10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

"Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People"
10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
Changwon, Republic of Korea, 28 October - 4 November 2008

Results of Ramsar COP10

Results of the COP are being posted here as they are finalized.

Resolutions of COP10 (in progress)

Conference Report

Some news and photos from COP10

List of participants

Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award winners 2008

National Reports submitted by the Parties

General and information documents

Earth Negotiations Bulletin: daily reports, analysis

Pre-COP Information

General and pre-registration information
Side events schedule of times + rooms Abstracts of side events
Exhibition space request -- form in Word, PDF
Excursions (2nd November) information
Pre-/Post COP Excursion programmes; early morning wetland visits during COP (external link)
Accommodation information
Accommodation application guidelines
Travel from Seoul to Changwon
Shuttle buses for participants at COP
Visa information
Exhibition of children’s pictures

Pre-registration for COP10

Online pre-registration has been closed at 09.00 GMT on Monday, 20 October 2008. It will still be possible to register at the desk in person at the Conference.

Ramsar pre-COP Regional Meetings

Meeting	Dates	Venue
IV Panamerican Ramsar Regional Meeting	18-21 September 2007	Mérida, Venezuela
5th Pan-African Regional Meeting in preparation for COP10	26-30 November 2007	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Asian Regional Preparatory Meeting for COP10	14-18 January 2008	Bangkok, Thailand
Caribbean Regional Meeting on the implementation of the Convention	8-10 April 2008	Havana, Cuba
4th Oceania Regional Meeting for the Ramsar Convention	10-11 April 2008	Apia, Samoa
6th European Regional Meeting	3-7 May 2008	Stockholm, Sweden

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 15 October 2007, updated 26 November 2008, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.