Description
The Ramsar Convention is a framework programme for the protection and sustainable use of wetlands of international importance. Protected zone designations at national level should be promoted and supported through international cooperation. In 1971, the Ramsar Agreement was signed in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the Caspian Sea, among others by Germany. The WWF and the World Nature Conservation Union (IUCN) played a decisive role in shaping the Convention from the outset. The agreement entered into force in 1975. The first Member State Conference took place in Italy in 1980. Member States meet every three years. In the meantime, 133 countries have signed the agreement. Most of the wetlands protected by the Ramsar Agreement have been designated by Great Britain. Germany ranks 11st with 31 areas. The largest of the Ramsar areas is the delta area of the mighty river Okawango in Botswana with over 6.8 million hectares — an area of the size of Bavaria. The smallest Ramsar areas, on the other hand, have only one hectare in size — such as the Hosnie’s source on Christmas Island in Australia. 1229 Wetlands worldwide are currently under the protection of the Ramsar Agreement. Together they reach an area of about 106 million hectares, which corresponds to the size of Portugal. The RAMSAR areas are assigned to the INSPIRE Data Theme Protected Areas (Annex I).
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- umwelt
- verwaltung-und-politik
- schutzgebiet