Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, 2 February 1971, as amended by the Paris Protocol of 3 December 1982, with amendments to Articles 6 and 7 of the Convention adopted at the Extraordinary Conference of the Contracting Parties at Regina, Canada, 28 May to 3 June 1987

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
ANIMALS & CONSERVATION
Signed at
—
Signed on
—
In force on
1 May 1994

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Parties

  1. ANDORRA
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. ARMENIA
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. AZERBAIJAN
  7. BAHAMAS
  8. BANGLADESH
  9. BELGIUM
  10. BELIZE
  11. BENIN
  12. Bermuda
  13. British Indian Ocean Territory
  14. BULGARIA
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CANADA
  17. Cayman Islands
  18. CHILE
  19. CYPRUS
  20. DENMARK
  21. ECUADOR
  22. Falkland Islands
  23. FINLAND
  24. FRANCE
  25. GAMBIA THE
  26. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  27. Gibraltar
  28. GREECE
  29. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  30. Hong Kong
  31. HUNGARY
  32. ICELAND
  33. INDONESIA
  34. IRAN
  35. IRELAND
  36. ISRAEL
  37. JAMAICA
  38. JAPAN
  39. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  40. JORDAN
  41. KIRIBATI
  42. LATVIA
  43. LIBYA
  44. LIECHTENSTEIN
  45. LITHUANIA
  46. LUXEMBOURG
  47. MADAGASCAR
  48. MALAWI
  49. MEXICO
  50. MONACO
  51. Montserrat
  52. NAMIBIA
  53. NETHERLANDS THE
  54. NEW ZEALAND
  55. NORWAY
  56. PAKISTAN
  57. PARAGUAY
  58. Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands
  59. POLAND
  60. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  61. SAINT LUCIA
  62. SENEGAL
  63. SIERRA LEONE
  64. SOUTH AFRICA
  65. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  66. SOUTH SUDAN
  67. St Helena
  68. St Helena Dependencies
  69. SUDAN
  70. SWEDEN
  71. SWITZERLAND
  72. SYRIA
  73. TANZANIA
  74. TOGO
  75. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  76. TUNISIA
  77. TURKEY
  78. Turks And Caicos Islands
  79. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  80. UNITED KINGDOM

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ANDORRA Ratification 23 July 2012 23 November 2012
ARGENTINA Acceptance 8 June 2001
ARGENTINA Declaration 8 June 2001
ARMENIA Acceptance 6 July 1993
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 25 July 1990
AUSTRIA Acceptance 18 December 1992
AZERBAIJAN Accession 21 May 2001 21 September 2001
BAHAMAS Ratification 7 February 1997
BANGLADESH Acceptance 21 May 1992
BELGIUM Accession 28 October 1998 28 October 1998
BELGIUM Acceptance 28 October 1998 1 February 1999
BELIZE Accession 22 April 1998 22 August 1998
BELIZE Acceptance 22 April 1998 22 August 1998
BENIN Accession 24 January 2000 24 February 2000
Bermuda Extension 27 June 1990
British Indian Ocean Territory Extension 8 September 1998 8 January 1999
BULGARIA Acceptance 21 June 1990
CAMBODIA Accession 23 June 1999 23 October 1999
CANADA Acceptance 8 November 1988
Cayman Islands Extension 27 June 1990
CHILE Acceptance 15 September 1995 1 January 1996
CYPRUS Accession 11 July 2001 11 November 2001
DENMARK Acceptance 3 January 1994
ECUADOR Acceptance 21 February 1995
Falkland Islands Extension 27 June 1990
FINLAND Acceptance 27 March 1990
FRANCE Acceptance 1 July 1994 1 November 1994
GAMBIA THE Ratification 16 September 1996 16 January 1997
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 20 June 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 20 June 1990
Gibraltar Extension 27 June 1990
GREECE Acceptance 22 May 1992
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 8 September 1998 8 January 1999
Hong Kong Extension 27 June 1990
HUNGARY Acceptance 20 September 1990
ICELAND Acceptance 18 June 1993
INDONESIA Acceptance 8 April 1992
IRAN Acceptance 20 July 1994 1 November 1994
IRELAND Acceptance 28 August 1990
ISRAEL Ratification 12 November 1996 12 March 1997
JAMAICA Accession 7 October 1997 7 February 1998
JAPAN Acceptance 2 June 1988
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 27 June 1990
JORDAN Acceptance 27 August 1993
KIRIBATI Accession 3 April 2013 3 April 2013
LATVIA Acceptance 5 September 1995 1 January 1996
LIBYA Accession 5 April 2000 5 August 2000
LIBYA Notification 5 April 2000
LIECHTENSTEIN Acceptance 6 August 1991
LITHUANIA Acceptance 20 August 1993 20 December 1993
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 15 April 1998 15 August 1998
MADAGASCAR Accession 25 September 1998 25 January 1999
MALAWI Accession 14 November 1996 14 March 1997
MEXICO Accession 2 November 1992
MONACO Accession 20 August 1997 20 December 1997
MONACO Acceptance 20 August 1997 20 December 1997
Montserrat Extension 27 June 1990
NAMIBIA Acceptance 23 August 1995 23 December 1995
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 19 November 1991
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 7 July 1993
NORWAY Acceptance 20 January 1989
PAKISTAN Acceptance 20 September 1988
PARAGUAY Acceptance 7 June 1995
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Extension 27 June 1990
POLAND Acceptance 19 August 1993
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Acceptance 11 February 1992
SAINT LUCIA Accession 19 February 2002 19 June 2002
SENEGAL Acceptance 1 April 1994 1 August 1994
SIERRA LEONE Accession 13 December 1999 13 April 2000
SOUTH AFRICA Acceptance 14 February 1992
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 27 June 1990
SOUTH SUDAN Accession 10 June 2013 10 October 2013
St Helena Extension 27 June 1990
St Helena Dependencies Extension 27 June 1990
SUDAN Accession 7 January 2005 7 May 2005
SWEDEN Acceptance 6 April 1989
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 8 June 1989
SYRIA Accession 5 March 1998
SYRIA Declaration 5 March 1998
TANZANIA Accession 13 April 2000 13 August 2000
TANZANIA Notification 13 April 2000
TOGO Accession 4 July 1995 4 November 1995
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Acceptance 21 December 1992
TUNISIA Acceptance 26 January 1993
TURKEY Accession 13 July 1994 13 November 1994
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 27 June 1990
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Acceptance 11 May 2001 11 August 2001
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 27 June 1990 27 June 1990
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27 June 1990
UNITED KINGDOM Extension 8 September 1998 8 January 1999
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 7 March 2002

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/635/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 013/1996: Cm 3053||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1996-TS0013.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 006/1990: Cm 983
  4. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  5. New Zealand Treaty Series 12/1994: 0
Metadata

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UUID: a08c597e-5a1b-412e-a2f9-b03a7667e9fd
Treaty ID: 3391
Record ID: 71743