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Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Site Designation Process

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The designation of Wetlands of International Importance is one of the three “pillars” of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention). A primary motivation for the establishment of the Convention in the 1970s was the progressive loss of wetlands and negative consequences for biodiversity. One means of addressing this was to establish a mechanism by which states could commit to protect the most important wetlands in their territory (complemented by the wise use of all other wetlands). With sites designated under the World Heritage Convention, it is one of only two legal mechanisms for the global recognition of sites of international importance for biodiversity.

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  1. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, PE1 1JY, Peterborough, UK

    David A. Stroud

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. International Water Security Network, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Mark Everard

  3. UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetlands and Environment Ltd., Littleworth, Oxfordshire, UK

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Aquatic Ecosystems Group, Department of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Stroud, D.A. (2018). Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Site Designation Process. In: Finlayson, C.M., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9659-3_114

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