Ramsar Convention

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Ramsar Convention

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
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Signed	2 February 1971
Location	Ramsar, Iran
Effective	21 December 1975
Condition	Ratification by 7 states
Signatories	23[1]
Parties	172[1]
Depositary	Director General of UNESCO
Languages	English (prevailing in case of divergence), French, German, Russian and Spanish[1]

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (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 (site designations, resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives.^[3] In 2022, COP14 was co-held in Wuhan, China, and Geneva, Switzerland.