Name | Contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention |
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Native name | Contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention |
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Description | The Ramsar Convention is the a multilateral international conservation convention and the only one to deal with one habitat or ecosystem type, wetlands. The Convention was held in the city of Ramsar, Iran in February 1971 and was originally contracted by seven countries when it came into force on 21 December 1975. As of October 2019 there are 171 contracting parties and over 2,000 designated sites covering over 200,000,000 hectares (490,000,000 acres) |
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Website | https://www.ramsar.org |
Address | Rue Mauverney 28 CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland |
Provider type | Public |
State | Draft |
Created on | May 29, 2020, 9:11 p.m. |
Last updated on | Oct. 16, 2024, 7:34 a.m. |
Data | Role | Created on | Last updated on |
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Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) | Originator | May 29, 2020, 9:12 p.m. | Nov. 30, 2020, 2:16 p.m. |