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Recommendations of the 5th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

5th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Kushiro, Japan
9-16 June 1993

Recommendations of the 5th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

Recommendation 5.1	Ramsar sites in the territories of specific Contracting Parties	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.1.1	Greek Ramsar sites	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.1.2	Cuare, Venezuela	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.1.3	Lower Danube Basin	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.2	Guidelines for interpretation of Article 3 ("ecological character" and "change in ecological character")	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.3	The essential character of wetlands and the need for zonation related to wetland reserves	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.4	The relationship between the Ramsar Convention, the Global Environment Facility and the Convention on Biological Diversity	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.5	Inclusion of conservation and wise use of wetlands in multilateral and bilateral development cooperation programmes	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.6	The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Ramsar Convention	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.7	National Committees	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.8	Measures to promote public awareness of wetland values in wetland reserves	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.9	Establishment of Ramsar guidelines on Wetlands of International Importance as fish habitat	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.10	The 25th anniversary wetland campaign for 1996	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.11	The new Bureau headquarters in Switzerland	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.12	Thanks to the Japanese hosts	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.13	Promotion and strengthening of the Ramsar Neotropical Region	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.14	Collaboration for Mediterranean Wetlands	PDF	Word
Recommendation 5.15	Working languages of the Conference of the Contracting Parties	PDF	Word

The Convention today

Number of » Contracting Parties: 167 Sites designated for the
» List of Wetlands of
International Importance: 2,122 Total surface area of designated sites (hectares): 205,366,160

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