
The Handbooks
Each handbook brings together, subject by subject, the Resolutions and relevant guidance as adopted by the Parties, supplemented by additional material from COP information papers, case studies and other publications in order to illustrate key aspects of the guidelines.
In addition, two posters summarizing the Convention'Strategic Plan and showing how the Plan contributes to the SDGs can be downloaded here.

5th edition Handbook 1: An Introduction to the Convention on Wetlands

5th edition Handbook 2: The Fourth Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2024

Handbook 1 (4th edition): Wise use of wetlands

Handbook 2 (4th edition): National Wetland Policies

Handbook 3 (4th edition): Laws and institutions

Handbook 4 (4th edition): Avian influenza and wetlands

Handbook 5 (4th edition): Partnerships

Handbook 6 (4th edition): Wetland CEPA

Handbook 7 (4th edition): Participatory skills

Handbook 8 (4th edition): Water-related guidance

Handbook 9 (4th edition): River basin management

Handbook 10 (4th edition): Water allocation and management

Handbook 11 (4th edition): Managing groundwater

Handbook 12 (4th edition): Coastal management

Handbook 13 (4th edition): Inventory, assessment and monitoring

Handbook 14 (4th edition): Data and information needs

Handbook 15 (4th edition): Wetland inventory

Handbook 16 (4th edition): Impact assessment

Handbook 17 (4th edition): Designating Ramsar Sites

Handbook 18 (4th edition): Managing wetlands

Handbook 19 (4th edition): Addressing change in wetland ecological character

Handbook 20 (4th edition): International cooperation