Appendix 2-1 



rwTTFRTA FOR IDENTIFYING WETLANDS OF 

 INTE^J?i^iS:SsSRrANCE AND GUIDELINES ON 



THEIR USE 



As Revised at the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting 



Parties 



27 May to 5 June 1987 



Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 



A wetland is suitable for inclusion in the List if it meets any one of the 

 criteria set out below: 



1. Criteria for assessing the value of representative or unique wetlands. 

 A wetland should be considered internationally important if it is a 

 partklrly good example of a specific type of wetland characteristic of 

 its region. 



2. General criteria for using plants or animals to identify wetlands of 

 importance. 



A wetland should be considered internationally important if: 



(a) it supports an appreciable assemblage of rare, vulnerable or 



^^ endangered specLs or subspecies of plant or animal or an 



appreciable number of individuals of any one or more of these 



species; 

 nr (h) it is of special value for maintaining the genetic and ecological 

 ^^ diversity of a region because of the quality and peculiarities of 



its flora and fauna; 

 or (c) it is of special value as the habitat of plants or animals at a 



critical stage of their biological cycles; 

 or (d) it is of special value for its endemic plant or animal species or 



communities. 

 3. Specific criteria for using wateri^owl to identify wetlands of importance. 



A wetland should be considered internationally important if: 



(a) it regulariy supports 20,000 waterfowl; 



or(b) it regulariy supports substantial numbers of individuals from 



particular groups of waterfowl, indicative of wetland values, 



productivity or diversity; 

 or (c) where data on populations are available, it regularly supports 



r% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies 



of waterfowl. 



National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan 



