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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR) |
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Convention on Biological Diversity |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage |
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International Plant Protection Convention |
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) |
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Belize/Mexico Bilateral Agreement | |
Convention on the Conservation of Biodiversity Protection of Priority Areas in Central America |
The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 116 contracting parties to the Convention, with 1,006 wetland sites, totaling 71.7 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Belize became the 108th contracting party on April 22, 1998. The "Crooked Tree Lagoon Area" was one of the first Wetlands of International Importance designated by Belize for the Ramsar List.