Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
Treaty data
Treaty number
002723
Date of conclusion
02-02-1971
Place of conclusion
Ramsar
Provisional application
Entry into force
21-12-1975
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1979, 482
Consolidated text
0003693
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 23-09-1980 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
23-09-1980
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Algeria
04-11-1983 (A)
04-03-1984
Andorra
23-02-2012
23-07-2012 (R)
23-11-2012
Angola
10-06-2021 (A)
10-10-2021
Antigua and Barbuda
02-06-2005 (A)
02-10-2005
Argentina 04-05-1992
04-05-1992 (R)
04-09-1992
Armenia
06-07-1993 (A)
06-11-1993
Australia
08-05-1974 (S)
21-12-1975
Austria
16-12-1982 (A)
16-04-1983
Azerbaijan
21-05-2001 (A)
21-09-2001
Bahamas
07-02-1997 (R)
07-06-1996
Bahrain
27-10-1997 (A)
27-02-1998
Bangladesh
21-05-1992 (A)
21-09-1992
Barbados
12-12-2005 (A)
12-04-2006
Belarus
10-09-1999 (Su)
24-08-1991
Belgium
19-03-1975
04-03-1986 (R)
04-07-1986
Belize
22-04-1998 (A)
22-08-1998
Benin
24-01-2000 (A)
24-05-2000
Bhutan
07-05-2012 (A)
07-09-2012
Bolivia
27-06-1990 (A)
27-10-1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina
24-09-2001 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
09-12-1996 (A)
09-04-1997
Brazil
24-05-1993 (A)
24-09-1993
Bulgaria 24-09-1975 (S)
24-01-1976
Burkina Faso
27-06-1990 (A)
27-10-1990
Burundi
05-06-1990 (A)
05-10-1990
Cabo Verde
18-07-2005 (A)
18-11-2005
Cambodia
23-06-1999 (A)
23-10-1999
Cameroon
20-03-2006 (A)
20-07-2006
Canada
15-01-1981 (A)
15-05-1981
Central African Republic
05-12-2005 (A)
05-04-2006
Chad
13-06-1990 (A)
13-10-1990
Chile
27-07-1981 (A)
27-11-1981
China
31-03-1992 (A)
31-07-1992
Colombia
18-06-1998 (A)
18-10-1998
Comoros
09-02-1995 (A)
09-06-1995
Costa Rica
28-09-1984
27-12-1991 (R)
27-04-1992
Côte d'Ivoire
27-02-1996 (A)
27-06-1996
Croatia
19-11-1992 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
12-04-2001 (R)
12-08-2001
Cyprus
11-07-2001 (A)
11-11-2001
Czech Republic
26-03-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
16-01-2018 (A)
16-05-2018
Democratic Republic of the Congo
18-01-1996 (A)
18-05-1996
Denmark 02-09-1977 (A)
02-01-1978
Djibouti
22-11-2002 (A)
22-03-2003
Dominican Republic
15-05-2002 (A)
15-09-2002
Ecuador
07-09-1990 (A)
07-01-1991
Egypt
09-09-1988 (R)
09-01-1989
El Salvador
14-05-1998
22-01-1999 (R)
22-05-1999
Equatorial Guinea
02-06-2003 (A)
02-10-2003
Estonia
29-03-1994
29-03-1994 (R)
29-07-1994
Eswatini
15-02-2013 (A)
15-06-2013
Fiji
11-04-2006 (A)
11-08-2006
Finland
19-04-1973
28-05-1974 (R)
21-12-1975
France
01-12-1986 (R)
01-12-1986
Gabon
30-12-1986 (S)
30-04-1987
Gambia, The
16-09-1996 (R)
16-01-1997
Georgia
07-02-1997 (A)
07-06-1997
Germany 28-11-1974
26-02-1976 (R)
26-06-1976
Ghana
22-02-1988 (A)
22-06-1988
Greece
21-08-1975 (A)
21-12-1975
Grenada
22-05-2012 (A)
22-09-2012
Guatemala
26-06-1990 (A)
26-10-1990
Guinea
18-03-1992 (R)
18-03-1993
Guinea-Bissau
14-05-1990 (A)
14-09-1990
Honduras
23-06-1993 (A)
23-10-1993
Hungary 11-04-1979 (A)
11-08-1979
Iceland
02-12-1977 (A)
02-04-1978
India
01-10-1981 (A)
01-02-1982
Indonesia
08-04-1992 (R)
08-08-1992
Iran
25-08-1972
23-06-1975 (R)
21-12-1975
Iraq
17-10-2007 (A)
17-02-2008
Ireland
14-02-1975
15-11-1984 (R)
15-03-1985
Israel
14-06-1993
12-11-1996 (R)
12-03-1997
Italy
10-01-1975
14-12-1976 (R)
14-04-1977
Jamaica
07-10-1997 (A)
07-02-1998
Japan
17-06-1980 (A)
17-10-1980
Jordan
10-01-1977 (A)
10-05-1977
Kazakhstan
02-01-2007 (A)
02-05-2007
Kenya
05-06-1990 (A)
05-10-1990
Kiribati
03-04-2013 (A)
03-08-2013
Kuwait
05-05-2015 (A)
05-09-2015
Kyrgyzstan
12-11-2002 (A)
12-03-2003
Laos
28-05-2010 (A)
28-09-2010
Latvia
25-07-1995 (A)
25-11-1995
Lebanon
16-04-1999 (A)
16-08-1999
Lesotho
01-07-2004 (A)
01-11-2004
Liberia
02-07-2003 (A)
02-11-2003
Libya
05-04-2000 (A)
05-08-2000
Liechtenstein
06-08-1991 (A)
06-12-1991
Lithuania
20-08-1993 (A)
20-12-1993
Luxembourg
31-08-1989
15-04-1998 (R)
15-08-1998
Madagascar
25-09-1998 (A)
25-01-1999
Malawi
14-11-1996 (A)
14-03-1997
Malaysia
07-09-1994
10-11-1994 (R)
10-03-1995
Mali
25-05-1987 (A)
25-09-1987
Malta
30-09-1988 (A)
30-01-1989
Marshall Islands
13-07-2004 (A)
13-11-2004
Mauritania
22-10-1982 (A)
22-02-1983
Mauritius 30-05-2001 (A)
27-09-2001
Mexico
04-07-1986 (A)
04-11-1986
Moldova
20-06-2000 (A)
20-10-2000
Monaco
20-08-1997 (A)
20-12-1997
Mongolia
08-12-1997 (A)
08-04-1998
Montenegro
26-04-2007 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
20-06-1980 (S)
20-10-1980
Mozambique
03-08-2004 (A)
03-12-2004
Myanmar
17-11-2004 (A)
17-03-2005
Namibia
23-08-1995 (A)
23-12-1995
Nepal
17-12-1987 (A)
17-04-1988
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
07-07-1975
23-05-1980 (R)
23-09-1980
New Zealand
13-08-1976 (S)
13-12-1976
Nicaragua
30-07-1997 (A)
30-11-1997
Niger
30-04-1987 (S)
30-08-1987
Nigeria
02-10-2001 (A)
02-02-2002
North Macedonia
04-04-1995 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway
09-07-1974 (S)
21-12-1975
Oman
19-04-2013 (A)
19-08-2013
Pakistan
17-11-1975
23-07-1976 (R)
23-11-1976
Palau
18-10-2002 (A)
18-02-2003
Panama
26-11-1990 (A)
26-03-1991
Papua New Guinea
16-03-1993 (A)
16-07-1993
Paraguay
15-09-1992
07-06-1995 (R)
07-10-1995
Peru
28-08-1986
30-03-1992 (R)
30-07-1992
Philippines
08-07-1994 (A)
08-11-1994
Poland
22-11-1977 (A)
22-03-1978
Portugal
15-07-1976
24-11-1986 (R)
24-03-1987
Republic of Korea, the
28-03-1997 (A)
28-07-1997
Republic of the Congo
18-06-1998 (A)
18-10-1998
Romania
21-05-1991 (A)
21-09-1991
Russian Federation 13-02-1974
11-10-1976 (R)
11-02-1977
Rwanda
01-12-2005 (A)
01-04-2006
Saint Lucia
19-02-2002 (A)
19-06-2002
Samoa
06-10-2004 (A)
06-02-2005
São Tomé e Principe
21-08-2006 (A)
21-12-2006
Senegal
11-07-1977 (A)
11-11-1977
Serbia
03-07-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
22-11-2004 (A)
22-03-2005
Sierra Leone
13-12-1999 (A)
13-04-2000
Slovakia
31-03-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
05-11-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
South Africa
12-03-1975 (S)
21-12-1975
South Sudan
10-06-2013 (A)
10-10-2013
Spain
04-05-1982 (A)
04-09-1982
Sri Lanka
15-06-1990 (A)
15-10-1990
Sudan
07-01-2005 (A)
07-05-2005
Suriname
22-07-1985 (A)
22-11-1985
Sweden
05-12-1974 (S)
21-12-1975
Switzerland
21-02-1974
16-01-1976 (R)
16-05-1976
Syria 05-03-1998 (R)
05-07-1998
Tajikistan
18-07-2001 (A)
18-11-2001
Tanzania
13-04-2000 (A)
13-08-2000
Thailand
13-05-1998 (S)
13-09-1998
Togo
04-07-1995 (A)
04-11-1995
Trinidad and Tobago
21-12-1992 (A)
21-04-1993
Tunisia
24-11-1980 (A)
24-03-1981
Türkiye
13-07-1994 (A)
13-11-1994
Turkmenistan
03-03-2009 (A)
03-07-2009
Uganda
04-03-1988 (R)
04-07-1988
Ukraine
15-07-1997 (Su)
24-08-1991
United Arab Emirates
29-08-2007 (A)
29-12-2007
United Kingdom
06-09-1973
05-01-1976 (R)
05-05-1976
United States of America
13-09-1985
18-12-1986 (R)
18-04-1987
Uruguay
22-05-1984 (A)
22-09-1984
Uzbekistan
08-10-2001 (A)
08-02-2002
Vanuatu
04-07-2019 (A)
04-11-2019
Venezuela
23-11-1988 (A)
23-03-1989
Vietnam
20-09-1988 (A)
20-01-1989
Yemen
08-10-2007 (A)
08-02-2008
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
28-03-1977 (A)
28-07-1977
Zambia
28-08-1991 (A)
28-12-1991
Zimbabwe
03-01-2013 (A)
03-05-2013
Extensions
New Zealand
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Cook Islands
13-11-1976
Niue
13-11-1976
Tokelau Islands
13-11-1976
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus)
28-10-2002
Anguilla
15-06-1991
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981)
05-05-1976
01-11-1981
Belize (< 21-09-1981)
05-05-1976
21-09-1981
Bermuda
05-05-1976
British Indian Ocean Territory
08-01-1999
British Virgin Islands
15-06-1991
Brunei (< 01-01-1984)
05-05-1976
01-01-1984
Cayman Islands
05-05-1976
Falkland Islands
05-05-1976
Gibraltar
05-05-1976
Guernsey
10-09-1979
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
10-09-1979
01-07-1997
Jersey
05-05-1976
Man, Isle of
01-10-1992
Montserrat
05-05-1976
Pitcairn Islands
05-05-1976
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
05-05-1976
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978)
05-05-1976
07-07-1978
Turks and Caicos Islands
05-05-1976
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