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- proper noun A town in
Iran - adjective Describing any
conservation site protected under the Ramsar Convention
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Today is World Wetlands Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, or the Ramsar Convention, in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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Today is World Wetlands Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, or the Ramsar Convention, in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.
World Wetlands Day 2006
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The treaty is commonly referred to as Ramsar or the Ramsar Convention, named after the Iranian town in which it was first signed in 1971.
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat 2007
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The Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, is one of the oldest global environmental intergovernmental agreements.
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The request would be made at next week's meeting of parties to the convention of wetlands of international importance, also known as the Ramsar convention, in Brisbane, Australia.
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Especially As Waterfowl Habitat; note - also known as Ramsar
The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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About half of the total area falls within the Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay nature reserve that is protected under an international treaty called the Ramsar convention.
News Agence France Presse 2010
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Talay Noi, declared a non-hunting area in 1975, is also Thailand's first Ramsar site after the government signed the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, known as the Ramsar Convention, in 1998.
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In Order from Strength and Adapting Mosaic, the constraints, opportunities, and trends that continue to be relevant at global level may find their main expression through a few international cooperation frameworks such as Ramsar even though the emphasis of sociopolitical systems is more regional.
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Over 90 per cent of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have signed MEAs, such as Ramsar, World Heritage, CITES, UNCLOS, the Montreal and the Kyoto protocols and the Basel Convention.
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