4. CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL 

 IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY AS WATERFOWL HAB- 

 ITATS, FEBRUARY 3, 1971. Not in Force'' 



Done at Ramsai\ Iran, February 3, 1971 



Final Act of the International Conference on the Conservation 

 of Wetlands and Waterfowl held at Ramsar, Iran, 30 January 

 to 3 February, 1971 



1. The Imperial Government of Iran, in accordance with recom- 

 mendations of earlier international meetings on wetlands and water- 

 fowl conservation, convened an International Conference on the Con- 

 servation of Wetlands and Waterfowl, with a view to promoting 

 international collaboration in this field. 



2. The Conference met at Ramsar, Iran, from 30 January to 

 3 February 1971. 



3. Credentials were received by the Secretariat of the Conference 

 from the Governments of the following States — 



Belgium Pakistan 



Denmark South Africa 



Finland Spain 



France Sweden 



Federal Republic of Germany Switzerland 



India Turkey 



Iran Union of Soviet Socialist 



Ireland Republics 



Jordan United Kindom 



The Netherlands 



4. The Governments of the following countries sent Observers to 

 the Conference : 



Bulgaria Italy 



Greece Rumania 



Hungary 



♦[Reproduced from the Final Act of the International Conference on the Conservation of 

 Wetlands and Waterfowl, held at Ramsar, Iran, January 30 to February 3, 1971, The text 

 of the Convention appears as Annex I of the Final Act, at I.L.M. page 969 ; Annex II of the 

 Final Act has not been reproduced. 



[As of September 15, 1972, the Convention had not been opened for signature. Recom- 

 mendation 99(1) (b) of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held at 

 Stockholm, June 5-16, recommended that Governments should "whenever appropriate, sign 

 the Convention on Conservation of Wetlands of International Importance".] 



*Source: International Legal Materials, vol. 11, No. 5, September 1972 : 963-976. 



Ratified by: Finland (with List and Map), as of Dec. 31, 1974 (Entry Into force requires 

 ratification by 7 nations). 



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