Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)

• URL: http://www.ramsar.org
• Address: Ramsar Secretariat - Rue Mauverney 28
• Postal Code: CH-1196
• City: Gland
• Country: Switzerland
• Telephone: +41 229990170
• Fax: +41 229990169
• Email: ramsar@ramsar.org

The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) -- called the "Ramsar Convention" -- is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories.
The Convention's mission is the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world