Ramsar Convention

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international environmental awareness day international environmental treaty multilateral treaty wetlands convention

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty that provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources worldwide.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ramsar Convention canonical	8
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	8
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat	3
Convention on Wetlands	1
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental awareness day ⓘ international environmental treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ wetlands convention ⓘ
administeredBy	IUCN ⓘ surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature
adoptedAt	Ramsar ⓘ surface form: Ramsar, Iran
adoptedOn	1971-02-02 ⓘ
aimsTo	provide a framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands ⓘ
alsoCalled	Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ surface form: Ramsar List
alsoKnownAs	Ramsar Convention ⓘ surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Ramsar Convention ⓘ surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
celebratedBy	World Wetlands Day ⓘ
commemorates	adoption of the Ramsar Convention ⓘ
COPFrequency	approximately every three years ⓘ
createsInstrument	Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ surface form: List of Wetlands of International Importance
definesWiseUseAs	maintenance of wetlands’ ecological character through ecosystem approaches within sustainable development ⓘ
depositary	UNESCO ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1975-12-21 ⓘ
establishesConcept	wise use of wetlands ⓘ
fullName	Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
hasGoverningBody	Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention ⓘ
isPartOf	global biodiversity governance regime ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
namedAfter	Ramsar ⓘ surface form: Ramsar, Iran
obligesPartiesTo	consult on implementation of obligations in transboundary wetlands ⓘ establish nature reserves on wetlands ⓘ include wetland conservation in national land-use planning ⓘ promote conservation of listed wetlands ⓘ
observedOn	February 2 ⓘ
promotes	international cooperation on shared species ⓘ international cooperation on shared water systems ⓘ international cooperation on shared wetlands ⓘ
recognizes	cultural functions of wetlands ⓘ ecological functions of wetlands ⓘ economic functions of wetlands ⓘ recreational functions of wetlands ⓘ scientific functions of wetlands ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Convention ⓘ surface form: World Heritage Convention
requiresPartiesTo	designate wetlands of international importance ⓘ
secretariat	Ramsar Convention Secretariat ⓘ
secretariatLocation	Gland, Switzerland ⓘ
shortName	Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Convention on Wetlands
subject	biodiversity conservation ⓘ waterfowl habitat protection ⓘ wetland conservation ⓘ wise use of wetlands ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on Migratory Species → relatedTo → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Ramsar Wetland of International Importance → definedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Wetland of International Importance → hasLegalBasis → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention Secretariat → administers → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention Secretariat → supportsImplementationOf → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Ramsar Convention Secretariat → coordinatesImplementationOf → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Inner Niger Delta → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 → relatedTo → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands → designation → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Lake Urmia → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Lake Natron → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Central Asian flyway → associatedWith → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Kawainui Marsh → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Chilika Lake → isRecognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Colchic wetlands → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Ramsar Convention → fullName → Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention → shortName → Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Convention → alsoKnownAs → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance

Ramsar Convention → alsoKnownAs → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre area → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands