National Report submitted to the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Costa Rica, 1999
This document contains Information about the UK's efforts to implement the Convention for the period since the 6th Conference of the Contracting Parties in Brisbane in 1996 to 31 August 1998
National Report submitted to the 7th Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties, Costa Rica, 1999
UK Ramsar Report
This document is the United Kingdom's National Report to the
7th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (CoP) to
the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance to be held
in Costa Rica in May 1999. It contains Information about the UK's
efforts to implement the Convention for the period since the 6th
Conference of the Contracting Parties in Brisbane in 1996 to 31
August 1998. It also summarises UK actions under each of the eight
General Objectives of the Ramsar Strategic Plan as adopted at the
CoP6 in 1996.
Further information on the Conference of the Parties can be
found at the Ramsar Bureau web site:
http://www.ramsar.org/
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Download in sections National Report submitted to the 7th
Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Costa Rica,
1999:
- Download Content &
Executive Summary (PDF, 721 kb)
- Download 1. To progress towards
universal membership of the Convention (PDF, 220 kb)
- Download 2. To achieve the wise use of
wetlands by implementing and further developing the Ramsar Wise Use
Guidelines (PDF, 188 kb)
- Download 3. To raise awareness of
wetland values and functions throughout the world and at all
levels (PDF, 426 kb)
- Download 4. To reinforce the capacity of
institutions in each Contracting Party to achieve conservation and
wise use of wetlands (PDF 2.3 mb)
- Download 5. To ensure the conservation
of all sites included in the List of Wetlands of International
Importance (Ramsar List) (PDF, 4.6 mb)
- Download 6. To designate for the Ramsar
List those wetland types still under represented in the List and
transfrontier wetlands (PDF, 3.5 mb)
- Download 7. To mobilise international
co-operation and financial assistance for wetland conservation and
wise use in collaboration with other conventions and agencies, both
governmental and non-governmental (PDF, 1.9 mb)
- Download 8. To provide the Convention
with the required institutional mechanisms and
resources (PDF, 789 kb)
- Download 9. Participation of
non-governmental organisations in the implementation of the
Convention(PDF,362 kb)
- Download 10. Final comments (PDF, 343 kb)
- Download List of abbreviations
and acronyms (PDF, 221 kb)
- Download References
(PDF, 510 kb)
- Download Appendix 1 : Priority
Habitat and Species Action Plans (PDF, 3.9 mb)
- Download Appendix 2 : WWW
addresses (PDF, 188 kb)
- Download Appendix 3: Status of
management documents for listed Ramsar sites (PDF, 801
kb)
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