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Extension of the deadline for Wetland City Accreditation applications
21 November 2023

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Climate change and wetlands
17 November 2023

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Four new Wetlands of International Importance on Aruba
13 November 2023

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Samoa’s third Wetland of International Importance
10 November 2023

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Oman adds Wetlands Reserve in Al Wusta Governorate to the List of Wetlands of International Importance
8 November 2023

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New Transboundary Ramsar Site designated by Romania and the Republic of Serbia
6 November 2023
Extension of deadline for the submission of proposals on strengthening the process to include a Site on the Ramsar List
27 November 2023
Notification
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
23 November 2023
Notification
Strategic Plan online consultation workshops
20 November 2023
Notification
Publications
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Upscaling wetland conservation, restoration and wise use through National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
23 November 2023
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Brief on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands for UNFCCC COP28
17 November 2023
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Wetlands and plastic pollution
10 November 2023

The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
The Convention was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975. Since then, almost 90% of UN member states, from all the world’s geographic regions, have acceded to become “Contracting Parties”.
Number of contracting parties:
172
Number of wetlands:
2.502
Total surface of designated sites:
257.106.360
ha