The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).[2] It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.
Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
English (prevailing in case of divergence), French, German, Russian and Spanish[1]
Every three years, representatives of the contracting parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the convention which adopts decisions (resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives.[3] COP12 was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in 2015. COP13 was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in October 2018.
The list of wetlands of international importance included 2,331 Ramsar sites 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 greatest area of listed wetlands is Bolivia, with around 148,000 square kilometres (57,000 sq mi).[4]
The Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) is a searchable database which provides information on each Ramsar site.[5]
The Wadden Sea is a transboundary Ramsar site in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands
As of 2016 there are 18 transboundary Ramsar sites, and 15 Ramsar regional initiatives covering regions of the Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, and South America.
International organization partners
The Ramsar Convention works closely with six other organisations known as international organization partners (IOPs). These are:
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.
Other partners
The convention collaborates with a network of partners:
Since 1998 the convention has also benefited from a strong partnership with Danone including the Évian brand, and since 2007 from the Biosphere Connections partnership with the Star Alliance airline network.
Bodies established by the convention
Conference of the Contracting Parties
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.
The Standing Committee
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.
The Ramsar Secretariat offices in Gland, Switzerland
The Scientific and Technical Review Panel
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.
The Secretariat
The Secretariat carries out the day-to-day coordination of the convention's activities. It is based at the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Gland, Switzerland.
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).
Dr Musonda Mumba is the seventh secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
February 2 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.
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, "to date, failed to give effect to the Ramsar Convention in the manner set out by the constitution of Germany."[8]
^"Sad news: death of Mr Eskandar Firouz – Call of the Curlew". curlewcall.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^Bridgewater, Peter; Kim, Rakhyun E. (2021). "The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands at 50". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5 (3): 268–270. doi:10.1038/s41559-021-01392-5. ISSN 2397-334X. PMID 33526891. S2CID 231757105.
^Bury, Zur Verknüpfung überkommener Vorstellungen völkerrechtlicher Normativität mit der unterlassenen Übernahme der Ramsar-Konvention von 1971 in den deutschen Rechtsraum (2022) 60(1) Archiv des Völkerrechts. DOI: 10.1628/avr-2022-0005
External links
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites wetlands 2 It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran where the convention was signed in 1971 Ramsar ConventionRamsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl HabitatRamsar logoSigned2 February 1971LocationRamsar IranEffective21 December 1975ConditionRatification by 7 statesSignatories23 1 Parties172 1 DepositaryDirector General of UNESCOLanguagesEnglish prevailing in case of divergence French German Russian and Spanish 1 Every three years representatives of the contracting parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties COP the policy making organ of the convention which adopts decisions resolutions and recommendations to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives 3 COP12 was held in Punta del Este Uruguay in 2015 COP13 was held in Dubai United Arab Emirates in October 2018 The Upper Navua Conservation Area Ramsar site in Fiji Sustainable fishing in India an example of wise use Contents 1 List of wetlands of international importance 2 International cooperation 2 1 International organization partners 2 2 Other partners 3 Bodies established by the convention 3 1 Conference of the Contracting Parties 3 2 The Standing Committee 3 3 The Scientific and Technical Review Panel 3 4 The Secretariat 4 World Wetlands Day 5 History 6 Implementation 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksList of wetlands of international importance EditMain article List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance Archipel Bolama Bijagos Ramsar site in Guinea Bissau The list of wetlands of international importance included 2 331 Ramsar sites 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 greatest area of listed wetlands is Bolivia with around 148 000 square kilometres 57 000 sq mi 4 The Ramsar Sites Information Service RSIS is a searchable database which provides information on each Ramsar site 5 International cooperation EditMain article List of parties to the Ramsar Convention The Wadden Sea is a transboundary Ramsar site in Denmark Germany and the Netherlands As of 2016 there are 18 transboundary Ramsar sites and 15 Ramsar regional initiatives covering regions of the Mediterranean Asia Africa and South America International organization partners Edit The Ramsar Convention works closely with six other organisations known as international organization partners IOPs These are BirdLife International International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN International Water Management Institute IWMI Wetlands International WWF International Wildfowl amp Wetlands Trust WWT 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 Other partners Edit The convention collaborates with a network of partners Biodiversity related conventions including the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD the Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD Convention on Migratory Species CMS the World Heritage Convention WHC and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES Project funding bodies including global environmental funds multilateral development banks and bilateral donors UN agencies such as UNEP UNDP UNESCO and the UN Economic Commission for Europe and specific programmes such as UNESCO s Man and the Biosphere Programme MAB Non governmental organizations including the Nature Conservancy Conservation International the Society of Wetland Scientists the International Association for Impact Assessment and many others Since 1998 the convention has also benefited from a strong partnership with Danone including the Evian brand and since 2007 from the Biosphere Connections partnership with the Star Alliance airline network Bodies established by the convention EditConference of the Contracting Parties Edit 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 The Standing Committee Edit 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 The Ramsar Secretariat offices in Gland Switzerland The Scientific and Technical Review Panel Edit 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 The Secretariat Edit The Secretariat carries out the day to day coordination of the convention s activities It is based at the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN in Gland Switzerland 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 Dr Musonda Mumba is the seventh secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands World Wetlands Day Edit A wetland clean up in Oman on World Wetlands Day Main article World Wetlands Day February 2 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 History EditThe convention was co founded by Eskandar Firouz former environment minister of Iran Luc Hoffmann of Tour du Valat research station in the Camargue in France and Geoffrey Matthews of the Wildfowl amp Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in the late 1960s The conference which adopted the terms of the agreement was held in the Iranian Caspian Sea resort of Ramsar on 2 February 1971 6 The convention turned 50 in 2021 7 Implementation EditDespite 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 to date failed to give effect to the Ramsar Convention in the manner set out by the constitution of Germany 8 See also EditRamsar classification system Montreux Record threat classification for wetlands Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award List of international environmental agreements World Heritage Site international agreement on historic site recognitionReferences Edit a b c Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat UNESCO Retrieved 7 August 2022 The Ramsar Convention and its Mission Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 Retrieved 11 October 2016 The Conference of the Contracting Parties Ramsar Retrieved 31 March 2019 Ramsar Sites Around the World Using the Ramsar Sites Information Service Sad news death of Mr Eskandar Firouz Call of the Curlew curlewcall org Retrieved 18 March 2020 Bridgewater Peter Kim Rakhyun E 2021 The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands at 50 Nature Ecology amp Evolution 5 3 268 270 doi 10 1038 s41559 021 01392 5 ISSN 2397 334X PMID 33526891 S2CID 231757105 Bury Zur Verknupfung uberkommener Vorstellungen volkerrechtlicher Normativitat mit der unterlassenen Ubernahme der Ramsar Konvention von 1971 in den deutschen Rechtsraum 2022 60 1 Archiv des Volkerrechts DOI 10 1628 avr 2022 0005External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramsar Convention Official website World Wetlands Day Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramsar Convention amp oldid 1129668769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
