12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Punta del Este Uruguay

1 Jun - 9 Jun 2015

The 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12) was held at the Conrad Resort in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 1 to 9 June 2015.

The information documents and the Draft Resolutions are listed below. The Draft Resolutions are listed first, including both the original versions published in advance of COP12, and also the latest revisions submitted to the Conference for final approval. The final Resolutions and the full proceedings of COP12 are published here.

The documentation for the 49th Meeting of the Standing Committee is available here, and for the 50th Meeting here.

Rules of Procedure

The applicable Rules of Procedure approved for COP12 were those at COP12 DOC.27, at the bottom of the list below.

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27 February 2015

Rules of Procedure

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COP12 DOC.1 Rev.1 Provisional Agenda

COP12 DR 1 Rev.1 Draft Resolution XII.1 Financial and budgetary matters

COP12 DR 1 Rev.4 Draft Resolution XII.1 Financial and budgetary matters

COP12 DR 2 Draft Resolution XII.2 The Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2021

COP12 DR 2 Rev.3 Draft Resolution XII.2 The Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2024

COP12 DR 3 Draft Resolution XII.3 Enhancing the languages of the Convention and its visibility and stature, and increasing synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

COP12 DR 3 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.3 Enhancing the languages of the Convention and its visibility and stature, and increasing synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

COP12 DR 4 Draft Resolution XII.4 The responsibilities, roles and composition of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 4 Rev.3 Draft Resolution XII.4 The responsibilities, roles and composition of the Standing Committee and regional categorization of countries under the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 5 Draft Resolution XII.5 Proposed new framework for delivery of scientific and technical advice and guidance on the Convention

COP12 DR 5 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.5 Proposed new framework for delivery of scientific and technical advice and guidance on the Convention

COP12 DR 6 Draft Resolution XII.6 The status of Sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP12 DR 6 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.6 The status of Sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP12 DR 7 Draft Resolution XII.7 Resource Mobilization and Partnership Framework of the Ramsar Convention, and proposal to add Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) as an International Organization Partner

COP12 DR 7 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.7 Resource Mobilization and Partnership Framework of the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 8 Draft Resolution XII.8 Regional initiatives 2016-2018 in the framework of the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 8 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.8 Regional initiatives 2016-2018 in the framework of the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 9 Draft Resolution XII.9 The Ramsar Convention’s Programme on communication, capacity development, education, participation and awareness (CEPA) 2016‐2021

COP12 DR 9 Rev.3 Draft Resolution XII.9 The Ramsar Convention’s Programme on communication, capacity building, education, participation and awareness (CEPA) 2016‐2021[2024]

COP12 DR 10 Draft Resolution XII.10 Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation (RWCA)

COP12 DR 10 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.10 World Wetland City WWC Accreditation

COP12 DR 11 Draft Resolution XII.11 Peatlands, climate change and wise use: Implications for the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 11 Rev.3 Draft Resolution XII.11 Peatlands, climate change and wise use: Implications for the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DR 12 Draft Resolution XII.12 Call to action to ensure and protect the water requirements of wetlands for the present and the future

COP12 DR 12 Rev.4 Draft Resolution XII.12 Call to action to ensure and protect the water requirements of wetlands for the present and the future

COP12 DR 13 Draft Resolution XII.13 Wetlands and disaster risk reduction

COP12 DR 13 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.13 Wetlands and disaster risk reduction

COP12 DR 14 Draft Resolution XII.14 Conservation of Mediterranean Basin island wetlands

COP12 DR 14 Rev.1 Draft Resolution XII.14 Conservation of Mediterranean Basin island wetlands

COP12 DR 15 Draft Resolution XII.15 Evaluating and ensuring the effective management and conservation of Ramsar Sites

COP12 DR 15 Rev.2 Draft Resolution XII.15 Evaluation of the management and conservation effectiveness of Ramsar Sites

COP12 DR 16 Rev.1 Draft Resolution XII.16 Thanks to the Host Country, Uruguay, and the “Declaration of Punta del Este”

COP12 DOC.1bis Provisional Annotated Agenda

COP12 DOC.2 Rev.1 Guide to Draft Resolutions and related Information Documents

COP12 DOC.3 Rules of procedure (showing proposed amendments)

COP12 DOC.3bis Rules of procedure showing proposed amendments: version with track changes (only in English)

COP12 DOC.3 ter Rules of Procedure (Contact Group Amendments)

COP12 DOC.4 Guidance to Contracting Parties about the operation of COP12

COP12 DOC.5 Rev.1 Report of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee

COP12 DOC.6 Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)

COP12 DOC.7 Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 concerning the List of Wetlands of International Importance

COP12 DOC.8 Report of the Secretary General to COP12 on the implementation of the Convention

COP12 DOC.9 Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan in Africa

COP12 DOC.10 Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan in the Americas (Neotropics and North America regions)

COP12 DOC.11 Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan in Europe

COP12 DOC.12 Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan in Asia

COP12 DOC.13 Rev.1 Regional overview of the implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan in Oceania

COP12 DOC.14 Background information on financial and budgetary matters

COP12 DOC.15 Contracting Parties with outstanding annual contributions

COP12 DOC.16 Considerations by the Strategic Plan Working Group on mechanisms to enhance the visibility and stature of the Ramsar Convention and increasing synergies with multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and other international entities

COP12 DOC.17 Legal Brief: Opinion on the accommodation of Arabic and other UN languages into the Ramsar Convention

COP12 DOC.18 Report on the implementation of the Convention’s CEPA Programme 2009-2015

COP12 DOC.20 Management effectiveness assessments for Ramsar Sites

COP12 DOC.21 List of registered observers / Lista de observadores inscritos / Liste des observateurs inscrits

COP12 DOC.23 Ramsar Briefing Note 7 State of the World’s Wetlands and their Services to People: A compilation of recent analyses

COP12 DOC.25 Ramsar Fact Sheet 5 Coral reefs: Critical wetlands in severe danger

COP12 DOC.26 Communications / CEPA Action Plan for the Ramsar Secretariat 2016-2021: Consultation Draft

COP12 DOC.27 COP11 Rules of Procedure