The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for wetland conservation signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. It recognizes wetlands as important ecosystems and aims to conserve them through designating Wetlands of International Importance. There are currently 171 contracting parties that have designated over 2,300 Ramsar sites covering over 250 million hectares. The convention's governing bodies include the Conference of Contracting Parties, Standing Committee, Scientific and Technical Review Panel, and Secretariat.

2. RAMSAR Convention
 An international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
 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.
 18 nations was involved in signing the treaty for first time

3. Wetlands:
• All lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes.
• Estuaries, mangroves and other coastal areas.
• Coral reefs, and all human-made sites.

4. • Number of Contracting Parties: 171
• Number of Ramsar Sites: 2,375
• Total surface of designated sites: 253,614,951 ha
• Depositary: Director General Of UNESCO
Reference: ramsar.org

6. • Conference of contracting Parties (COP)
• The Standing Committee
• The Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
• The Secretariat
Bodies Established By the Convention

7. Conference of contracting Parties (COP)
• The Convention's governing body consisting of all governments that have ratified the treaty
• This ultimate authority
 Reviews progress under the Convention.
 Identifies new priorities.
 Sets work plans for members.
 make amendments to the Convention.
 create expert advisory bodies.
 review progress reports by member nations.
 collaborate with other international organizations and agreements.

8. The Standing Committee
• Intersessional executive body which represents the COP between its triennial meetings.
• within the framework of the decisions made by the COP.
• The Contracting Parties that are members of the Standing Committee are elected by each meeting
of the COP to serve for the three years until the next one.

9. The Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
• Provides scientific and technical guidance to the,
 Conference of the Parties,
 the Standing Committee, and
 the Ramsar Secretariat.

10. The Secretariat
• The Secretariat carries out the day-to-day coordination of the Convention’s activities.
• It is based at the headquarters of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
• Hence the Ramsar Secretariat offices in Gland, Switzerland
• Martha Rojas Urrego is the sixth Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

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• working towards the wise use of their wetlands through a
wide range of actions
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• further identification, designation and management of a
comprehensive suite of sites for the List of Wetlands of
International Importance
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• cooperating internationally in the delivery of wetland
conservation
The Ramsar Strategic Plan: three pillars action

12. • The 2nd of February each year is World Wetlands Day.
• marking the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971.
• Established to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet.
• WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and has grown remarkably since then.
• In 2015 World Wetlands Day was celebrated in 59 countries.
World Wetlands Day

13. • The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands approved the themes for World
Wetlands Day as follows:
 Wetlands and Climate Change, theme for 2019
 Wetlands and Biodiversity, theme for 2020
 Wetlands and Water, theme for 2021
https://www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day
World Wetlands Day

14. • Wetlands are indispensable for the countless benefits or “ecosystem
services”
 Freshwater supply
 Biodiversity
 Flood control
 Groundwater recharge
Importance of Wetland

15. • Designate at least one site that meets the Ramsar criteria for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International
Importance
• Conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands;
• Stop the encroachment and loss of wetlands.
environment.gov.au/water/wetlands/ramsar
Objectives

16. • The Ramsar Convention works closely with six organizations. These are:
 Birdlife International
 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
 International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
 Wetlands International
 WWF International
 Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)
International organization partners:

17. • The convention entered into force in Pakistan on 23 November 1976.
• Pakistan currently has 19 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance
• surface area of 1,343,807 hectares.
Pakistan

18. Wetland Types
• Inland Wetlands (Freshwater and other lakes) 5
• Coastal Wetland 8
• Human-Made Wetland (Water Storage reservoir) 3

19. Site Year Location
Kinjhar Lake 1976 Sindh
Drigh Lake - -
Haleji Lake - -
Tanda Dam - KPK
Thanedar Wala Game Reserve - KPK
Chashma Barrage 1996 Punjab
Taunsa Barrage - Punjab
Uchhali Complex - Punjab

20. Site Year Location
Astola Island 2001 Baluchistan
Ormara Turtle Beaches - -
Jiwani Coastal Wetland - -
Miani Hor - -
Jubho Lagoon - Sindh
Indus Dolphin Reserve - -
Nurri Lagoon - -
Runn of Kutch 2002 Sindh
Indus Delta - Sindh

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3
8
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22. Threats
 Human intrusions & disturbance
 Transportation and service corridors
 Biological resource use
 Agriculture & aquaculture
 Water regulation
 Human settlements
 agricultural

23. • Ramsar convention is the first convention which introduce water protection and conservation.
• It laid the basic work for future environmental policy and increase environmental scientists work as well as
base line to establish environmental science.
• Based on Ramsar Convention all should protect our wetland for our self.
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