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In this section:

  • International
    • Antarctica Treaty System
    • Convention on Biological Diversity
    • Endangered species
    • International Union for Conservation of Nature
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    • Pacific Regional Environmental Programme
    • The Convention on Wetlands
      • About the Convention on Wetlands
      • Wetlands in NZ
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New Zealand's wetlands

The Convention on Wetlands

Farewell Spit. Photo: John Mazey.

About the Convention on Wetlands

Learn about the role of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in protecting wetlands areas around the world.

Black swans on Waituna Lagoon, Southland. Photo: Wynston Cooper.

Wetlands in NZ

New Zealand became a party to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands on 13 December 1976

Wetland plants, Kopuatai Peat Dome, Waikato.

Links to websites about wetlands

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