Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat Ramsar logo Signed 2 February 1971 Location Ramsar (Iran) Effective 21 December 1975 Condition Ratification by 7 states Parties 170 [1] Depositary Director General of UNESCO Languages English, French and Spanish www.ramsar.org The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. [2] It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands . It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the Convention was signed in 1971. Every three years, representatives of the Contracting Parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the Convention which adopts decisions (Resolutions and Recommendations) to administer the work of the Convention and improve the way in which the Parties are able to implement its objectives. The most r...