List of parties to the Ramsar Convention explained

This is a list of parties contracting to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, also known as the Convention on Wetlands. The convention's mission is "the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world". It calls upon contracting parties to recognize the interdependence of humans and the environment as well as the ecological functions of wetlands, such as wildlife habitat, nutrient cycling, and flood control.

The Ramsar Convention is the oldest multilateral international conservation convention and the only one to deal with one habitat or ecosystem type, wetlands. The convention's headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland, and it works closely with the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1] [2] [3]

The convention was held in the city of Ramsar, Iran, in February 1971 and was originally contracted by seven countries when it came into force on 21 December 1975., there are 172 contracting parties and 2,500 designated sites covering 257106360ha. 171 of the contracting parties have designated at least one Ramsar site, and 32 of the contracting countries have only one site. The country with the most sites is the United Kingdom with 175. To become a Ramsar site, a site must be nominated by a contracting country, meet at least one of nine criteria, and undergo scientific review.

The table lists the countries contracting to the convention, the entry date of each country to the convention, the number of Ramsar sites in each country, and the total area of all Ramsar sites in each country.

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RegionEntry date[4] Ramsar sitesArea
hectaresacres
AlbaniaEurope498181disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AlgeriaAfrica503032813disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AndorraEurope36870disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AngolaAfrica00disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Antigua and BarbudaLatin America and the Caribbean13600disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ArgentinaLatin America and the Caribbean235714016disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ArmeniaEurope3493511disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AustraliaOceania678378162disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AustriaEurope24125046disp=tableNaNdisp=table
AzerbaijanEurope299560disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BahamasLatin America and the Caribbean132600disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BahrainAsia26810disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BangladeshAsia2611200disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BarbadosLatin America and the Caribbean133disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BelarusEurope26777895disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BelgiumEurope946944disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean223592disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BeninAfrica42587342disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BhutanAsia31225disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Latin America and the Caribbean1114842405disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope357192disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BotswanaAfrica15537400disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean2726794455disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BulgariaEurope1149397disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Burkina FasoAfrica251940481disp=tableNaNdisp=table
BurundiAfrica478515disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CambodiaAsia585235disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CameroonAfrica7827060disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CanadaNorth America3713086767disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cape VerdeAfrica42300disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Central African RepublicAfrica2376300disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ChadAfrica612405068disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ChileLatin America and the Caribbean16363927disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ChinaAsia827647895disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ColombiaLatin America and the Caribbean10814717disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ComorosAfrica316030disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CongoAfrica1413813865disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean12569742disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Côte d'IvoireAfrica6127344disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CroatiaEurope593590disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CubaLatin America and the Caribbean61188411disp=tableNaNdisp=table
CyprusEurope11107disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Czech RepublicEurope1460207disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaAsia27241disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica411906617disp=tableNaNdisp=table
DenmarkEurope432335939disp=tableNaNdisp=table
DjiboutiAfrica13000disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean6225173disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean191064483disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EgyptAfrica4415532disp=tableNaNdisp=table
El SalvadorLatin America and the Caribbean8228719disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Equatorial GuineaAfrica3136000disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EstoniaEurope17306481disp=tableNaNdisp=table
EswatiniAfrica31183disp=tableNaNdisp=table
FijiOceania2135515disp=tableNaNdisp=table
FinlandEurope49799518disp=tableNaNdisp=table
FranceEurope533808250disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GabonAfrica93001769disp=tableNaNdisp=table
The GambiaAfrica331244disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GeorgiaEurope436010disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GermanyEurope35869265disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GhanaAfrica6176134disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GreeceEurope10163501disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GrenadaLatin America and the Caribbean1518disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean7628592disp=tableNaNdisp=table
GuineaAfrica169065446disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Guinea-BissauAfrica41189633disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean12305927disp=tableNaNdisp=table
HungaryEurope29260668disp=tableNaNdisp=table
IcelandEurope6128666disp=tableNaNdisp=table
IndiaAsia801326677disp=tableNaNdisp=table
IndonesiaAsia71372976disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Asia251488624disp=tableNaNdisp=table
IraqAsia4537900disp=tableNaNdisp=table
IrelandEurope4566994disp=tableNaNdisp=table
IsraelEurope2366disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ItalyEurope5773982disp=tableNaNdisp=table
JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean437847disp=tableNaNdisp=table
JapanAsia53155174disp=tableNaNdisp=table
JordanAsia213472disp=tableNaNdisp=table
KazakhstanAsia103188557disp=tableNaNdisp=table
KenyaAfrica6265449disp=tableNaNdisp=table
KiribatiOceania11033disp=tableNaNdisp=table
KuwaitAsia150948disp=tableNaNdisp=table
KyrgyzstanAsia3679408disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAsia214760disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LatviaEurope6150318disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LebanonAsia41075disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LesothoAfrica1434disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LiberiaAfrica595879disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LibyaAfrica283disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LiechtensteinEurope1101disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LithuaniaEurope765581disp=tableNaNdisp=table
LuxembourgEurope217213disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MadagascarAfrica212147911disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MalawiAfrica1286356disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MalaysiaAsia7134182disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MaliAfrica44204640disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MaltaEurope2117disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Marshall IslandsOceania270119disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MauritaniaAfrica41240600disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MauritiusAfrica3401disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MexicoNorth America1448721911disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MonacoEurope123disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MongoliaAsia111439530disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MontenegroEurope321627disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MoroccoAfrica38316086disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MozambiqueAfrica24534872disp=tableNaNdisp=table
MyanmarAsia6278679disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NamibiaAfrica5676564disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NepalAsia1060561disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NetherlandsEurope58928513disp=tableNaNdisp=table
New ZealandOceania767186disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NicaraguaLatin America and the Caribbean9406852disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NigerAfrica147534289disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NigeriaAfrica111076728disp=tableNaNdisp=table
North MacedoniaEurope346821disp=tableNaNdisp=table
NorwayEurope63909134disp=tableNaNdisp=table
OmanAsia3213876disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PakistanAsia191343627disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PalauOceania1500disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean5220737disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Papua New GuineaOceania2594924disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ParaguayLatin America and the Caribbean6785970disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean146789685disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PhilippinesAsia8247684disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PolandEurope19152964disp=tableNaNdisp=table
PortugalEurope31132487disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Republic of KoreaAsia2420214disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Republic of MoldovaEurope394705disp=tableNaNdisp=table
RomaniaEurope201177748disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Russian FederationEurope
(ratified as Soviet Union)
3510323767disp=tableNaNdisp=table
RwandaAfrica16736disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Saint LuciaLatin America and the Caribbean285disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SamoaOceania35767disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica123disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SenegalAfrica9159137disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SerbiaEurope
(ratified as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
11130411disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SeychellesAfrica344025disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sierra LeoneAfrica1295000disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SlovakiaEurope1440697disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SloveniaEurope38205disp=tableNaNdisp=table
South AfricaAfrica29572762disp=tableNaNdisp=table
South SudanAfrica15700000disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SpainEurope76313083disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sri LankaAsia6198172disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SudanAfrica43436009disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SurinameLatin America and the Caribbean112000disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SwedenEurope68665474disp=tableNaNdisp=table
SwitzerlandEurope1114690disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Syrian Arab RepublicAsia110000disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TajikistanAsia594600disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ThailandAsia15405219disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TogoAfrica41210400disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Trinidad and TobagoLatin America and the Caribbean315919disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TunisiaAfrica42844685disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TurkeyEurope14184487disp=tableNaNdisp=table
TurkmenistanAsia1267124disp=tableNaNdisp=table
UgandaAfrica12454303disp=tableNaNdisp=table
UkraineEurope50802604disp=tableNaNdisp=table
United Arab EmiratesAsia1039166disp=tableNaNdisp=table
United KingdomEurope1751283040disp=tableNaNdisp=table
United Republic of TanzaniaAfrica44868424disp=tableNaNdisp=table
United States of AmericaNorth America411884551disp=tableNaNdisp=table
UruguayLatin America and the Caribbean3435837disp=tableNaNdisp=table
UzbekistanAsia4674400disp=tableNaNdisp=table
VanuatuOceania18248.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Latin America and the Caribbean5265668disp=tableNaNdisp=table
VietnamAsia9120549disp=tableNaNdisp=table
YemenAsia1580disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ZambiaAfrica84030500disp=tableNaNdisp=table
ZimbabweAfrica7453828disp=tableNaNdisp=table

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A brief history of the Ramsar Convention . The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands . 27 October 2011 . 16 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130129090902/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/ramsar/display/main/main.jsp?zn=ramsar&cp=1-36-62_4000_0__ . 29 January 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention. 19 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Joel . Heinen . Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat . Encyclopedia of Earth . 20 June 2007 . Hite, Kirsten . 19 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528132449/http://www.eoearth.org/article/Convention_on_Wetlands_of_International_Importance_especially_as_Waterfowl_Habitat . 28 May 2013 . dead.
  4. This is the date the Convention came into force for the state, not the date of the ratification of the treaty.

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