Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
ANIMALS & CONSERVATION
Signed at
—
Signed on
—
In force on
21 December 1975

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. Anguilla
  3. Antigua
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. BANGLADESH
  8. BELARUS
  9. BELGIUM
  10. BELIZE
  11. Berlin West
  12. Bermuda
  13. BOLIVIA
  14. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  15. BRAZIL
  16. British Indian Ocean Territory
  17. British Virgin Islands
  18. Brunei
  19. BULGARIA
  20. BURKINA FASO
  21. CANADA
  22. Cayman Islands
  23. CHAD
  24. CHILE
  25. CROATIA
  26. CYPRUS
  27. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  28. CZECH REPUBLIC
  29. DENMARK
  30. ECUADOR
  31. ESTONIA
  32. Falkland Island Dependencies
  33. Falkland Islands
  34. FINLAND
  35. GABON
  36. GEORGIA
  37. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  38. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  39. GHANA
  40. Gibraltar
  41. GREECE
  42. GUATEMALA
  43. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  44. GUINEA
  45. GUINEA BISSAU
  46. HONDURAS
  47. Hong Kong
  48. HUNGARY
  49. ICELAND
  50. INDIA
  51. INDONESIA
  52. IRAN
  53. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  54. Isle Of Man
  55. ITALY
  56. JAPAN
  57. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  58. JORDAN
  59. KENYA
  60. KIRIBATI
  61. LATVIA
  62. LIBYA
  63. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  64. MALAYSIA
  65. MALI
  66. MALTA
  67. MAURITANIA
  68. MEXICO
  69. Montserrat
  70. MOROCCO
  71. NAMIBIA
  72. NEPAL
  73. Netherlands Antilles
  74. NETHERLANDS THE
  75. NEW ZEALAND
  76. NIGER
  77. NORWAY
  78. OMAN
  79. PAKISTAN
  80. PANAMA
  81. PERU
  82. PHILIPPINES
  83. Pitcairn Islands
  84. POLAND
  85. PORTUGAL
  86. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  87. SENEGAL
  88. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  89. SLOVENIA
  90. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  91. SOUTH AFRICA
  92. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  93. SOUTH SUDAN
  94. SOVIET UNION
  95. SPAIN
  96. SRI LANKA
  97. St Helena And Dependencies
  98. SURINAME
  99. SWEDEN
  100. SWITZERLAND
  101. TAJIKISTAN
  102. TANZANIA
  103. TOGO
  104. TUNISIA
  105. TURKEY
  106. TURKMENISTAN
  107. Turks And Caicos Islands
  108. UGANDA
  109. UKRAINE
  110. UNITED KINGDOM
  111. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  112. URUGUAY
  113. UZBEKISTAN
  114. VIETNAM
  115. YUGOSLAVIA
  116. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 4 November 1983 4 March 1984
ALGERIA Notification 4 November 1983
Anguilla Extension 15 February 1991 15 June 1991
Antigua Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
ARGENTINA Objection 26 July 1976
ARGENTINA Ratification 4 May 1992 4 September 1992
ARGENTINA Declaration 4 May 1992
AUSTRALIA Definitive Signature 8 May 1974
AUSTRIA Accession 16 December 1982 16 April 1983
AUSTRIA Notification 16 December 1982
BANGLADESH Accession 21 May 1992 21 September 1992
BELARUS Succession 10 September 1999
BELGIUM Signature 19 March 1975
BELGIUM Ratification 4 March 1986 4 July 1986
BELGIUM Notification 4 March 1986
BELIZE Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
Berlin West Extension 26 February 1976 26 June 1976
Bermuda Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
BOLIVIA Accession 27 June 1990 27 October 1990
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 24 September 2001 1 March 1992
BRAZIL Accession 24 May 1993 24 September 1993
British Indian Ocean Territory Extension 7 September 1998 8 January 1999
British Virgin Islands Extension 15 February 1991 15 June 1991
Brunei Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
BULGARIA Definitive Signature 24 September 1975
BULGARIA Declaration 24 September 1975
BULGARIA Notification 24 September 1975
BURKINA FASO Accession 27 June 1990 27 October 1990
CANADA Accession 15 January 1981 15 May 1981
Cayman Islands Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
CHAD Accession 13 June 1990 13 October 1990
CHILE Accession 27 July 1981 27 November 1981
CROATIA Succession 2 November 1992
CYPRUS Accession 11 July 2001 11 November 2001
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 26 March 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 2 July 1990
DENMARK Accession 2 September 1977 2 January 1978
DENMARK Notification 2 September 1977
ECUADOR Accession 7 September 1990 7 January 1991
ECUADOR Notification 7 September 1990
ESTONIA Ratification 29 March 1994 29 July 1994
ESTONIA Notification 29 March 1994
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
Falkland Islands Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
FINLAND Signature 19 March 1973
FINLAND Ratification 28 May 1974
GABON Definitive Signature 30 December 1986
GABON Notification 30 December 1986
GEORGIA Accession 7 February 1997 7 June 1997
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 31 July 1978 30 November 1978
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 31 July 1978
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 28 November 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 26 February 1976 26 June 1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 26 February 1976
GHANA Accession 22 February 1988 22 June 1988
GHANA Notification 22 February 1988
Gibraltar Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
GREECE Accession 21 August 1975
GUATEMALA Accession 26 June 1990 26 October 1990
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 7 September 1998 8 January 1999
GUINEA Accession 18 November 1992 18 March 1993
GUINEA Notification 18 November 1992
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 14 May 1990
HONDURAS Accession 23 June 1993 23 October 1993
Hong Kong Extension 11 May 1979 10 September 1979
Hong Kong Notification 7 September 1985
HUNGARY Accession 11 April 1979 11 August 1979
HUNGARY Statement 11 April 1979
ICELAND Accession 2 December 1977 2 April 1978
INDIA Accession 1 October 1981 1 February 1982
INDONESIA Accession 8 April 1992 8 August 1992
IRAN Signature 25 August 1972
IRAN Ratification 23 June 1975
IRAN Notification 23 June 1975
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 14 February 1975
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 15 November 1984 15 March 1985
Isle Of Man Extension 27 May 1992 1 October 1992
ITALY Signature 10 January 1975
ITALY Ratification 14 December 1976 14 April 1977
JAPAN Accession 17 June 1980 17 October 1980
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
JORDAN Accession 10 January 1977 10 May 1977
KENYA Accession 5 June 1990 5 October 1990
KIRIBATI Accession 3 April 2013 3 August 2013
LATVIA Accession 25 July 1995 25 November 1995
LATVIA Notification 25 July 1995
LIBYA Accession 5 April 2000 5 August 2000
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 4 April 1995
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Notification 4 April 1995
MALAYSIA Ratification 10 November 1994
MALAYSIA Declaration 10 November 1994
MALI Accession 25 May 1987 25 September 1987
MALI Notification 25 May 1987
MALTA Accession 30 September 1988 30 January 1989
MALTA Notification 30 September 1988
MAURITANIA Accession 22 October 1982 22 February 1983
MAURITANIA Notification 22 October 1982
MEXICO Accession 4 July 1986 4 November 1986
MEXICO Notification 4 July 1986
MEXICO Acceptance 2 November 1992
Montserrat Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
MOROCCO Definitive Signature 20 June 1980 20 October 1980
NAMIBIA Accession 23 August 1995 23 December 1995
NAMIBIA Notification 23 August 1995
NEPAL Accession 17 December 1987 17 April 1988
NEPAL Notification 17 December 1987
Netherlands Antilles Extension 23 May 1980 23 September 1980
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 7 July 1975
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 23 May 1980 23 September 1980
NEW ZEALAND Definitive Signature 13 August 1976
NIGER Definitive Signature 30 April 1987 30 August 1987
NIGER Notification 30 April 1987
NORWAY Definitive Signature 9 July 1974
OMAN Accession 19 April 2013 19 August 2013
PAKISTAN Signature 17 November 1975
PAKISTAN Ratification 23 July 1976 23 November 1976
PAKISTAN Notification 14 March 1996
PANAMA Accession 26 November 1990 26 November 1990
PERU Ratification 30 March 1992 30 March 1992
PHILIPPINES Accession 8 July 1994 8 November 1994
Pitcairn Islands Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
POLAND Accession 22 November 1977 22 March 1978
PORTUGAL Signature 5 July 1976
PORTUGAL Ratification 24 March 1981 24 November 1981
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 11 February 1992 11 February 1992
SENEGAL Accession 11 July 1977 11 November 1977
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 31 March 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 28 October 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
SOUTH AFRICA Definitive Signature 12 March 1975
SOUTH AFRICA Notification 12 March 1975
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 5 January 1976 5 January 1976
SOUTH SUDAN Accession 10 June 2013 10 October 2013
SOVIET UNION Signature 3 February 1974
SOVIET UNION Declaration 3 February 1974
SOVIET UNION Declaration 14 September 1976
SOVIET UNION Ratification 11 October 1976 11 February 1977
SPAIN Accession 4 May 1982 4 September 1982
SRI LANKA Accession 15 June 1990 15 October 1990
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
St Helena And Dependencies Notification 3 December 1985
SURINAME Accession 22 July 1985 22 November 1985
SURINAME Notification 22 July 1985
SWEDEN Definitive Signature 5 December 1974
SWEDEN Notification 5 December 1974
SWITZERLAND Signature 21 February 1974
SWITZERLAND Ratification 16 January 1976 16 May 1976
TAJIKISTAN Accession 18 July 2001 18 November 2001
TANZANIA Accession 13 April 2000 13 August 2000
TOGO Accession 4 July 1995 4 November 1995
TOGO Notification 4 July 1995
TUNISIA Accession 24 November 1980 24 March 1981
TURKEY Accession 13 July 1994 13 November 1994
TURKMENISTAN Accession 3 March 2009 3 July 2009
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
UGANDA Signature 4 March 1988
UGANDA Ratification 4 March 1988 4 July 1988
UGANDA Notification 4 March 1988
UKRAINE Succession 16 January 1997
UKRAINE Declaration 15 July 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 6 September 1973
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 5 January 1976 5 May 1976
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 5 January 1976
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 24 July 1981
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 13 September 1985
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 18 December 1986 18 April 1987
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Notification 18 December 1986
URUGUAY Accession 22 May 1984 22 September 1984
URUGUAY Notification 22 May 1984
UZBEKISTAN Accession 8 October 2001 8 February 2002
VIETNAM Accession 20 September 1988 20 January 1989
VIETNAM Notification 20 September 1988
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 28 March 1977 28 July 1977
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 3 July 2001 27 April 1992

Citations

  1. UN Registration UNESCO/0: 996 245
  2. Treaty Series 034/1976: Cmnd 6465||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1976-TS0034.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 027/1973: Cmnd 5483
  4. PRO (now TNA) FO.949/151/0: 0
  5. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 5e9d3bd9-8a91-4e0f-9fc1-4e612e3f5075
Treaty ID: 2779
Record ID: 71065