Recommendations of the Montreux Conference

Recommendation 4.14 on Thanks to the Swiss hosts

4th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Montreux, Switzerland
27 June-4 July 1990

Recommendation 4.14: Thanks to the host

APPRECIATING the extensive support provided by the Swiss authorities for the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties;

EMPHASIZING the significance of the contribution of Switzerland to the Convention budget, particularly by the provision of voluntary funds to support the conservation of wetlands in developing countries;

NOTING with appreciation the announcement made at the meeting by the Government of Switzerland of the proposed designation of six new sites for the List;

THE CONFERENCE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

EXPRESSES its thanks and appreciation to its Swiss hosts, in particular the Confederation, the canton of Vaud and the city of Montreux;

APPRECIATES the outstanding help for the Conference received from non-governmental organizations, especially for site visits;

EXPRESSES its appreciation for the continuing Swiss support to activities under the Convention; and

ANTICIPATES that the delimitation of the six newly-designated sites in Switzerland will be made pursuant to the ecological criteria established under the Convention.

For further information on the Ramsar Convention or the Montreux Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 23 February 1997, updated 4 March 2000, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.