Flag handover during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The meeting was held in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on November 5, 2022.
Ramsar Convention
international agreement
Also known as: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat(Show More)
Ramsar Convention, agreement adopted in the eponymous city of Ramsar, Iran, on February 2, 1971, with the goal of protecting wetlands as both complex ecosystems and habitats for migratory birds. It is the first modern international environmental agreement signed for the conservation of natural resources. Although the original text of the convention was primarily drafted by and intended for European, Asian, and African nations, countries outside those regions have since become parties to the agreement....
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