The
Ramsar Convention on WetlandsThe
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The 7th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention
Ramsar flags in San José [Photo:Valerie Higgins]
Ramsar member countries meet every three years to assess the progress of the Convention and wetland conservation to date, share knowledge and experience on technical issues, and plan their own and the Bureau's work for the next triennium. These are called Meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COPs), and there have been seven since the founding of the Convention on Wetlands. The 7th COP was held in San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999, and you are presently visiting the index page for the various materials that have come out of that meeting.
Results of the 7th Conference of the Parties
| The Conference Report |
| The Resolutions and Recommendations approved by the COP |
| Other documents provided to the delegates and unamended by the COP |
| List of Participants in COP7 |
| Photographs of COP7 |
| National Reports supplied by the Contracting Parties for the COP |
| Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award winners (the Awards were presented at the COP opening ceremonies) |
| Declaration of the Central American People and Wetlands, painting |
| Daily reports of the COP from Earth Negotiations Bulletin |
| The COP7 Press kit (in advance of the meeting) |
| COP6: Conference Report and other results of the 6th COP, Brisbane, Australia, March 1996 |
For
further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact
the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
(tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail 
).
Posted 6 June 1999, updated 22 October 2001, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.
