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Resolutions of the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

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7^th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999

Resolutions of the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

Reference	Document title
Resolution VII.1	Regional categorization of countries under the Convention, and composition, roles and responsibilities of the Standing Committee, including tasks of Standing Committee members	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.2	Composition and modus operandi of the Convention’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.3	Partnerships with international organizations	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.4	Partnerships and cooperation with other Conventions, including harmonized information management infrastructures	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.5	Critical evaluation of the Convention’s Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use (SGF) and its future operations	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.6	Guidelines for developing and implementing National Wetland Policies	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.7	Guidelines for reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.8	Guidelines for establishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous people’s participation in the management of wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.9	The Convention’s Outreach Programme, 1999-2002	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.10	Wetland Risk Assessment Framework	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.11	Strategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.12	Sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: official descriptions, conservation status, and management plans, including the situation of particular sites in the territories of specific Contracting Parties	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.13	Guidelines for identifying and designating karst and other subterranean hydrological systems as Wetlands of International Importance	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.14	Invasive species and wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.15	Incentive measures to encourage the application of the wise use principle	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.16	The Ramsar Convention and impact assessment: strategic, environmental and social	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.17	Restoration as an element of national planning for wetland conservation and wise use	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.18	Guidelines for integrating wetland conservation and wise use into river basin management	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.19	Guidelines for international cooperation under the Ramsar Convention	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.20	Priorities for wetland inventory	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.21	Enhancing the conservation and wise use of intertidal wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.22	Collaborative structure for Mediterranean wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.23	Issues concerning the boundary definitions of Ramsar sites and compensation of wetland habitats	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.24	Compensation for lost wetland habitats and other functions	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.25	Measuring environmental quality in wetlands	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.26	Creation of a Regional Ramsar Centre for Training and Research on Wetlands in the Western Hemisphere	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.27	The Convention Work Plan 2000-2002	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.28	Financial and budgetary matters	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.29	Thanks to the host country	PDF	Word
Resolution VII.30	Status of Yugoslavia in the Ramsar Convention	PDF	Word

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