Ramsar site
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wetland site as designated by the Ramsar Convention
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- Subclass of
- protected area
- Official website
- rsis.ramsar.org
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- main regulatory text
- Ramsar Convention
- topic's main category
- Category:Ramsar sites
- Commons category
- Ramsar sites
- has list
- list of Ramsar sites
- applies to jurisdiction
- Ramsar Convention
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Encyclopedic overview
Map of Ramsar sites Harike Wetland is a Ramsar site in India Archipel Bolama-Bijagos Ramsar site in Guinea-Bissau Walkway in Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an international environmental treaty signed on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, under the auspices of UNESCO. It came into force on 21 December 1975, when it was ratified by a sufficient number of nations. It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources. Ramsar treaty participants meet regularly to identify and agree to protect "Wetlands of International Importance", especially those providing waterfowl habitat.
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