The latest
Meeting
63rd meeting of the Standing Committee
3 June 2024
News
Indonesia names its eighth Wetland of International Importance
22 May 2024
News
Pyeongdume Wetland named as Republic of Korea’s 28th Wetland of International Importance
13 May 2024
News
Golden milestone for Cobourg Peninsula: World's first Ramsar Site celebrates 50 years of Indigenous-led conservation
7 May 2024
News
Uniting for wetlands: How COP delegates are shaping the future of wetland conservation
24 April 2024
Feature
Ecosystems of exceptional value: Exploring the Convention on Wetlands’ first criterion for recognition
18 April 2024
Scaling up wetland conservation and restoration to deliver the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
16 May 2024
Notification
Extension of deadline to 31 May - Call for expression of interest in a national wetland inventories training course
13 May 2024
Notification
Appointment of National Youth Focal Points
7 May 2024
Notification
Scaling up wetland conservation and restoration to deliver the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
15 May 2024
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Upscaling wetland conservation, restoration and wise use through National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
23 November 2023
Brief on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands for UNFCCC COP28
17 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:
2.514
Total surface of designated sites:
257.292.390
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