Documents for the 7th Ramsar COP

"People and Wetlands: The Vital Link"
7^th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999

Note: All pre-COP7 documents were posted on the Ramsar Web site throughout the period December 1998- April 1999 as they became available in the three official languages (English, French and Spanish). Following the COP, 10-18 May 1999, all of those documents which have been amended and adopted as Conference Decisions and all those which are no longer needed by anyone have been removed from this index.

Document Number	Document title
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 4	Report of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 4 Annex 1	Report of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 5	Report of the Secretary General
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 6	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the Neotropical Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 7	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the North American Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 8	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the African Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 9	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the Eastern European Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 10	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the Western European Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 11	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the Oceania Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 12	Regional overview of implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan 1997-2002 in the Asia Region
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13	Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties - Note by the Secretary General
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.1	Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties - Resolution VI.11: Consolidation of Resolutions and Recommendations of the previous Ramsar COPs
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.2	Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties - Resolution VI.18: The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3	Issues arising from Resolutions and Recommendations of previous meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties - Review of the official descriptions, conservation status, and management planning for Ramsar sites, including the situation of particular sites in the territory of specific Contracting Parties
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 15.1-36	Resolutions and Recommendations of the 7th Conference of the Parties (separate index page)
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 16	Background papers for Technical Session I: Ramsar and Water Paper 1. The role of wetlands in the water cycle *Paper 2. Integrating wetlands conservation and wise use into river basin management: See Ramsar Resolution VII.18.* Paper 3. Water policy and wetland management: the example of Spain Paper 4. The role of Ramsar in response to the global water crisis
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 17	Background papers for Technical Session II: National planning for wetland conservation and wise use Paper 1. Taking a more systematic approach to identifying Wetlands of International Importance Paper 2. Guidelines for developing and implementing National Wetland Policies Paper 3. Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands Paper 4. Restoration as an element of national planning for wetland conservation and wise use
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 18	Background papers for Technical Session III: Involving people at all levels in the conservation and wise use of wetlands Paper 1. Participatory processes to involve local communities and indigenous people in the management of wetlands Paper 2. Promoting participatory wetland and river basin management through education and understanding Paper 3. Incentive measures to encourage the application of the Ramsar Convention's wise use principles
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 19	Background papers for Technical Session IV: Tools for assessing and recognizing wetlands values Paper 1. The Ramsar Convention and Impact Assessment Paper 2. Wetland Risk Assessment Framework Paper 3. Global review of wetland resources and priorities for wetland inventory Paper 4: Applications of user-friendly GIS to wetland conservation at the site level
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 20	Background papers for Technical Session V: The framework for regional and international cooperation regarding wetlands Paper 1. Shared wetlands and river basins of the world Paper 2. International cooperation through River Basin Commissions Paper 3. Guidelines for international cooperation under the Convention - Part I: Shared wetlands, river basins, and species Paper 4. International cooperation under the Convention - Part II: Mobilising financial support from bilateral and multilateral donors for the implementation of the Ramsar Convention Paper 5. International cooperation for the managment of the Okavango Basin and Delta
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 23	The status of Yugoslavia in the Ramsar Convention
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 24	Invasive species and wetlands
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 25	The tools for implementing the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 26	Status of Projects Managed by the Convention Bureau For Triennium 1996 to 1998 as of 31 December 1998
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 27	Descriptive List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar List)
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 28	Payment of Contracting Parties’ contributions to the core budget at 31 March 1999
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 29	Programme and operations of the Technical Sessions
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 30	The inclusion of Israel in the Asia Region under the Ramsar Convention
Ramsar COP7 DOC. 31	Letter from the Permanent Mission of Israel

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). Posted 24 June 1999, updated 24 November 1999, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.