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The working of the Ramsar Convention is looked after jointly by the Contracting Parties, the Standing Committee, and the Convention Secretariat. The convention’s operations are carried out with the active participation of these three organs but not without technical advice from the STRP as well as the support from the International Organization Partners (IOPs). The important decisions related to operations of the Convention are taken by means of voting after thorough discussions by the representatives of the Contracting Parties on the matters under consideration. Various important decisions related to the convention including resolutions and recommendations are taken during the meeting of the conference of parties which have been categorized into two groups, ordinary and extraordinary meetings. An ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP) is organized every three years whereas the necessity for an extraordinary meeting of the Conference of Parties may arise if an amendment to the convention is to be discussed. Table 2.2 enlists the various ordinary and extraordinary meetings of COP held till the year 2018 (Matthews 1993; Ramsar Convention Secretariat 2011, 2016).