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Resolutions of the 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

6th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Brisbane, Australia
19-27 March 1996

Resolutions of the 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

Resolution VI.1	Working definitions of ecological character, guidelines for describing and maintaining the ecological character of listed sites, and guidelines for operation of the Montreux Record	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.2	Adoption of specific criteria based on fish for identifying Wetlands of International Importance	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.3	Review of the Ramsar Criteria for identifying Wetlands of International Importance and the accompanying guidelines	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.4	Adoption of population estimates for operation of the specific criteria based on waterfowl	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.5	Inclusion of subterranean karst wetlands as a wetland type under the Ramsar Classification System	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.6	The Wetland Conservation Fund	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.7	The Scientific and Technical Review Panel	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.8	Secretary General matters	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.9	Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.10	Cooperation with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and its implementing agencies: the World Bank, UNDP and UNEP	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.11	Consolidation of Recommendations and Resolutions of the Conference of the Contracting Parties	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.12	National Wetland Inventories and candidate sites for listing	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.13	Submission of information on sites designated for the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.14	The Ramsar 25th Anniversary Statement, the Strategic Plan 1997-2002, and the Bureau Work Programme 1997-1999	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.15	Amendment of the Rules of Procedure as of the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.16	Accession procedures	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.17	Financial and budgetary matters	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.18	Establishment of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.19	Education and public awareness	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.20	Thanks to the people and governments of Australia	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.21	Assessment and reporting on the status of wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.22	Consideration of overall cost reduction and in particular of possible relocation of the Ramsar Bureau and its operations	PDF	Word
Resolution VI.23	Ramsar and water	PDF	Word

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