Ramsar's palace

Ramsar (Marmar Palace & Old Hotel) by Caspian Sea, Mazandaran Province, Iran

Ramsar (Marmar Palace & Old Hotel) by Caspian Sea, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Ramsar's wooded hills roll down nearly to the coast of the Caspian Sea while the powerful outlines of the Alborz mountains range from an impressive background. The palace built by order of the last King of Iran in 1937 in the wooded hill overlooking Ramsar, the setting of which is one of the most magnificent anywhere along the Caspian coast. It built in a historical garden of Ramsar and its relative structures are on national record and under support of the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran. This garden covers an area of 60,000 sq.m. and is one of the beautiful and traditional gardens in Mazandaran province and Iran.

Ramsar COP11movie

The 11th Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP11) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was held from 6-13 July 2012 at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, on the theme Wetlands: Home and Destination. Over 800 participants representing the 162 member states to the Convention, as well as the International Organisation Partners (IOPs) of the Ramsar Convention, UN agencies, intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as representatives of the private sector attended the meeting. Watch the most memorable moments from this year's Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention in Bucharest, Romania. (Credit: quartzfilm.ro © Trandafirescu).

Vidéo JMZH LPO/Ramsar

Chaque année, le 2 février, la Journée mondiale des zones humides commémore la signature de la Convention sur les zones humides, le 2 février 1971, dans la ville iranienne de Ramsar, au bord de la mer Caspienne. Des organismes gouvernementaux, des organisations non gouvernementales et des groupes de citoyens à tous les niveaux de la société profitent de l'occasion pour lancer des actions de sensibilisation du public aux valeurs et aux avantages des zones humides en général, et de la Convention de Ramsar en particulier.

The Ramsar video (long version)

Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention (formally, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat) is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the Convention was signed in 1971.


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