The
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Key Documents of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Index to Key Documents
Officially-adopted
technical guidelines on wetland management issuesConvention text and Lists of Parties and sites
The Convention's Key Texts index page links to (in English, Français, and Español):
- The present text of the Ramsar Convention, 2 February 1971
- The Final Act that accompanied the signing of the Convention, Ramsar, Iran, 1971
- The Paris Protocol amending the Convention, 1982
- The Amendments to Articles 6 and 7 (Regina Amendments), 1987
- The List of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (latest version)
- Ratifications of the Convention, Protocol, and Amendments (unofficial list)
- The List of Wetlands of International Importance ("Ramsar sites") (latest version)
- Annotated Ramsar List and Ramsar sites in order of designation
- The List of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention (latest version)
- The List of Wetlands of International Importance (the "Ramsar List") (latest version)
- The List of Administrative Authorities in the Contracting Parties
- The List of members of the Standing Committee
- The List of members of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
- The List of National Focal Points for the STRP
- The List of National Focal Points for Communication, Education, and Public Awareness
- The Montreux Record of Ramsar sites requiring priority attention
- The List of applications of the Ramsar Advisory Mission
Strategic and Work Plans, Resolutions and Recommendations
Decisions of the Conferences of the Contracting Parties
Guidance documents adopted as annexes to the decisions
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Conference Reports from the COPs (i.e., minutes, participants, etc.)
- Programme on communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) 2003-2008 of the Convention on Wetlands (2002)
- Guidelines for the management of groundwater to maintain wetland ecological character (2005)
- Principles and guidelines for incorporating wetland issues into Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) (2002)
- Guidelines for international cooperation under the Ramsar Convention (1999)
- An Integrated Framework for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring (2005)
- A Framework for Wetland Inventory (2002)
- Guidelines for reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands (1999)
- New Guidelines for management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands (2002)
- Guidelines for the operation of the Montreux Record (1996)
- Guidelines for developing and implementing National Wetland Policies (1999)
- Guidelines for establishing and strengthening local communities' and indigenous people's participation in the management of wetlands (1999)
- Guidelines for Global Action on Peatlands (GAP) (2002)
- Strategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance (3rd edition, 2006)
- Guidelines for the rapid assessment of inland, coastal and marine wetland biodiversity (2005)
- Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration (2002)
- Wetland Risk Assessment Framework (1999)
- Guidelines for integrating wetland conservation and wise use into river basin management (1999)
- River basin management: additional guidance and a framework for the analysis of case studies (2005)
- Guidance on signs at Ramsar sites (1996)
- Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance (2002)
- An Integrated Framework for the Ramsar Convention's water-related guidance (2005)
- Guidelines for the allocation and management of water for maintaining the ecological functions of wetlands (2002)
- A Conceptual Framework for the wise use of wetlands and the maintenance of their ecological character (2005)
- Guidelines on the implementation of the wise use concept (1990)
- Additional guidance on the implementation of the wise use concept (1993)
- General guidance for interpreting "urgent national interests" under Article 2.5 of the Convention and considering compensation under Article 4.2 (2002)
- Criteria and procedures for the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award (2007)
- Rules of procedure for the Conference of the Contracting Parties (2008)
- General requirements for and indicative costs of holding an Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention (2002)
- The SGF Operational Guidelines 2003-2005
- Application and reporting forms for the SGF
- The SGF Project Allocations Reports, 1992-2002
- The "Critical Evaluation" of the SGF prepared for COP7, 1999
- News items on completed SGF projects
- Advice on preparing project proposals
- The Memoranda of Understanding between the Ramsar Convention and the United States Government, October 1997 and January 2004
- The "Operational Guidelines" and application forms for 2000-2002
- The Checklists of Projects Supported 1995-2000
Swiss Grant for Africa
- Annual reports of the disbursement of funds for Ramsar projects in Africa
- The form of the Information Sheet for Ramsar Wetlands (RIS)
- The 'Explanatory Note and Guidelines'
- The Classification System for Wetland Type
- The Criteria for Identifying Wetlands of International Importance
Standing Committee and STRP Matters
- The present composition of the Standing Committee
- The Minutes (often with Decisions, Participants, Agenda Documentation, and Photos) of the1st through the 40th meetings (1987-2009)
Memoranda of Understanding and Cooperation
For
further information, 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 
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Updated regularly.
