The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties

List of documents for Ramsar COP10

General and information documents

Document Number	Document Title	.	.
COP10 DOC 1, Rev. 2	Provisional Agenda, Rev. 2
COP10 DOC 2, Rev. 1	Rules of Procedure of the COP, Rev. 1
COP10 DOC 3	Procedures for the preparation and approval of decisions by Ramsar Contracting Parties at COP10
COP10 DOC 4	Report of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee
COP10 DOC 5	Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
COP10 DOC 6	Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the Convention at the global level
COP10 DOC 7	Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 concerning the List of Wetlands of International Importance
COP10 DOC 8	Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 2003–2008 in Africa
COP10 DOC 9	Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 2003 – 2008 in Asia
COP10 DOC 10	Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 2003–2008 in Europe
COP10 DOC 11	Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 2003–2008 in the Neotropics
COP10 DOC 12	Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 2003–2008 in North America
COP10 DOC 13	Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 2003 – 2008 in Oceania
COP10 DOC 14	Background and rationale for the future frequency of Conferences of the Contracting Parties
COP10 DOC 15	Progress and issues concerning regional initiatives operating within the framework of the Convention
COP10 DOC 16	Overview of the implementation of the Convention’s CEPA Programme for the period 2006-2008
COP10 DOC 17	Financial and budgetary matters: Contributions in arrears
COP10 DOC 18	Background information on financial and budgetary matters (DR 2)
COP10 DOC 19	Future Secretariat structure and staffing
COP10 DOC 20	Review of Ramsar Secretariat legal status options
COP10 DOC 21	Review of utility of COP scientific and technical Resolutions and guidelines, and their availability – key messages [available soon]	.	.
COP10 DOC 22	The global use of terminologies concerning ecosystem services
COP10 DOC 23	Further development of indicators of effectiveness of the implementation of the Convention
COP10 DOC 24	Wetlands and extractive industries: background information
COP10 DOC 25	Additional information on climate change and wetlands issues
COP10 DOC 26	Progress in developing a framework and guidelines for wetlands and agriculture – the work of the GAWI project
COP10 DOC 27	Background and rationale to the Framework for processes of detecting, reporting and responding to change in wetland ecological character
COP10 DOC 28	“Healthy wetlands, healthy people – a review of wetlands and human health interactions”: draft executive summary and key messages
COP10 DOC 29	The Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) – progress, developments and tools for Contracting Parties [available soon]	.	.
COP10 DOC 30	Additional information on integrating the conservation and wise use of wetlands into river basin management
COP10 DOC 31	The Cuiabá Declaration on Wetlands (8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, July 2008)
COP10 DOC 32	The evolution of the Transboundary Ramsar Sites initiative
COP10 DOC 33	Enhancing wetland wise use: a guide for capacity development
COP10 DOC 34	Cooperation between the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Draft Resolutions

Document Number	Document Title	.	.
COP10 DR 1	The Ramsar Strategic Plan 2009-2014
COP10 DR 2 Rev.1	Financial and budgetary matters [Budget tables PDF] Revision 1
COP10 DR 3	The frequency and timing of the meetings of the COP, and of regional meetings
COP10 DR 4	Establishing a Transition Committee of the Management Working Group
COP10 DR 5	Facilitating the work of the Ramsar Secretariat at international level
COP10 DR 6	Regional initiatives 2009-2012 in the framework of the Ramsar Convention
COP10 DR 7	Optimizing the Ramsar Small Grants Fund during the period 2009-2012
COP10 DR 8	The Convention’s Programme on communication, education, participation and awareness (CEPA) 2009-2014
COP10 DR 9	Refinements to the modus operandi of the Scientific & Technical Review Panel (STRP)
COP10 DR 10	Future implementation of scientific and technical aspects of the Convention
COP10 DR 11	Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions
COP10 DR 12	Principles for partnerships between the Ramsar Convention and the business sector
COP10 DR 13	The status of sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
COP10 DR 14	A Framework for Ramsar data and information needs
COP10 DR 15	Describing the ecological character of wetlands, and data needs and formats for core inventory: harmonized scientific and technical guidance
COP10 DR 16	A Framework for processes of detecting, reporting and responding to change in wetland ecological character
COP10 DR 17	Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment: updated scientific and technical guidance
COP10 DR 18	The application of response options from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) within the Ramsar Wise Use Toolkit
COP10 DR 19	Wetlands and river basin management: consolidated scientific and technical guidance
COP10 DR 20	Biogeographic regionalization in the application of the Strategic Framework for the List of Wetlands of International Importance: scientific and technical guidance
COP10 DR 21	Guidance on responding to the continued spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1
COP10 DR 22	Promoting international cooperation for the conservation of waterbird flyways
COP10 DR 23	Wetlands and human health and well-being
COP10 DR 24	Climate change and wetlands
COP10 DR 25	Wetlands and "biofuels"
COP10 DR 26	Wetlands and extractive industries
COP10 DR 27	Wetlands and urbanization
COP10 DR 28	Wetlands and poverty reduction
COP10 DR 29	Clarifying the functions of agencies and related bodies implementing the Convention at the national level
COP10 DR 30	Small Island States and the Ramsar Convention
COP10 DR 31	Enhancing biodiversity in rice paddies as wetland systems
	All draft Resolutions in one Zip file (Word 3.2 MB, PDF 4.9 MB)

For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ). Posted 27 June 2008, updated 8 October 2008, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.