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Indicator 18.6 Number of Parties which have acceded to the Ramsar Convention
Goal 1. Addressing the drivers of wetland loss and degradation
Goal 2. Effectively conserving and managing the Ramsar Site network
Goal 3. Wisely using all wetlands
Goal 4. Enhancing implementation
Indicator 1.1 % of Parties that have made assessment of ecosystem services of Ramsar Sites
Indicator 1.2 % of Parties that have included wetland issues within national strategies and planning processes such as water resource management and water efficiency plans
Indicator 1.3 % of Parties that have included wetland issues within National Policies or measures on agriculture
Indicator 11.1 % of Parties that have made assessment of ecosystem services of Ramsar Sites
Indicator 11.2 % of Parties that have incorporated wetlands issues into poverty eradication strategies
Indicator 11.3 % of Parties that have implemented programmes or projects that contribute to poverty alleviation objectives or food and water security plans
Indicator 12.1 % of Parties that have established restoration plans (or activities) for sites
Indicator 12.2 % of Parties that have implemented effective restoration or rehabilitation projects
Indicator 14.1 Number of ‘hits’ on scientific and technical guidance pages of the Ramsar website and associated subtotals by country and Ramsar Region of the source of these hits
Indicator 14.2 Number of STRP briefing papers downloaded from the Ramsar website and subtotals by country and Ramsar Region of the source of these downloads
Indicator 14.3 Number of relevant Ramsar Handbooks downloaded from the Ramsar website and subtotals by country and Ramsar Region of thesource of these downloads
Indicator 14.4 Number of practical tools and guidance documents for wetland conservation and wise use, and other key scientific documentation, which has been developed by either STRP, Parties and others, and is available via the Ramsar website
Indicator 15.1 Number of Regional Initiatives successfully implemented
Indicator 15.2 % of Parties that have been involved in the development and implementation of a Regional Initiative under the framework of the Convention
Indicator 16.1 % of Parties that have branded World Wetlands Day activities
Indicator 16.2 Number of World Wetland Day activities or events reported to the Secretariat
Indicator 16.3 Number of internet references to World Wetland Day activities
Indicator 16.4 Number of internet references to the Ramsar Convention
Indicator 16.5 Number of social media links to World Wetland Day
Indicator 16.6 % of Parties with a) a governmental Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness - CEPA National Focal Point and b) a non-governmental National Focal Point
Indicator 16.7 % of Parties that have established national action plans for wetland CEPA
Indicator 16.8 Number of centres (visitor centres, interpretation centres, education centres) have been established in Ramsar Sites
Indicator 16.9 Number of centres at other wetlands
Indicator 17.1 % of Contracting Parties that have provided additional financial support through voluntary contributions to non-core funded Convention activities
Indicator 17.2 % of Parties that have received funding support from development assistance agencies for national wetlands conservation and management
Indicator 18.1 Number of Regional Initiatives successfully implemented
Indicator 18.2 % of Parties that have been involved in the development and implementation of a Regional Initiative under the framework of the Convention
Indicator 18.3 % of Parties that have established networks including twinning arrangements nationally or internationally for knowledge sharing and training for wetlands that share common features
Indicator 18.4 % of Parties that have effective cooperative management in place for shared wetland systems (for example in shared river basins and coastal zones)
Indicator 18.5 % of Parties where coordination mechanisms for the implementation of MEAs exist at a national level
Indicator 18.6 Number of Parties which have acceded to the Ramsar Convention
Indicator 18.7 Total number of transboundary Ramsar Sites
Indicator 19.1 % of Parties that have made an assessment of national and local training needs for the implementation of the Convention
Indicator 2.1 % of Parties that have included wetland issues into national strategies and in the planning processes such as for water resource management and water efficiency plans
Indicator 3.1 % of Parties reporting actions taken to implement incentive measures that encourage the conservation and wise use of wetlands
Indicator 3.2 % of Parties reporting actions taken to remove perverse incentive measures that discourage conservation and wise use of wetlands
Indicator 3.3 % of Parties reporting private sector undertaking activities for the conservation, wise use and management of wetlands in general
Indicator 3.4 % of Parties having national Ramsar Committees that include both governmental and non-governmental representation
Indicator 4.1 % of Parties that have established or reviewed national policies or guidelines on invasive wetland species control and management
Indicator 4.2 % of Parties having a national inventory of invasive alien species that currently or potentially impact the ecological character of wetlands
Indicator 5.1 Number of Ramsar Sites that have effective, implemented management plans
Indicator 5.2 Number of Ramsar Sites that have effective, implemented management planning (actions for appropriate wetland management that are not necessarily in the context of a formal management plan)
Indicator 5.3 % of Parties that have made assessments of effective management of Ramsar Sites
Indicator 5.4 % of Ramsar Sites that have updated Ramsar Information Sheets
Indicator 6.1 Number of Ramsar sites that have been designated
Indicator 6.2 Total hectares of Ramsar sites that have been designated
Indicator 6.3 % of change in the extent of wetlands over the last three years
Indicator 6.4 Number of transboundary Ramsar Sites that have been designated
Indicator 6.5 Number of Ramsar Sites designated for the following under-represented wetland types: Karst and other subterranean hydrological systems; coral reefs; wet grasslands; peatlands; sea-grass beds; mangroves; temporary pools; bivalve (shellfish) reefs
Indicator 7.1 Number of Ramsar Sites removed from the Montreux Record
Indicator 7.2 % of Parties reporting to the Ramsar Secretariat all cases of negative human-induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Ramsar Sites pursuant to Article 3.2
Indicator 7.3 Number of Ramsar Sites reported by Parties to the Ramsar Secretariat of negative human-induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Ramsar Sites pursuant to Article 3.2
Indicator 7.4 % of Parties that have taken actions to address the issues for which Ramsar Sites have been listed on the Montreux Record
Indicator 8.1 % of Parties that have complete national wetland inventories
Indicator 8.2 % of Parties that have updated their national inventories in the last decade
Indicator 9.1 % of Parties that have adopted wetland policies or equivalent instruments that promote the wise use of their wetlands
Indicator 9.2 % of Parties that consider wetlands as natural water infrastructure integral to water resource management at the scale of river basin
Target 1. Wetland benefits are featured in national/local policy strategies and plans relating to key sectors such as water, energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, urban development, infrastructure, industry, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries at the national and local level
Target 10. The traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous peoples and local communities relevant for the wise use of wetlands and their customary use of wetland resources, are documented, respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with a full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities at all relevant levels.
Target 11. Wetland functions, services and benefits are widely demonstrated, documented and disseminated
Target 12. Restoration is in progress in degraded wetlands, with priority to wetlands that are relevant for biodiversity conservation, disaster risk reduction, livelihoods and/or climate change mitigation and adaptation
Target 13. Enhanced sustainability of key sectors such as water, energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, urban development, infrastructure, industry, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries when they affect wetlands, contributing to biodiversity conservation and human livelihoods
Target 14. Scientific guidance and technical methodologies at global and regional leves is developed on relevant topics and is available to policy makers and practitioners in an appropriate format and language
Target 15. Ramsar Regional Initiatives with the active involvement and support of the Parties in each region are reinforced and developed into effective tools to assist in the full implementation of the Convention
Target 16 Wetlands conservation and wise use are mainstreamed through communication, capacity development, education, participation and awareness
Target 17. Financial and other resources for effectively implementing the fourth Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2024 from all sources are made available
Target 18. nternational cooperation is strengthened at all levels
Target 19. Capacity building for implementation of the Convention and the 4th Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2024 is enhanced
Target 2. Water use respects wetland ecosystem needs for them to fulfil their functions and provide services at the appropriate scale inter alia at the basin level or along a coastal zone
Target 3. The public and private sectors have increased their efforts to apply guidelines and good practices for the wise use of water and wetlands
Target 4. Invasive alien species and pathways of introduction and expansion are identified and prioritized, priority invasive alien species are controlled or eradicated, and management responses are prepared and implemented to prevent their introduction and establishment
Target 5. The ecological character of Ramsar Sites is maintained or restored, through effective planning and integrated management
Target 6. There is a significant increase in area, numbers and ecological connectivity in the Ramsar Site network in particular under-represented types of wetlands including in under-represented ecoregions and transboundary sites
Target 7. Sites that are at risk of change of ecological character have threats addressed
Target 8. National wetland inventories have been either initiated, completed or updated and disseminated and used for promoting the conservation and effective management of all wetlands
Target 9. The wise use of wetlands is strengthened through integrated resource management at the appropriate scale, inter alia, within a river basin or along a coastal zone
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