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Criterion 7: "it supports a significant proportion of indigenous fish subspecies, species or families, life-history stages, species interactions and/or populations that are representative of wetland benefits and/or values and thereby contributes to global biological
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Criterion 8: "it is an important source of food for fishes, spawning ground, nursery and/or migration path on which fish stocks, either within the wetland or elsewhere, depend."
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As of November 2023, there are 2,500 Ramsar sites around the world, protecting 257,106,360 hectares (635,323,700 acres), and 172 national governments are participating.
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Criterion 1: "it contains a representative, rare, or unique example of a natural or near-natural wetland type found within the appropriate biogeographic region."
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Criterion 3: "it supports populations of plant and/or animal species important for maintaining the biological diversity of a particular biogeographic region."
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Criterion 9: "it regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of wetland-dependent non-avian animal species."
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developed within the Ramsar Convention intended as a means for fast identification of the main types of wetlands for the purposes of the Convention.
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Criterion 4: "it supports plant and/or animal species at a critical stage in their life cycles, or provides refuge during adverse conditions."
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Criterion 2: "it supports vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered species or threatened ecological communities."
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Criterion 6: "it regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of waterbird."
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of their resources. Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing
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A wetland can be considered internationally important if any of the following nine criteria apply:
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provides access to the Ramsar database via the Ramsar Sites Information Service.
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Criterion 5: "it regularly supports 20,000 or more waterbirds."
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Marshes on inorganic or peat soils / High altitude (alpine) (
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The Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type is a
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Ramsar.org: Ramsar Sites Information Service website
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List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance
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Index

Wetlands of international importance

Harike Wetland
India


Archipel Bolama-Bijagos

Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve
wetland
Ramsar Convention
Ramsar, Iran
UNESCO
conservation
sustainable use
waterfowl
habitat
List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance
Wetlands International
wetland classification
Saline water
low tide
bays
straits
kelp beds
sea grass
marine meadows
Coral reefs
Shores
brackish water

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