Definition(s)
Wetlands designated by the contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention for inclusion on the Ramsar list or Wetlands of international importance. (Source: Glossary of terms for Negotiators of MEAs, 2007)
Hierarchy
Broader: Wetlands
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
In other languages
French
site RAMSAR
Russian
Рамсарское угодье
Spanish
Sitio RAMSAR
Arabic
موقع رامسار
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with RAMSAR sites
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
view the content tagged with
RAMSAR sites. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
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World Heritage Convention | 1 decision |
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat | 1 article or paragraph |

