Secretariat of the Convention of Wetlands
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.ramsar.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RamsarConventionOnWetlands
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RamsarConv
Founded
1987
History
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Serve as framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetland ecosystems and water resources.
Events
2025-07-23 | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – Conference of the Contracting Parties47 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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Close working relations with: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC); C-XC3023 - OECD; E-XF0407 - Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS); E-XE8554 - Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Secretariat); E-XE4161 - UNEP. Accredited to the Conference of the Parties of: E-XE3486 - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat of the UNCCD). Cooperates with: E-XE4545 - Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP); E-XK0713 - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF); E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Accredited by: E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC). Observer to: E-XE3253 - Standing Committee to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats; E-XE2659 - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR). Partner of: F-XF4399 - International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI); E-XJ2271 - UN-Water.
Memorandum of Cooperation with:
- T-XT9211 - Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity convention);
- T-XT7205 - Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention);
- T-XT7971 - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention);
- T-XT8350 - Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention);
- T-XT7638 - Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention);
- T-XT0307 - Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (Carpathian convention);
- F-XF2419 - European Environment Agency (EEA);
- ICPDR;
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (World Bank);
- E-XM1737 - International Commission of the Congo-Ubangui-Sangha Basin;
- E-XD4496 - Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC);
- D-XD4526 - Niger Basin Authority (NBA);
- D-XD3030 - OAS;
- F-XE4356 - Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB);
- E-XE8300 - Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP);
- T-XT9461 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD);
- B-XB2745 - UN Tourism.
Links with: E-XE3603 - Permanent Secretariat to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds; E-XE3586 - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD); E-XE8372 - UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Representatives of Convention on Wetlands Secretariat meet frequently with representatives of: A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), to review activities and identify areas for cooperation. Member of: E-XJ1723 - East Asian - Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP).
Memorandum of Cooperation or Understanding with:
- E-XJ7096 - Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS);
- E-XK2082 - ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB);
- B-XB1722 - BirdLife International;
- C-XF1397 - Conservation International (CI);
- F-XF5058 - Ducks Unlimited (DU);
- F-XF2304 - Eurosite;
- B-XD0270 - International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA);
- F-XE1042 - International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC);
- E-XE0387 - International Water Management Institute (IWMI);
- G-XG0833 - The Nature Conservancy (TNC);
- G-XJ3318 - Society for Ecological Restoration International (SERI);
- G-XN8842 - Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS);
- Stetson University College of Law (Florida, USA);
- F-XF2205 - Université internationale de langue française au service du développement africain (Université Senghor);
- C-XB0004 - Wetlands International;
- C-XD0191 - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
International partner organizations: Birdlife International; IUCN; IWMI; Wetlands International; G-XM3823 - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT); World Wide Fund for Nature.
Links with:
- F-XM4900 - Bodensee Stiftung; F-XM2954 - European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN); G-XG5323 - Fondation internationale du Banc d'Arguin (FIBA); F-XF6977 - Global Nature Fund (GNF); F-XF3791 - Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo en Vida Silvestre (ICOMVIS); C-XC4448 - International Peatland Society (IPS); F-XF4120 - Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE); G-XJ4722 - Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (MedINA); U-XF5789 - Mediterranean NGO Network for Ecology and Sustainable Development (MED Forum); S-XS0250 - Pan African Ornithological Congress (PAOC).
Publications
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- Hydrology → Water
- Resources → Resources
- Geography → Ecology
- Geography → Land Type/Use
- Law → Agreements
- Conservation → Conservation
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE1306
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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