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Marine and Freshwater

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

Explore content

Follow up the links below to see InforMEA content related to RAMSAR sites coming up from several external sources.

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.
World Heritage Convention
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat