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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1" title="اتفاقية رامسر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="اتفاقية رامسر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8" title="ৰামছৰ সন্মিলন – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৰামছৰ সন্মিলন" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveniu_de_Ramsar" title="Conveniu de Ramsar – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Conveniu de Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar_konvensiyas%C4%B1" title="Ramsar konvensiyası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ramsar konvensiyası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8" title="রামসার কনভেনশন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="রামসার কনভেনশন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D2%BB%D1%8B" title="Рамсар конвенцияһы – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Рамсар конвенцияһы" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Рамсарская канвенцыя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Рамсарская канвенцыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Рамсарская канвэнцыя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Рамсарская канвэнцыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A8" title="रामसर कन्वेंशन – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="रामसर कन्वेंशन" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Рамсарска конвенция – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Рамсарска конвенция" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarska_konvencija" title="Ramsarska konvencija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Ramsarska konvencija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveni_de_Ramsar" title="Conveni de Ramsar – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Conveni de Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarsk%C3%A1_%C3%BAmluva" title="Ramsarská úmluva – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ramsarská úmluva" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarkonventionen" title="Ramsarkonventionen – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ramsarkonventionen" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar-Konvention" title="Ramsar-Konvention – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ramsar-Konvention" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsari_konventsioon" title="Ramsari konventsioon – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ramsari konventsioon" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%8D%CE%BC%CE%B2%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B7_%CE%A1%CE%B1%CE%BC%CF%83%CE%AC%CF%81" title="Σύμβαση Ραμσάρ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σύμβαση Ραμσάρ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convenio_de_Ramsar" title="Convenio de Ramsar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Convenio de Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar-Interkonsento" title="Ramsar-Interkonsento – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ramsar-Interkonsento" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarko_hitzarmena" title="Ramsarko hitzarmena – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ramsarko hitzarmena" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1" title="کنوانسیون رامسر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کنوانسیون رامسر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_de_Ramsar" title="Convention de Ramsar – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Convention de Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convenci%C3%B3n_de_Ramsar" title="Convención de Ramsar – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Convención de Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%B0_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%A8" title="રામસર સંમેલન – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="રામસર સંમેલન" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%9E%8C%EC%82%AC%EB%A5%B4_%ED%98%91%EC%95%BD" title="람사르 협약 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="람사르 협약" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AA%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%B8%D5%BE" title="Ռամսարի համաժողով – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ռամսարի համաժողով" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AF" title="रामसर अभिसमय – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रामसर अभिसमय" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarska_konvencija" title="Ramsarska konvencija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Ramsarska konvencija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konvensi_Ramsar" title="Konvensi Ramsar – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Konvensi Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar-s%C3%A1ttm%C3%A1linn" title="Ramsar-sáttmálinn – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Ramsar-sáttmálinn" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convenzione_di_Ramsar" title="Convenzione di Ramsar – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Convenzione di Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%AA_%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A8" title="אמנת רמסר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אמנת רמסר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="რამსარის კონვენცია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="რამსარის კონვენცია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pactio_Ramsar" title="Pactio Ramsar – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Pactio Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C4%81msaras_konvencija" title="Rāmsaras konvencija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Rāmsaras konvencija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar-Konventioun" title="Ramsar-Konventioun – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Ramsar-Konventioun" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsaro_konvencija" title="Ramsaro konvencija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Ramsaro konvencija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A1mszari_egyezm%C3%A9ny" title="Rámszari egyezmény – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Rámszari egyezmény" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Рамсарска конвенција – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Рамсарска конвенција" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%89%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF" title="റാംസർ ഉടമ്പടി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="റാംസർ ഉടമ്പടി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6" title="रामसर परिषद – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="रामसर परिषद" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86" title="رامسر پیمون – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="رامسر پیمون" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konvensyen_Ramsar" title="Konvensyen Ramsar – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Konvensyen Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventie_van_Ramsar" title="Conventie van Ramsar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Conventie van Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF" title="रामसार सन्धि – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="रामसार सन्धि" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E6%9D%A1%E7%B4%84" title="ラムサール条約 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ラムサール条約" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar-konvensjonen" title="Ramsar-konvensjonen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ramsar-konvensjonen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar-konvensjonen" title="Ramsar-konvensjonen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ramsar-konvensjonen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%9D%E0%A9%8C%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE" title="ਰਾਮਸਰ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਰਾਮਸਰ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%AC%DA%BE%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="رامسر سمجھوتا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="رامسر سمجھوتا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konwencja_ramsarska" title="Konwencja ramsarska – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Konwencja ramsarska" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conven%C3%A7%C3%A3o_sobre_as_Zonas_H%C3%BAmidas_de_Import%C3%A2ncia_Internacional" title="Convenção sobre as Zonas Húmidas de Importância Internacional – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Convenção sobre as Zonas Húmidas de Importância Internacional" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conven%C8%9Bia_Ramsar" title="Convenția Ramsar – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Convenția Ramsar" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Рамсарская конвенция – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Рамсарская конвенция" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Рамсар конвенцията – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Рамсар конвенцията" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A_%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA" title="රැම්සාර් සම්මුතිය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="රැම්සාර් සම්මුතිය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar_Convention" title="Ramsar Convention – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Ramsar Convention" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A1msarsk%C3%BD_dohovor" title="Rámsarský dohovor – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Rámsarský dohovor" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarska_konvencija" title="Ramsarska konvencija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Ramsarska konvencija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Рамсарска конвенција – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Рамсарска конвенција" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarska_konvencija" title="Ramsarska konvencija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ramsarska konvencija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarin_sopimus" title="Ramsarin sopimus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Ramsarin sopimus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsarkonventionen" title="Ramsarkonventionen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Ramsarkonventionen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="ராம்சர் சாசனம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ராம்சர் சாசனம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C" title="อนุสัญญาแรมซาร์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="อนุสัญญาแรมซาร์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar_S%C3%B6zle%C5%9Fmesi" title="Ramsar Sözleşmesi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Ramsar Sözleşmesi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:125%;">Ramsar Convention</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above description" style="font-size: 100%; background-color:#ededed">Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;padding-top:0.4em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramsar_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ramsar_logo.svg/160px-Ramsar_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ramsar_logo.svg/240px-Ramsar_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ramsar_logo.svg/320px-Ramsar_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="119" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding:0.35em 0.35em 0.25em;line-height:1.25em;">Ramsar logo</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signed</th><td class="infobox-data">2 February 1971</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Ramsar,_Mazandaran" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramsar, Mazandaran">Ramsar</a>, Iran</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Effective</th><td class="infobox-data">21 December 1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Condition</th><td class="infobox-data">Ratification by 7 states</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signatories</th><td class="infobox-data attendee plainlist">23<sup id="cite_ref-textandrat_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-textandrat-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parties</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Ramsar_Convention" title="List of parties to the Ramsar Convention">172</a><sup id="cite_ref-textandrat_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-textandrat-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depositary</th><td class="infobox-data">Director General of <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data hlist">English (prevailing in case of divergence), French, German, Russian and Spanish<sup id="cite_ref-textandrat_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-textandrat-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat</b> is an international <a href="/wiki/Treaty" title="Treaty">treaty</a> for the conservation and sustainable use of <a href="/wiki/Ramsar_site" title="Ramsar site">Ramsar sites</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetlands</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-ramsar_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ramsar-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also known as the <b>Convention on Wetlands</b>. It is named after the city of <a href="/wiki/Ramsar,_Mazandaran" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramsar, Mazandaran">Ramsar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, where the convention was signed in 1971. </p><p>Every three years, representatives of the contracting parties meet as the <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Conference_of_the_Contracting_Parties">Conference of the Contracting Parties</a> (COP), the policy-making organ of the <a href="/wiki/Wetland_conservation" title="Wetland conservation">convention</a> which adopts decisions (site designations, resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives.<sup id="cite_ref-Contracting_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Contracting-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, COP14 was co-held in Wuhan, China, and Geneva, Switzerland. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site,_Fiji.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site%2C_Fiji.jpg/220px-Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site%2C_Fiji.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site%2C_Fiji.jpg/330px-Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site%2C_Fiji.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site%2C_Fiji.jpg/440px-Upper_Navua_Ramsar_Site%2C_Fiji.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Upper_Navua_Conservation_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Navua Conservation Area">Upper Navua Conservation Area</a> Ramsar site in Fiji</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wise_use.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Wise_use.jpg/220px-Wise_use.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Wise_use.jpg/330px-Wise_use.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Wise_use.jpg/440px-Wise_use.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sustainable fishing">Sustainable fishing</a> in India, an example of wise use.</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_wetlands_of_international_importance">List of wetlands of international importance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of wetlands of international importance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ramsar_wetlands_of_international_importance" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance">List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg/220px-Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg/330px-Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg/440px-Archipel_Bolama-Bijagos_Ramsar_Site_in_Guinea-Bissau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="991" data-file-height="641" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bissagos_Islands" title="Bissagos Islands">Archipel Bolama-Bijagos</a> Ramsar site in Guinea-Bissau</figcaption></figure> <p>The list of wetlands of international importance included 2,331 <a href="/wiki/Ramsar_site" title="Ramsar site">Ramsar sites</a> in May 2018 covering over 2.1 million square kilometres (810,000 sq mi). The countries with most sites are the United Kingdom with 175 and Mexico with 142. The country with the largest surface area of listed wetland is Bolivia, with around 148,000 square kilometres (57,000 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) is a searchable database which provides information on each Ramsar site.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_cooperation">International cooperation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: International cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Ramsar_Convention" title="List of parties to the Ramsar Convention">List of parties to the Ramsar Convention</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg/220px-Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg/330px-Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg/440px-Ramsar_transboundary_Site_Wadden_Sea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Wadden_Sea" title="Wadden Sea">Wadden Sea</a> is a transboundary Ramsar site in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands</figcaption></figure> <p>As of 2016 there are 18 transboundary Ramsar sites, and 15 Ramsar regional initiatives covering regions of the Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, and South America. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_organization_partners">International organization partners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: International organization partners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ramsar Convention works closely with six other organisations known as international organization partners (IOPs). These are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BirdLife_International" title="BirdLife International">BirdLife International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature">International Union for Conservation of Nature</a> (IUCN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Water_Management_Institute" title="International Water Management Institute">International Water Management Institute</a> (IWMI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wetlands_International" title="Wetlands International">Wetlands International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature" title="World Wide Fund for Nature">WWF International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildfowl_%26_Wetlands_Trust" title="Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust">Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust</a> (WWT)</li></ul> <p>These organizations support the work of the convention by providing expert technical advice, helping implement field studies, and providing financial support. The IOPs also participate regularly as observers in all meetings of the conference of the parties and as full members of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_partners">Other partners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other partners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The convention collaborates with a network of partners: </p> <ul><li>Biodiversity-related conventions including the <a href="/wiki/Convention_on_Biological_Diversity" title="Convention on Biological Diversity">Convention on Biological Diversity</a> (CBD), the <a href="/wiki/Convention_to_Combat_Desertification" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention to Combat Desertification">Convention to Combat Desertification</a> (UNCCD), <a href="/wiki/Convention_on_Migratory_Species" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention on Migratory Species">Convention on Migratory Species</a> (CMS), the <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Convention" title="World Heritage Convention">World Heritage Convention</a> (WHC), and the <a href="/wiki/Convention_on_International_Trade_in_Endangered_Species" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species">Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species</a> (CITES);</li> <li>Project funding bodies including global environmental funds, multilateral development banks and bilateral donors;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a> agencies such as <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme" title="United Nations Environment Programme">UNEP</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme" title="United Nations Development Programme">UNDP</a>, <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Europe" title="United Nations Economic Commission for Europe">UN Economic Commission for Europe</a>, and specific programmes such as UNESCO's <a href="/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme" title="Man and the Biosphere Programme">Man and the Biosphere Programme</a> (MAB);</li> <li>Non-governmental organizations including the <a href="/wiki/The_Nature_Conservancy" title="The Nature Conservancy">Nature Conservancy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conservation_International" title="Conservation International">Conservation International</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Wetland_Scientists" title="Society of Wetland Scientists">Society of Wetland Scientists</a>, the <a href="/wiki/International_Association_for_Impact_Assessment" title="International Association for Impact Assessment">International Association for Impact Assessment</a>, and many others;</li> <li>Since 1998 the convention has also benefited from a strong partnership with <a href="/wiki/Danone" title="Danone">Danone</a> including the <a href="/wiki/%C3%89vian" class="mw-redirect" title="Évian">Évian</a> brand, and since 2007 from the Biosphere Connections partnership with the <a href="/wiki/Star_Alliance" title="Star Alliance">Star Alliance</a> airline network.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bodies_established_by_the_convention">Bodies established by the convention</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bodies established by the convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_of_the_Contracting_Parties">Conference of the Contracting Parties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Conference of the Contracting Parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is the convention's governing body consisting of all governments that have ratified the treaty. This ultimate authority reviews progress under the convention, identifies new priorities, and sets work plans for members. The COP can also make amendments to the convention, create expert advisory bodies, review progress reports by member nations, and collaborate with other international organizations and agreements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Standing_Committee">The Standing Committee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The Standing Committee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Standing Committee is the intersessional executive body which represents the COP between its triennial meetings, within the framework of the decisions made by the COP. The contracting parties that are members of the Standing Committee are elected by each meeting of the COP to serve for the three years. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramsar_Convention.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Ramsar_Convention.jpg/220px-Ramsar_Convention.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Ramsar_Convention.jpg/330px-Ramsar_Convention.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Ramsar_Convention.jpg/440px-Ramsar_Convention.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3793" data-file-height="2697" /></a><figcaption>The Ramsar Secretariat offices in Gland, Switzerland</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Scientific_and_Technical_Review_Panel">The Scientific and Technical Review Panel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The Scientific and Technical Review Panel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) provides scientific and technical guidance to the Conference of Contracting Parties, the Standing Committee, and the Ramsar Secretariat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Secretariat">The Secretariat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The Secretariat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Secretariat carries out the day-to-day coordination of the convention's activities. It is based at the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature">International Union for Conservation of Nature</a> (IUCN) in Gland, Switzerland. </p><p>The implementation of the Ramsar Convention is a continuing partnership between the Conference of Contracting Parties, the Standing Committee, and the Secretariat, with the advice of the subsidiary expert body, the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP), and the support of the international organization partners (IOPs). </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Musonda_Mumba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Musonda Mumba (page does not exist)">Musonda Mumba</a> is the seventh secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Wetlands_Day">World Wetlands Day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: World Wetlands Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:World_Wetlands_Day.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/World_Wetlands_Day.jpg/220px-World_Wetlands_Day.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/World_Wetlands_Day.jpg/330px-World_Wetlands_Day.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/World_Wetlands_Day.jpg/440px-World_Wetlands_Day.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2724" data-file-height="1386" /></a><figcaption>A wetland clean-up in Oman on World Wetlands Day</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/World_Wetlands_Day" title="World Wetlands Day">World Wetlands Day</a></div> <p>2 February is World Wetlands Day, marking the convention's adoption on 2 February 1971. Established to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet, WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997, and has grown since then. In 2015 World Wetlands Day was celebrated in 59 countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The convention was co-founded by <a href="/wiki/Eskandar_Firouz" title="Eskandar Firouz">Eskandar Firouz</a> (former environment minister of Iran), <a href="/wiki/Luc_Hoffmann" title="Luc Hoffmann">Luc Hoffmann</a> of Tour du Valat research station in the <a href="/wiki/Camargue" title="Camargue">Camargue</a> in France, and <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Matthews" title="Geoffrey Matthews">Geoffrey Matthews</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Wildfowl_%26_Wetlands_Trust" title="Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust">Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust</a> at <a href="/wiki/Slimbridge" title="Slimbridge">Slimbridge</a> in the late 1960s. The conference, which adopted the terms of the agreement, was held in the Iranian <a href="/wiki/Caspian_Sea" title="Caspian Sea">Caspian Sea</a> resort of <a href="/wiki/Ramsar,_Mazandaran" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramsar, Mazandaran">Ramsar</a> on 2 February 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The convention turned 50 in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Implementation">Implementation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Implementation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite its quasi-universal application, the domestic response to this treaty is often half-hearted and inadequate. By way of example, Germany joined the Convention in 1976 and has, "[as of 2022], failed to give effect to the Ramsar Convention in the manner set out by the constitution of Germany."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ramsar_Classification_System_for_Wetland_Type" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type">Ramsar classification system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreux_Record" title="Montreux Record">Montreux Record</a> – threat classification for wetlands</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsar_Wetland_Conservation_Award" title="Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award">Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_environmental_agreements" title="List of international environmental agreements">List of international environmental agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a> – international agreement on historic site recognition</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramsar_Convention&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output 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carr</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ci%C3%A9nega" title="Ciénega">Ciénega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_river_(river_type)" title="Clearwater river (river type)">Clearwater river</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypress_dome" title="Cypress dome">Cypress dome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dambo" title="Dambo">Dambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fen" title="Fen">Fen</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fen-meadow" title="Fen-meadow">Fen-meadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poor_fen" class="mw-redirect" title="Poor fen">Poor fen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_fen" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich fen">Rich fen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flark" title="Flark">Flark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flood-meadow" title="Flood-meadow">Flood-meadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flooded_grasslands_and_savannas" title="Flooded grasslands and savannas">Flooded grasslands and savannas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grass_valley" title="Grass valley">Grass valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guelta" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_marsh" title="High marsh">High marsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_marsh" title="Low marsh">Low marsh</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mere_(lake)" title="Mere (lake)">Mere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misse" title="Misse">Misse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorland" title="Moorland">Moorland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudflat" title="Mudflat">Mudflat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muskeg" title="Muskeg">Muskeg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oasis" title="Oasis">Oasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakihi" title="Pakihi">Pakihi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palsa" title="Palsa">Palsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palustrine_wetland" title="Palustrine wetland">Palustrine wetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peatland" title="Peatland">Peatland, mire, and quagmire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocosin" title="Pocosin">Pocosin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pothole_(landform)" title="Pothole (landform)">Pothole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reed_bed" title="Reed bed">Reed bed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_pannes_and_pools" title="Salt pannes and pools">Salt pannes and pools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slough_(hydrology)" title="Slough (hydrology)">Slough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swamp" title="Swamp">Swamp</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coniferous_swamp" title="Coniferous swamp">Coniferous swamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freshwater_swamp_forest" title="Freshwater swamp forest">Freshwater swamp forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangrove_forest" title="Mangrove forest">Mangrove forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myristica_swamp" title="Myristica swamp"><i>Myristica</i> swamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peat_swamp_forest" title="Peat swamp forest">Peat swamp forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrub_swamp" title="Shrub swamp">Shrub swamp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wet_meadow" title="Wet meadow">Wet meadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1rzea_forest" title="Várzea forest">Várzea forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernal_pool" title="Vernal pool">Vernal pool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitewater_river_(river_type)" title="Whitewater river (river type)">Whitewater river</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ya%C3%A9r%C3%A9" title="Yaéré">Yaéré</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artificial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bog_garden" title="Bog garden">Bog garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constructed_wetland" title="Constructed wetland">Constructed wetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Converted_wetland" title="Converted wetland">Converted wetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swale_(landform)" title="Swale (landform)">Swale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water-meadow" title="Water-meadow">Water-meadow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wetland_plants" title="List of wetland plants">List of wetland plants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fen_plants" title="List of fen plants">List of fen plants</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sphagnum" title="Sphagnum">Sphagnum</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soil mechanics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acrotelm" title="Acrotelm">Acrotelm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Histosol" title="Histosol">Histosol</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peat" title="Peat">Peat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sapric" title="Sapric">Sapric or muck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_peat" title="Tropical peat">Tropical 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