scientists will also benefit. Until now, they lacked the necessary infrastructure to develop research projects. The Center was constructed to support sustainable development projects in the region by different entities. The objectives of the research, for example, for the use and reproduction of different plant and animal species, is implementing productive projects for the sustainable use of the resources in the area, which are characterized by enormous and fragile biological diversity. The infrastructure of the Center is also available to local organizations.
Wetlands are one of the world's most productive ecosystems and also the most threatened.
They shelter enormous quantities of unique plant and animal species, which in many cases, are in danger of extinction. Wetlands are essential for hydrological and ecological processes and play an important part in the subsistence of a large number of communities. Despite their importance, approximately one-third of the world's wetland areas have been drained during this century. Wetlands are lakes, swamps, ponds, torrents, rivers, marshes, shores, estuaries, and mangrove areas. They can be natural or artificial bodies, permanent or temporary, stagnant or running, fresh, brackish or salty, including shallow marine areas.