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26 August 2020
United States names Lower Wisconsin Riverway as its 41st Wetland of International Importance
12 November 2018
The United States names its 39th Wetland of International Importance
18 July 2018
Ramsar Convention at the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development
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United States of America

The convention entered into force in the United States of America on 18 December 1986.

The United States of America currently has 41 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares.

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