Call for Nominations for the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards 2015

The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is calling for nominations for the sixth round of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards, which will be presented at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in June 2015.

Three Awards will be given – each with the Evian Special Prize of US$10,000 kindly offered by the DANONE Group – in the following categories:

•  The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use
• The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Innovation
• The Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetland Champions

The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award was established in 1996 by Resolution VI.18 of the 6th  Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) in order to recognize and honour the contributions of individuals, organizations, and governments around the world towards promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands.

The Award has been given five times so far on the occasion of meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, and 2012). Information on these rounds of the Ramsar Award and on the laureates is available at the bottom of this page.

For more information please visit the Ramsar website.