Key Documents of the Ramsar Convention

The Montreux Record

26 November 2008 [latest change in the Record]

LIST OF WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE INCLUDED IN THE MONTREUX RECORD

LISTE DES ZONES HUMIDES D'IMPORTANCE INTERNATIONALE INCLUS DANS LE REGISTRE DE MONTREUX

LISTA DE HUMEDALES DE IMPORTANCIA INTERNACIONAL INCLUIDOS EN EL REGISTRO DE MONTREUX

Sites included in the Montreux Record, "a record of Ramsar sites where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring or are likely to occur" maintained by the Secretariat in consultation with the Contracting Party concerned (Recommendation 4.8, 4th COP, Montreux, Switzerland).

Sites inclus dans le Registre de Montreux, «un registre des sites Ramsar dont les caractéristiques écologiques ont connu, connaissent ou sont susceptibles de connaître des modifications», tenu par le Secrétariat en consultation avec la Partie contractante concernée (Recommandation 4.8, 4e COP, Montreux, Suisse).

Sitios incluidos en el Registro de Montreux, "un Registro de los sitios Ramsar en los que se hubieran producido, se estuvieran produciendo o pudieran producirse modificaciones en las condiciones ecológicas" que lleva la Secretaría en consulta con cada una de las Partes Contratantes interesadas (Recomendación 4.8, 4a COP, Montreux, Suiza).

Montreux Record / Registre de Montreux / Registro de Montreux:

55 sites / sitios

ALGERIA / ALGERIE / ARGELIA

• Lac Tonga, designated 04/11/83, Et Tarf, 2,700 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93
• Oasis de Ouled Saïd, designated 02/02/01, Adrar, 25,400 ha, Montreux Record 14/06/01

ARGENTINA / ARGENTINE

• Laguna de Llancanelo, designated 08/11/95, Mendoza, 65,000 ha, Montreux Record 02/07/01

AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE

• Donau-March-Auen, designated 16/12/82, Nieder Österreich, 38,500 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

BELGIUM / BELGIQUE / BELGICA

• De Ijzerbroeken te Diksmuide en Lo-Renige, designated 04/03/86, Vlaamse Gewest, 2,360 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed from Record 17/01/94, replaced on Record 17/05/99
• Schorren van de Beneden Schelde, designated 04/03/86, Vlaamse Gewest, 420 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

BULGARIA / BULGARIE

• Durankulak Lake, designated 28/11/84, Varna, 350 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93
• Srebarna, designated 24/09/75, Silistra, 600 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

CHILE

• Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary, designated 27/07/81, Región X, 4,877 ha, Montreux Record 06/10/06

COSTA RICA

• Palo Verde, designated 27/12/91, Guanacaste, 19,800 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

CROATIA / CROATIE / CROACIA

• Kopacki Rit, designated 03/02/93, 17,770 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

CZECH REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE / REPUBLICA CHECA

• Litovelské Pomoraví, designated 02/11/93, Olomouc, Sumperk, 5,122 ha, Montreux Record 26/02/97
• Mokrady dolního Podyjí (floodplain of lower Dyje River), designated 02/11/93, Breclav, 11,500 ha, Montreux Record 06/06/05
• Poodri, designated 02/11/93, Ostrava, N. Jicín, 5,450 ha, Montreux Record 06/06/05
  
• Trebonská rybníky (Trebon fishponds), designated 02/07/90, J. Hradec, Tábor, C. Budejovice, 10,165 ha, Montreux Record 18/09/94

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO / RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO / REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO

• Parc national des Mangroves, designated 18/01/96, Bas-Zaïre, 66,000 ha , Montreux Record 11/04/00

DENMARK / DANEMARK / DINAMARCA

• Ringkøbing Fjord, designated 02/09/77, Ringkøbing, 27,520 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

EGYPT / EGYPTE / EGIPTO

• Lake Bardawil, designated 09/09/88, 59,500 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Lake Burullus, designated 09/09/88, Kafr El Sheikh, 46,200 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE / ALEMANIA

• Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart, designated 26/02/76, Niedersachsen, 121,620 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

GREECE / GRECE / GRECIA

• Amvrakikos gulf, designated 21/08/75, Aitoloakarnania, Preveza, Arta, 23,649 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Axios, Loudias, Aliakmon delta, designated 21/08/75, Thessaloniki, Imanthia, Piera, 11,808 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Kotychi lagoons, designated 21/08/75, Ileia, 6,302 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Lake Vistonis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris & adjoining lagoons, designated 21/08/75, Rodopi, Xanthi, 24,396 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Lakes Volvi & Koronia, designated 21/08/75, Thessaloniki, 16,388 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Messolonghi lagoons, designated 21/08/75, Aitoloakarnania, 33,687 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Nestos delta & adjoining lagoons, designated 21/08/75, Xanthi, 21,930 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

GUATEMALA

• Laguna del Tigre, designated 26/06/90, El Petén, 48,372 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

INDIA / INDE

• Keoladeo National Park, designated 01/10/81, Rajasthan, 2,873 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Loktak Lake, designated 23/03/90, Manipur, 26,600 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) / IRAN (REPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D') / IRAN (REPUBLICA ISLAMICA DEL)

• Alagol, Ulmagol & Ajigol Lakes, designated 23/06/75, Mazandaran, 1,400 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93
• Anzali Mordab (Talab) complex, designated 23/06/75, Gilan, 15,000 ha, Montreux Record 31/12/93
• Hamun-e-Puzak, south end, designated 23/06/75, Sistan & Baluchestan, 10,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Hamun-e-Saberi & Hamun-e-Helmand, designated 23/06/75, Sistan & Baluchestan, 50,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Neyriz Lakes & Kamjan Marshes, designated 23/06/75, Fars, 108,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Shadegan Marshes & mudflats of Khor-al Amaya & Khor Musa, designated 23/06/75, Khuzestan, 400,000 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93
• Shurgol, Yadegarlu & Dorgeh Sangi Lakes, designated 23/06/75, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, 2,500 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

JORDAN / JORDANIE / JORDANIA

• Azraq Oasis, designated 10/01/77, 7,372 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC / RÉPUBLIQUE KIRGHIZE / REPÚBLICA KIRGUISA [note below]

• Isyk-Kul State Reserve with the Lake Isyk-Kul, designated 12/11/02. [Montreux Record 04/07/90]
  

MAURITANIA / MAURITANIE

• Parc National du Diawling, designated 23/08/94, Nouakchott, 15,600 ha, Montreux Record 28/02/02

NICARAGUA

• Sistema de Humedales de la Bahía de Bluefields, designated 08/11/01, Atlántico Sur, 86,501 ha, Montreux Record 15/01/07

SENEGAL

• Djoudj, designated 11/07/77, Fleuve, 16,000 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93
• Bassin du Ndiael, designated 11/07/77, Saint-Louis, 10,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

SOUTH AFRICA / AFRIQUE DU SUD / SUDAFRICA

• Blesbokspruit, designated 02/10/86, Gauteng, 1,858 ha, Montreux Record 06/05/96
• Orange River Mouth, designated 28/06/91, Northern Cape, 2,000 ha, Montreux Record 26/09/95

SPAIN / ESPAGNE / ESPAÑA

• Doñana, designated 04/05/82, Andalucía, 50,720 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Las Tablas de Daimiel, designated 04/05/82, Castilla-La Mancha, 1,928 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

TUNISIA / TUNISIE / TUNEZ

• Ichkeul, designated 24/11/80, Bizerte, 12,600 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

UGANDA / OUGANDA

• Lake George, designated 04/03/88, Toro Province, 15,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

UNITED KINGDOM / ROYAUME-UNI / REINO UNIDO

• The Dee Estuary, designated 17/07/85, England, Wales, 13,085 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Ouse Washes, designated 05/01/76, England, 2,469 ha, Montreux Record 31/10/00

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE / ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

• Everglades, designated 04/06/87, Florida, 566,143 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

URUGUAY

• Bañados del Este y Franja Costera, designated 22/05/84, Rocha, Treinta y Tres, 435,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90

former USSR / ex-URSS / ex-URSS

• Kirov Bays, designated 11/10/76, Republic of Azerbaijan, 132,500 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90
• Lakes of the lower Turgay & Irgiz, designated 11/10/76, Republic of Kazakhstan, 348,000 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93

List of Ramsar sites removed from the Montreux Record

1. Algeria, Lac Oubeïra, designated 04/11/83, 2,200 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 18/11/97
2. Belgium, De Ijzerbroeken te Diksmuide en Lo-Renige, designated 04/03/86, 2,360 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed from Record 17/01/94, replaced on Record 17/05/99
3. Bolivia, Laguna Colorada, designated 27/06/90, 5,240 ha, Montreux record 16/06/93, removed 07/08/96
4. Czech Republic, Novozámecky a Brehynsky rybník (Novozámeckv/Brehynsky fishponds), designated 02/07/90, 923 ha, Montreux Record 18/09/94, removed 26/09/02
5. Germany, Unterer Niederrhein, designated 28/10/83, 25,000 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 08/01/99
6. Greece, Artificial Lake Kerkini, designated 21/08/75, 10,996 ha, Montreux Record 07/04/90, removed 18/05/99
7. Greece, Evros delta, designated 21/08/75, 9,267 ha, Montreux Record 07/04/90, removed 18/05/99
8. Greece, Lake Mikri Prespa, designated 21/08/75, 5,078 ha, Montreux Record 07/04/90, removed 18/05/99
9. Iceland, Myvatn-Laxá (part), designated 02/12/77, 20,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 16/06/93
10. Iceland, Thjörsárver, designated 20/03/90, 37,500 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 16/06/93
11. India, Chilika Lake, designated 01/10/81, 116,500 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 11/11/02
12. Italy, Laguna di Orbetello, designated 14/12/76, 887 ha, Montreux Record 31/12/93, removed 21/03/00
13. Italy, Palude della Diaccia Botrona, designated 22/05/91, 2,500 ha, Montreux Record 31/12/93, removed 21/03/00
14. Italy, Stagno di Molentargius, designated 14/12/76, 1,401 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 02/07/08 (PDF)
15. Italy, Torre Guaceto, designated 21/07/81, 940 ha, Montreux Record 31/12/93, removed 21/03/00
16. Italy, Stagno di Cagliari, designated 14/12/76, 3,466 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 25/11/08 (PDF)
17. Mexico, Ría Lagartos, designated 04/07/86, 47,840 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 07/08/96
18. Netherlands, Groote Peel, designated 23/05/80, 900 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 16/06/93
19. South Africa, St. Lucia System, designated 02/10/86, 155,500 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 11/03/96
20. Poland, Jezioro Siedmiu Wysp, designated 03/01/84, Suwalki, Olsztyn, 999 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 05/11/07 (PDF)
21. Poland, Warta River Mouth (formerly Slonsk Reserve), designated 03/01/84, Gorzów, 4,235 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 05/11/07 (PDF)
22. Trinidad and Tobago, Nariva Swamp, designated 21/12/92, 6,234 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 07/01/02
23. Ukraine, Karkinitski & Dzharylgatska Bays, designated [23/11/95], 87,000 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 29/08/03
24. Ukraine, Tendrivska Bay, designated [23/11/95], 38,000 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 29/08/03
25. Ukraine, Yagorlytska Bay, designated [23/11/95], 34,000 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 29/08/03
26. United Kingdom, Bridgend Flats, Islay, designated 14/07/88, 331 ha, Montreux Record 04/07/90, removed 09/11/91
27. Venezuela, Cuare, designated 23/11/88, 9,968 ha, Montreux Record 16/06/93, removed 07/08/96

[note on Isyk-kul Lake: Issyk-kul Lake was designated for the Ramsar List by the former Soviet Union in 1976 and added to the Montreux Record in 1990. The site was designated in 2002 by the Kyrgyz Republic, and discussions are presently under way with Kyrgyz authorities about its present status vis-à-vis the Montreux Record.]

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 ).Updated with every change in the Montreux Record, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.