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Uniting for wetlands: How COP delegates are shaping the future of wetland conservation
24 April 2024
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63rd meeting of the Standing Committee
3 June 2024
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Ecosystems of exceptional value: Exploring the Convention on Wetlands’ first criterion for recognition
18 April 2024
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Wetland health is human health – How these neglected ecosystems support food, water, and climate security
7 April 2024
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Zero waste and the perils of plastic: Wetlands fight back against existential threat from pollution
30 March 2024
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Call for Proposals Open - Nagao Wetland Fund (NWF) 2024
15 February 2024
Update on preparation of National Reports to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
30 April 2024
Notification
Status of assessed contributions to the Convention on Wetlands, 31 March 2024
17 April 2024
Notification
Data boundaries completion in the RSIS
17 April 2024
Notification
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Uniting for wetlands: How COP delegates are shaping the future of wetland conservation
22 April 2024
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Logo design competition for International Mangrove Center
22 April 2024
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Ecosystems of exceptional value: Exploring the Convention on Wetlands’ first criterion for recognition
16 April 2024
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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
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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:
Number of wetlands:
Total surface of designated sites:
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