MEA Summary: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

The Convention Secretariat:

Address:
The Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 999 0170
Fax: +41 22 999 0169
Email: ramsar@ramsar.org
Web: http://www.iucn.org/themes/ramsar/

Brief
Objectives

The Convention's mission is the conservation and wise use of wetlands by national action and international cooperation as a means to achieving sustainable development throughout the world.