Registration Number 14583
Title Convention on wetlands of international importance especially as waterfowl habitat
Participant(s)
Submitter
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Places/dates of conclusion
PlaceDate
Ramsar02/02/1971
EIF information
21 December 1975
Authentic texts
Russian
German
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Registration Date United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 17 February 1976
Subject terms
Wildlife (protection)
Ramsar Convention (Wetlands Convention)
Habitat
Environment
Agreement type Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number 996 (p.245)
Publication format Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s) volume-996-I-14583-English.pdf
volume-996-I-14583-French.pdf
volume-996-I-14583-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF v996.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note "Following a communication received from UNESCO due to a typo error in their original submission the dates of deposit and effect of France’s participation to the Convention should read "deposit: 26 July 1984 and effect: 1 December 1986" instead of deposit: 16 July 1984 and effect: 1 October 1986".
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AlbaniaAccession31/10/199529/02/1996
AlgeriaAccession04/11/198304/03/1984
AndorraRatification23/07/201223/11/2012
AngolaAccession10/06/202110/10/2021
AnguillaTerritorial application15/02/199115/06/1991
Antigua and BarbudaAccession02/06/200502/10/2005
ArgentinaRatification04/05/199204/09/1992
ArmeniaAccession06/07/199306/11/1993
AustraliaDefinitive signature08/05/197421/12/1975
AustriaAccession16/12/198216/04/1983
AzerbaijanAcceptance21/05/200121/09/2001
BahrainAccession27/10/199727/02/1998
BangladeshAccession21/05/199221/09/1992
BarbadosAccession12/12/200512/04/2006
BelarusSuccession10/09/1999 
BelgiumRatification04/03/198604/07/1986
BelizeAccession22/04/199822/08/1998
BeninAccession24/01/200024/05/2000
BhutanAccession07/05/201207/09/2012
BoliviaParticipation27/10/1990 
BoliviaAccession27/06/199027/10/1990
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSuccession24/09/200101/03/1992
BotswanaAccession09/12/199609/04/1997
BrazilAccession24/05/199324/09/1993
British Virgin IslandsTerritorial application15/02/199115/06/1991
BulgariaDefinitive signature24/09/197524/01/1976
Burkina FasoAccession27/06/199027/10/1990
BurundiAccession05/06/200205/10/2002
CambodiaAccession23/06/199923/10/1999
CameroonAccession20/03/200620/07/2006
CanadaAccession15/01/198115/05/1981
Cape VerdeAccession18/07/200518/11/2005
Central African RepublicAccession05/12/200505/04/2006
ChadParticipation13/10/1990 
ChadAccession13/06/199013/10/1990
ChileAccession27/07/198127/11/1981
ChinaNotification09/06/199701/07/1997
ChinaAccession31/03/199231/07/1992
ColombiaAccession18/06/199818/10/1998
ComorosAccession09/02/199509/06/1995
CongoAccession18/06/199818/10/1998
Costa RicaParticipation27/04/1992 
Costa RicaRatification27/12/199127/04/1992
Côte d'IvoireAccession27/02/199627/06/1996
CroatiaSuccession02/11/199208/10/1991
CubaAccession12/04/200112/08/2001
CyprusAccession11/07/200111/11/2001
Czech RepublicSuccession29/03/199301/01/1993
CzechoslovakiaParticipation02/07/1990 
DenmarkAccession02/09/197702/01/1978
DjiboutiAccession22/11/200222/03/2003
Dominican RepublicAccession15/05/200215/09/2002
EcuadorParticipation07/09/1990 
EcuadorAccession07/09/199007/01/1991
EgyptParticipation09/09/198809/09/1988
El SalvadorRatification22/01/199922/05/1999
Equatorial GuineaAccession02/06/200302/10/2003
EstoniaRatification29/03/199429/07/1994
Federal Republic of GermanyRatification26/02/197626/06/1976
FijiAccession11/04/200611/08/2006
FinlandRatification28/05/197421/12/1975
FranceParticipation26/07/198401/12/1986
GabonDefinitive signature30/12/198630/04/1987
GambiaRatification16/09/199616/01/1997
GeorgiaAcceptance of amendments07/02/199707/06/1997
GeorgiaAccession07/02/199707/06/1997
German Democratic RepublicAccession31/07/197830/11/1978
GhanaAccession22/02/198822/06/1988
GreeceAccession21/08/197521/12/1975
GrenadaAccession22/05/201222/09/2012
GuatemalaAccession26/06/199026/10/1990
GuineaAccession18/11/199218/03/1993
Guinea-BissauParticipation14/05/1990 
HondurasAccession23/06/199323/10/1993
Hong KongTerritorial application09/06/199701/07/1997
HungaryAccession11/04/197911/08/1979
IcelandAccession02/12/197702/04/1978
IndiaAccession01/10/198101/02/1982
IndonesiaAccession08/04/199208/08/1992
IranRatification23/06/197521/12/1975
IraqAccession17/10/200717/02/2008
IrelandRatification15/11/198415/03/1985
IsraelRatification12/11/199612/03/1997
ItalyRatification14/12/197614/04/1977
JapanAccession17/06/198017/10/1980
JordanAccession10/01/197710/05/1977
KazakhstanAccession02/01/200702/05/2007
KenyaAccession05/06/199005/10/1990
KuwaitAccession05/05/201505/09/2015
KyrgyzstanAccession12/11/200212/03/2003
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAccession28/05/201028/09/2010
LatviaAccession25/07/199525/11/1995
LebanonAccession16/04/199916/08/1999
LesothoAccession01/07/200401/11/2004
LiberiaAccession02/06/200302/10/2003
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaAccession05/04/200005/08/2000
LiechtensteinAccession06/08/199106/12/1991
LithuaniaAccession20/08/199320/12/1993
LuxembourgRatification15/04/199815/08/1998
MadagascarAccession25/09/199825/01/1999
MalawiAccession14/11/199614/03/1997
MalaysiaRatification10/11/199410/03/1995
MaliAccession25/05/198725/09/1987
MaltaParticipation30/09/1988 
MaltaAccession30/09/198830/01/1989
MauritaniaAccession22/10/198222/02/1983
MauritiusRatification30/05/200130/09/2001
MexicoAccession04/07/198604/11/1986
MonacoAccession20/08/199720/12/1997
MonacoAcceptance of amendments20/08/199720/12/1997
MongoliaAccession08/12/199708/04/1998
MontenegroSuccession26/04/200703/06/2006
MoroccoDefinitive signature20/06/198020/10/1980
MozambiqueAccession03/08/200403/12/2004
MyanmarAccession17/11/200417/03/2005
NamibiaAccession23/08/199523/12/1995
NepalAccession17/12/198717/04/1988
NetherlandsAccession23/05/198023/09/1980
New ZealandDefinitive signature13/08/1976 
NicaraguaAccession30/07/199730/11/1997
NigerDefinitive signature30/04/198730/08/1987
NigeriaAccession02/10/200002/02/2001
NoneRectification25/03/1994 
NorwayDefinitive signature09/07/197421/12/1975
PakistanRatification23/07/197623/11/1976
PalauAccession18/10/200218/02/2003
PanamaParticipation26/11/1990 
PanamaAccession26/11/199026/11/1990
Papua New GuineaAccession16/03/199316/07/1993
ParaguayRatification07/06/199507/10/1995
PeruParticipation30/03/199230/03/1992
PhilippinesAccession08/07/199408/11/1994
PolandAccession22/11/197722/03/1978
PortugalRatification24/11/198024/03/1981
Republic of KoreaAccession28/03/199728/07/1997
Republic of MoldovaAccession20/06/200020/10/2000
RomaniaAccession21/05/199121/09/1991
RwandaAccession01/12/200501/04/2006
SamoaAccession06/10/200406/02/2005
Sao Tome and PrincipeAccession21/08/200621/12/2006
SenegalAccession11/07/197711/11/1977
SeychellesAccession22/11/200422/03/2005
Sierra LeoneAccession13/12/199913/04/2000
SlovakiaSuccession31/03/199301/01/1993
SloveniaSuccession28/10/199225/06/1991
South AfricaDefinitive signature12/03/197521/12/1975
South SudanAccession10/06/201310/10/2013
SpainAccession04/05/198204/09/1982
Sri LankaAccession15/06/199015/10/1990
St. LuciaAccession19/02/200219/06/2002
SurinameAccession22/07/198522/11/1985
SwazilandAccession15/02/201315/06/2013
SwedenDefinitive signature05/12/197421/12/1975
SwitzerlandRatification16/01/197616/05/1976
Syrian Arab RepublicAccession05/03/199805/07/1998
TajikistanAccession18/07/200118/11/2001
ThailandDefinitive signature13/05/199813/09/1998
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaSuccession04/04/199508/09/1991
TogoAccession04/07/199504/11/1995
Trinidad and TobagoAccession21/12/199221/04/1993
TunisiaAccession24/11/198024/03/1981
TurkeyAccession13/07/199413/11/1994
TurkmenistanAccession03/03/200903/07/2009
UgandaRatification04/03/198804/07/1988
UkraineNotification15/07/1997 
UkraineSuccession16/01/199724/08/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsDeclaration14/09/1976 
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsRatification11/10/197611/02/1977
United Arab EmiratesAccession29/08/200729/12/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDeclaration22/02/1993 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandNotification01/06/1997 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application01/06/199201/10/1992
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRatification05/01/197605/05/1976
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/09/199808/01/1999
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandExtension15/02/199115/06/1991
United Republic of TanzaniaAccession13/04/200013/08/2000
United States of AmericaParticipation18/12/198618/04/1987
UruguayAccession22/05/198422/09/1984
UzbekistanAccession08/10/200108/02/2002
VanuatuAccession04/07/201904/11/2019
VenezuelaParticipation23/11/1988 
Viet NamParticipation20/09/1988 
Viet NamAccession20/09/198820/01/1989
YemenAccession08/10/200708/02/2008
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)Succession03/07/200127/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)Accession28/03/197728/07/1977
ZaireAccession18/01/199618/05/1996
ZambiaAccession28/08/199128/12/1991
ZimbabweAccession03/01/201303/05/2013