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Ramsar Convention Ramsar ConventionConvention on Wetlands Ramsar logo Signed2 February 1971Location Ramsar ( Iran )Effective21 December 1975ConditionRatification by 7 statesParties169DepositaryDirector General of UNESCOLanguages English, French and Spanish www.ramsar.org The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands . [1] It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands . It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran , where the Convention was signed in 1971. Every three years, representatives of the Contracting Parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the Convention which adopts decisions (Resolutions and Recommendations) to administer the work of the Convention and improve the way in which the Parties are able to implement its objectives. The most recent COP12 was held in Punta del Este , Uruguay , in 2015. CO...