Ramsar Convention Wetlands

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ramsar_Convention_Wetlands
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ramsar_Secretariat
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Ramsar,_Iran
1971-02-02
gptkbp:asOfDate 2024-06
gptkbp:category gptkb:treaty
multilateral environmental agreement
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:World_Wetlands_Day
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1975-12-21
gptkbp:foundingDocument Ramsar Convention text
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Gland,_Switzerland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ramsar Convention Wetlands
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:numberOfContractingParties 172
gptkbp:numberOfRamsarSites over 2,500
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Convention_on_Wetlands_of_International_Importance_Especially_as_Waterfowl_Habitat
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:UNESCO
gptkb:International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature_(IUCN)
gptkbp:purpose conservation and sustainable use of wetlands
gptkbp:relatedTo biodiversity
sustainable development
waterfowl habitat
wetland conservation
gptkbp:shortName Ramsar Convention
gptkbp:totalAreaOfRamsarSites over 256 million hectares
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:website https://www.ramsar.org/
gptkbp:WorldWetlandsDayDate February 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senjōgahara_Marshland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8