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Ramsar publications

The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran 1971) provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and their resources. Adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, the treaty now has a membership of more than 150 national governments. The Convention's programme focuses on the conservation and wide use of more than 1,590 wetlands designated for the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance and on national planning to maintain the biodiversity and values and functions of all wetlands. UNESCO is the Depository of the Convention. The Secretariat is hosted by IUCN.

For more information on Ramsar publications see www.ramsar.org/index_lib.htm

Ramsar Convention Bureau
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland

Tel. +41 22 999 0170; Fax. +41 22 999 0169
Email. ramsar@ramsar.org
www.ramsar.org

The following titles are also available from IUCN Publications:

Ramsar Handbooks for the Wise Use of Wetlands (The Ramsar “Toolkit”), 2nd Edition Edited by A. J. Hails. 2004.

Backlist (titles pre 2003)

Directory of Wetlands of International Importance (A) Compiled by Scott Frazier. ISBN 1 900442 20 5, 1999

Economic Valuation of Wetlands A Guide for Policy Makers and Planners Edward B. Barbier, Mike Acreman and Duncan Knowler ISBN 2-940073-21-X, 1997 (out of print)

FRENCH: Evaluation économique des zones humides: Guide à l’usage des decideurs et planificateurs, Edward B. Barbier, Mike Acreman et Duncan Knowler. ISBN 2-940073-24-4, 1997

SPANISH: Valoración económica de los humedales: Guía para decisores y planificadores, Edward B. Barbier, Mike Acreman y Duncan Knowler. ISBN 2-940073-25-2, 1997

Legal Development of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (The), Cyrille de Klemm in collaboration with Isabelle Créteaux. ISBN 2-940073-14-7, 1995

Proceedings of the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties San José, Costa Rica, May 1999. Three photocopied volumes, 1999, available in English, French, and Spanish versions

Proceedings of the 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties Valencia, Spain November 2002.

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (The): Its History and Development, G.V.T. Matthews, ISBN 2-940073-00-7, 1993

Ramsar Convention on the Conservation of Wetlands The: A legal analysis of the Adoption and Implementation of the Convention in Denmark, V. Koester. ISBN 2-88032-999-X, 1989

Towards the Wise Use of Wetlands: Report of the Ramsar Convention Wise Use Project, Edited by T.J. Davis.
ISBN 2-940073-07-4, 1993

Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention: The Role of the Convention on Wetlands in the Conservation and Wise Use of Biodiversity, Edited by A.J. Hails. ISBN 2-940073-22-8, 1996