The Ramsar Convention is central to our work. We aim to influence and enable the convention and its meetings every three years
- We base our strategy on the three-year cycle between Ramsar COPs.
- We communicate with the Ramsar Secretariat and the Ramsar Regional Initiatives and Centres.
See 2022 resources on the COP14 page.
What is Ramsar and how does WWN work with it?
Learn about our activities at COP13.
News about WWN and Ramsar
How do you implement Ramsar?
What Ramsar Resolutions is your work helping to implement? We are preparing a side event…
COP14 Resolutions published
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands has published the final texts of the Resolutions…
Natural flow case studies for COP14
At Ramsar COP14 we hope to present a side-event promoting the the natural flow of…
Ramsar COP14 to be held in Geneva
The next wetlands Conference of the Parties, Ramsar COP14, has been rescheduled. It will now…
How do you interact with the Ramsar Convention?
Civil Society and eNGOs, such as you, are essential to safeguarding the world’s wetlands and…
Call to protect Lagos urban wetlands
The WWN Committee has sent letters to multiple influential figures in Lagos, Nigeria, asking them…
Nagao Wetland Fund
WWN members in Asia or Oceania may be able to help their government implement wetland…
World Wetlands Day 2022 prep
World Wetlands Day is coming up, on 2 February. The theme for this year is…
Campaign for Ramsar 50th anniversary
The Convention on Wetlands was signed 50 years ago in Ramsar, Iran. The Convention is…
World Wetlands Day 2021 summary
In 2021, the internet was flooded with World Wetlands Day content! Outgoing Chairperson Louise Duff…
Chairperson handover
The Chair of WWN, Louise Duff, is stepping down due to health issues. She will…
WWN and youth at Ramsar Standing Committee 57
Following their closing statement to Ramsar’s 13th Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP13) in October…
Review of COP13
In October 2018 the conservation world looked to the tri-ennial meeting of Ramsar, the Wetlands…
Youth Engaged in Wetlands help close Ramsar COP13
World Wetland Network supported the Youth Engaged in Wetlands team to make a statement during the closing…
WWN delivers NGO statement to Ramsar COP13
WWN has facilitated and delivered a unified statement by NGOs attending the Ramsar COP 13…
State of world’s wetlands at Ramsar COP13
Where are wetlands deterioating, where are they improving? Together with the Society of Wetlands Scientistsand…
World Wetland Network @ Ramsar COP 13, Dubai, UAE
WWN NGO Pre-COP Meeting Update: read the final NGO statement. Monday 22 October 9 am–12 noon….
Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards 2018
Ramsar has announced its Wetland Conservation Awards 2018, with winners in the categories of Wise…
Report from Ramsar Africa Pre-COP meeting
Thanks to Max Djondo our WWN Africa regional representative for forwarding the report from the Ramsar…
WWN in Eurpre-COP Ramsar meeting 2018
Olomouc, in Czech Republic, hosted the last of the preCOP meetings of the Ramsar convention…
WWN in Asia pre-COP Ramsar meeting 2018
WWN is participating in the regional Pre-COP meetings, promoting our global survey on the state…
World Wetlands Day 2018 – Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future
The 2nd of February is World Wetlands Day, celebrating urban wetlands and their role in…
Deadline Extended – Ramsar Awards 2018
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is calling for nominations for the seventh edition of the Ramsar…
Calling nominations WWN Committee Representatives
World Wetland Network is refreshing our leadership team in the lead-up to Ramsar COP 13….
Dates for Ramsar pre-COP meetings announce
The dates and locations for the Ramsar COP (Conference of the Parties) regional preparatory meetings…
Japan – Korea and WWN meeting
Some of the WWN Committee members met in Nagoya, Japan at the end of October…
