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Resolutions and Recommendations of the 7th Conference of the Parties


COP7's logo"People and Wetlands: The Vital Link"
7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999

Resolutions and Recommendations of Ramsar COP7

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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
Resolution VII.2 Composition and modus operandi of the Convention’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
Resolution VII.3 Partnerships with international organizations
Resolution VII.4 Partnerships and cooperation with other Conventions, including harmonized information management infrastructures
Resolution VII.5 Critical evaluation of the Convention’s Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use (SGF) and its future operations
Resolution VII.6 Guidelines for developing and implementing National Wetland Policies
Resolution VII.7 Guidelines for reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands
Resolution VII.8 Guidelines for establishing and strengthening local communities’ and indigenous people’s participation in the management of wetlands
Resolution VII.9 The Convention’s Outreach Programme, 1999-2002
Resolution VII.10 Wetland Risk Assessment Framework
Resolution VII.11 Strategic Framework and guidelines for the future development of the List of Wetlands of International Importance
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

Resolution VII.13

Guidelines for identifying and designating karst and other subterranean hydrological systems as Wetlands of International Importance

Resolution VII.14 Invasive species and wetlands
Resolution VII.15 Incentive measures to encourage the application of the wise use principle
Resolution VII.16 The Ramsar Convention and impact assessment: strategic, environmental and social
Resolution VII.17 Restoration as an element of national planning for wetland conservation and wise use
Resolution VII.18 Guidelines for integrating wetland conservation and wise use into river basin management
Resolution VII.19 Guidelines for international cooperation under the Ramsar Convention
Resolution VII.20 Priorities for wetland inventory
Resolution VII.21 Enhancing the conservation and wise use of intertidal wetlands
Resolution VII.22 Collaborative structure for Mediterranean wetlands
Resolution VII.23 Issues concerning the boundary definitions of Ramsar sites and compensation of wetland habitats
Resolution VII.24 Compensation for lost wetland habitats and other functions
Resolution VII.25 Measuring environmental quality in wetlands
Resolution VII.26 Creation of a Regional Ramsar Centre for Training and Research on Wetlands in the Western Hemisphere
Resolution VII.27 The Convention Work Plan 2000-2002
Resolution VII.28 Financial and budgetary matters
Resolution VII.29 Thanks to the host country
Resolution VII.30 Status of Yugoslavia in the Ramsar Convention
Recommendation 7.1 A global action plan for the wise use and management of peatlands
Recommendation 7.2 Small Island Developing States, island wetland ecosystems, and the Ramsar Convention
Recommendation 7.3

Multilateral cooperation on the conservation of migratory waterbirds in the Asia-Pacific region

Recommendation 7.4 The Wetlands for the Future Initiative

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 19999 0170, fax +41 22 99 0169, e-mail ). Updated 8 July 1999, updated 17 December 2004, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.

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