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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)

Name:	Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)
URL to homepage:	http://www.ramsar.org/
Country:	Switzerland

Mandate

• Organize planning so to promote the wise (i.e. sustainable) use of wetlands within the national territory (Articles 3.1, 4.3,4.4 & 4.5 of the Convention, and relevant Resolutions of the Conference of the Contracting Parties)
• To designate suitable wetlands for the List of Wetlands of International Importance and manage them sustainably (Articles 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.2)
• To cooperate internationally for the management of shared wetlands and shared wetland species (Article 5)

Relevance to forests by key words

wetlands, cloud-forest, rainforest, mangroves, coastal areas, wildlife habitat