History of the Convention
The Convention on Wetlands is the oldest of the modern global intergovernmental environmental agreements. The treaty was negotiated through the 1960s by countries and non - governmental organizations concerned about the increasing loss and degradation of wetland habitat for migratory waterbirds. It was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975.
Featured documents
28 May 1987
The Regina Amendments to the Convention on Wetlands
3 December 1982
The Paris Protocol to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
1 January 2011
Ramsar’s Liquid Assets - 40 years of the Convention on Wetlands
1 January 1993
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development (Ramsar, 1993)
2 February 1971