Ramsar Convention

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international environmental awareness day international environmental treaty multilateral treaty wetlands convention

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty that provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources worldwide.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ramsar Convention canonical	8
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	8
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat	3
Convention on Wetlands	1
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3538944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ramsar Convention
Context triple: [Convention on Migratory Species, relatedTo, Ramsar Convention]

A. Ramsar Convention Secretariat
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is the administrative body that coordinates and supports the implementation of the international treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands worldwide.
B. Ramsar Wetland of International Importance
A Ramsar Wetland of International Importance is a wetland site recognized under the Ramsar Convention for its significant value in conserving global biodiversity, supporting waterbird populations, and maintaining vital ecological functions.
C. Convention on Migratory Species
The Convention on Migratory Species is a global environmental treaty under the United Nations that aims to conserve migratory animal species and their habitats across national borders.
D. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.
E. Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation
The Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation is an international partnership between Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands dedicated to the joint protection and sustainable management of the Wadden Sea ecosystem.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ramsar Convention
Target entity description: The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty that provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources worldwide.

A. Ramsar Convention Secretariat
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is the administrative body that coordinates and supports the implementation of the international treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands worldwide.
B. Ramsar Wetland of International Importance
A Ramsar Wetland of International Importance is a wetland site recognized under the Ramsar Convention for its significant value in conserving global biodiversity, supporting waterbird populations, and maintaining vital ecological functions.
C. Convention on Migratory Species
The Convention on Migratory Species is a global environmental treaty under the United Nations that aims to conserve migratory animal species and their habitats across national borders.
D. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.
E. Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation
The Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation is an international partnership between Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands dedicated to the joint protection and sustainable management of the Wadden Sea ecosystem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental awareness day ⓘ international environmental treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ wetlands convention ⓘ
administeredBy	IUCN ⓘ surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature
adoptedAt	Ramsar ⓘ surface form: Ramsar, Iran
adoptedOn	1971-02-02 ⓘ
aimsTo	provide a framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands ⓘ
alsoCalled	Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ surface form: Ramsar List
alsoKnownAs	Ramsar Convention ⓘ surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Ramsar Convention ⓘ surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
celebratedBy	World Wetlands Day ⓘ
commemorates	adoption of the Ramsar Convention ⓘ
COPFrequency	approximately every three years ⓘ
createsInstrument	Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ surface form: List of Wetlands of International Importance
definesWiseUseAs	maintenance of wetlands’ ecological character through ecosystem approaches within sustainable development ⓘ
depositary	UNESCO ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1975-12-21 ⓘ
establishesConcept	wise use of wetlands ⓘ
fullName	Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
hasGoverningBody	Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention ⓘ
isPartOf	global biodiversity governance regime ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
namedAfter	Ramsar ⓘ surface form: Ramsar, Iran
obligesPartiesTo	consult on implementation of obligations in transboundary wetlands ⓘ establish nature reserves on wetlands ⓘ include wetland conservation in national land-use planning ⓘ promote conservation of listed wetlands ⓘ
observedOn	February 2 ⓘ
promotes	international cooperation on shared species ⓘ international cooperation on shared water systems ⓘ international cooperation on shared wetlands ⓘ
recognizes	cultural functions of wetlands ⓘ ecological functions of wetlands ⓘ economic functions of wetlands ⓘ recreational functions of wetlands ⓘ scientific functions of wetlands ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Convention ⓘ surface form: World Heritage Convention
requiresPartiesTo	designate wetlands of international importance ⓘ
secretariat	Ramsar Convention Secretariat ⓘ
secretariatLocation	Gland, Switzerland ⓘ
shortName	Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Convention on Wetlands
subject	biodiversity conservation ⓘ waterfowl habitat protection ⓘ wetland conservation ⓘ wise use of wetlands ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on Migratory Species → relatedTo → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Ramsar Wetland of International Importance → definedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Wetland of International Importance → hasLegalBasis → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention Secretariat → administers → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention Secretariat → supportsImplementationOf → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Ramsar Convention Secretariat → coordinatesImplementationOf → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Inner Niger Delta → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 → relatedTo → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands → designation → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Lake Urmia → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Lake Natron → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Central Asian flyway → associatedWith → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Kawainui Marsh → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Chilika Lake → isRecognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Colchic wetlands → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

Ramsar Convention → fullName → Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention → shortName → Ramsar Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Convention → alsoKnownAs → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance

Ramsar Convention → alsoKnownAs → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre area → recognizedBy → Ramsar Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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