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The Ramsar Sites Criteria. The nine criteria for identifying Wetlands of International Importance. Group A of the Criteria. Sites containing representative, rare or unique wetland types. Criterion 1: .
The nine criteria for identifying Wetlands of International Importance. English. Español. Français.
Ramsar site criteria. A wetland can be considered internationally important if any of the following nine criteria apply: [3] Criterion 1: "it contains a representative, rare, or unique example of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region."
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presents and explains the Convention’s criteria by which Ramsar Sites can be identified; describes the Convention’s official Information Sheet through the use of which
The Criteria for Identifying Wetlands of International Importance as adopted by the 4th, 6th, and 7th Meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) to guide implementation of Article 2.1 on designation of Ramsar sites.
Adopted in 1972 and 1971 respectively, both conventions are the only two global conventions with a focus on site-based conservation. In 2016, more than 97 areas were listed across the globe under both the Ramsar and the World Heritage conventions, for their unique and rare wetland ecosystems.
