A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,[1] also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an intergovernmental environmental treaty established on 2nd February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran by UNESCO, which came into force from 21st December,1975. It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources.[1] Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing waterfowlhabitat.
As of August 2022, there are 2,471 Ramsar sites around the world, protecting 255,792,244 hectares (632,076,400 acres), and 171 national governments are participating.[1]
The non-profit organisation Wetlands International provides access to the Ramsar database via the Ramsar Sites Information Service.[3]
Ramsar site criteria
A wetland can be considered internationally important if any of the following nine criteria apply:[4]
Criterion 1: "it contains a representative, rare, or unique example of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region."
Criterion 2: "it supports vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered species or threatened ecological communities."
Criterion 3: "it supports populations of plant and/or animal species important for maintaining the biological diversity of a particular biogeographic region."
Criterion 4: "it supports plant and/or animal species at a critical stage in their life cycles, or provides refuge during adverse conditions."
Criterion 5: "it regularly supports 20,000 or more waterbirds."
Criterion 6: "it regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of waterbird."
Criterion 7: "it supports a significant proportion of indigenous fish subspecies, species or families, life-history stages, species interactions and/or populations that are representative of wetland benefits and/or values and thereby contributes to global biological diversity."
Criterion 8: "it is an important source of food for fishes, spawning ground, nursery and/or migration path on which fish stocks, either within the wetland or elsewhere, depend."
Criterion 9: "it regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of wetland-dependent non-avian animal species."
Classification
The Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type is a wetland classification developed within the Ramsar Convention intended as a means for fast identification of the main types of wetlands for the purposes of the Convention.[5]
^Ramsar.org: Ramsar Sites Information Service website, by Wetlands International. Accessed 03.10.2016.
^"Ramsar Information Paper no. 5: the criteria for identifying wetlands of international importance" (PDF). The Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^"Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type", Annex I of the Information sheet
External links
Ramsar Sites Information Service.org: Official List of all Ramsar Sites website—via Ramsar Sites Information Service
Ramsar Sites Information Service.org—images of Ramsar sites
Ramsar.org: Ramsar Convention website
March 17, 2023
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A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention 1 also known as The Convention on Wetlands an intergovernmental environmental treaty established on 2nd February 1971 in Ramsar Iran by UNESCO which came into force from 21st December 1975 It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands and wise sustainable use of their resources 1 Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance especially those providing waterfowl habitat Harike Wetland is a Ramsar site in India As of August 2022 there are 2 471 Ramsar sites around the world protecting 255 792 244 hectares 632 076 400 acres and 171 national governments are participating 1 Contents 1 Site listings 2 Ramsar site criteria 3 Classification 3 1 Marine coastal wetlands 3 2 Inland wetlands 3 3 Human made wetlands 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSite listings EditRamsar sites are recorded on the List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance 2 The non profit organisation Wetlands International provides access to the Ramsar database via the Ramsar Sites Information Service 3 Ramsar site criteria EditA wetland can be considered internationally important if any of the following nine criteria apply 4 Criterion 1 it contains a representative rare or unique example of a natural or near natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region Criterion 2 it supports vulnerable endangered or critically endangered species or threatened ecological communities Criterion 3 it supports populations of plant and or animal species important for maintaining the biological diversity of a particular biogeographic region Criterion 4 it supports plant and or animal species at a critical stage in their life cycles or provides refuge during adverse conditions Criterion 5 it regularly supports 20 000 or more waterbirds Criterion 6 it regularly supports 1 of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of waterbird Criterion 7 it supports a significant proportion of indigenous fish subspecies species or families life history stages species interactions and or populations that are representative of wetland benefits and or values and thereby contributes to global biological diversity Criterion 8 it is an important source of food for fishes spawning ground nursery and or migration path on which fish stocks either within the wetland or elsewhere depend Criterion 9 it regularly supports 1 of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of wetland dependent non avian animal species Classification EditThe Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type is a wetland classification developed within the Ramsar Convention intended as a means for fast identification of the main types of wetlands for the purposes of the Convention 5 Marine coastal wetlands Edit Saline water Permanent A Permanent shallow marine waters Less than 6m deep at low tide including sea bays and straits B Marine subtidal aquatic beds Underwater vegetation including kelp beds and sea grass beds and tropical marine meadows C Coral reefs Shores D Rocky marine shores E Sand shingle or pebble shores Saline or brackish water Intertidal G Intertidal mud sand or salt flats H Intertidal marshes I Intertidal forested wetlands Lagoons J Coastal brackish saline lagoons Estuarine waters F Estuarine waters Saline brackish or fresh water Subterranean Zk a Karst and other Subterranean hydrological systems Fresh water Lagoons K Coastal freshwater lagoonsInland wetlands Edit Fresh water Flowing water Permanent Permanent inland river deltas L Permanent rivers creeks streams M Freshwater springs oases Y Seasonal intermittent rivers creeks streams N Lakes pools Permanent gt 8 ha O Permanent lt 8 ha Tp Seasonal Intermittent gt 8 ha P Seasonal Intermittent lt 8 ha Ts Marshes on inorganic soils Permanent herb dominated Tp Permanent Seasonal Intermittent shrub dominated W Permanent Seasonal Intermittent tree dominated Xf Seasonal intermittent herb dominated Ts Marshes on peat soils Permanent non forested U Permanent forested Xp Marshes on inorganic or peat soils Marshes on inorganic or peat soils High altitude alpine Va Marshes on inorganic or peat soils Tundra Vt Saline brackish or alkaline waters Lakes Permanent Q Seasonal intermittent R Marshes pools Permanent Sp Seasonal intermittent Ss Fresh saline brackish or alkaline waters Geothermal Zg Subterranean Zk b Human made wetlands Edit 1 Aquaculture ponds 2 Ponds farm and stock ponds small stock tanks or area less than 8 ha 3 Irrigated land 4 Seasonally flooded agricultural land 5 Salt exploitation sites 6 Water Storage areas Reservoirs 7 Excavations 8 Wastewater treatment areas 9 Canals and drainage channels or ditches Zk c human made karst and other subterranean hydrological systemsSee also EditList of parties to the Ramsar Convention Montreux Record Ramsar sites by country Wetlands conservation topicsReferences Edit a b c Ramsar org homepage Accessed 03 10 2016 Ramsar org Ramsar Sites List Accessed 03 10 2016 Ramsar org Ramsar Sites Information Service website by Wetlands International Accessed 03 10 2016 Ramsar Information Paper no 5 the criteria for identifying wetlands of international importance PDF The Ramsar Convention Secretariat Retrieved 21 September 2018 Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type Annex I of the Information sheetExternal links EditRamsar Sites Information Service org Official List of all Ramsar Sites website via Ramsar Sites Information Service Ramsar Sites Information Service org images of Ramsar sites Ramsar org Ramsar Convention website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramsar site amp oldid 1134914442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
