The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

04/04/2012
"Wetlands: home and destination"
11th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting
Parties to the Ramsar Convention
Bucharest, Romania, 6-13 July 2012


Draft Resolutions for Ramsar COP11

Note: In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, Draft Resolutions for Ramsar COP11 have been posted here by 5 April 2012 in the Convention’s three working languages (English, French and Spanish). Unofficial translations of many Draft Resolutions are also available in Arabic and Russian.

Document Number
Document Title
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COP11 DR 1
Institutional hosting of the Ramsar Secretariat
COP11 DR 2
Financial and budgetary matters
COP11 DR 3
Adjustments to the Strategic Plan 2009-2015 for the 2013-2015 triennium
COP11 DR 4
The status of sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
COP11 DR 5
Regional initiatives 2013-2015 in the framework of the Ramsar Convention
COP11 DR 6
Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions
COP11 DR 7
Tourism and wetlands
COP11 DR 8
Streamlining procedures for describing Ramsar Sites at the time of designation and subsequently
COP11 DR 8, annex 1Ramsar Site Information Sheet (RIS) – 2012 revision
COP11 DR 8, annex 2Strategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) – 2012 revision
COP11 DR 9
An Integrated Framework for avoiding, mitigating, and compensating for wetland losses
COP11 DR 10
Wetlands and energy issues
COP11 DR 11
Principles for the planning and management of urban and peri-urban wetlands
COP11 DR 12
Wetlands and health: taking an ecosystem approach
COP11 DR 13
An Integrated Framework for linking wetland conservation and wise use with poverty eradication
COP11 DR 14
Climate change and wetlands: implications for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
COP11 DR 15
Agriculture-wetland interactions: rice paddy and pesticide usage
COP11 DR 16
Ensuring efficient delivery of scientific and technical advice and support to the Convention
COP11 DR 17
Future implementation of scientific and technical aspects of the Convention for 2013-2015
COP11 DR 18
Adjustments to the modus operandi of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) for the 2013-2015 triennium
COP11 DR 19
Adjustments to the terms of Resolution VII.1 on the composition, roles, and responsibilities of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Convention
COP11 DR 20
Promoting responsible investment by government and the private sector to ensure the maintenance of the benefits people and nature gain from wetlands
COP11 DR 21
Wetlands and sustainable development
 All COP11 Draft Resolutions in Word or PDF format in one .ZIP file 
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