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For ease of management and implementation, the convention has divided the world into six Ramsar regions. This system of regionalization was adopted under Resolution 3.3 (in 1987). It has significant implications for effective operations, especially in terms of the structure of the Standing Committee and for the Contracting Parties to cooperate through regional meetings. The six regions under Ramsar Convention are:

1 Africa

2 Asia

3 Europe

4 Neotropics (Central and South America and the Caribbean)

5 North America (Canada, Mexico, and the US)

6 Oceania

Out of all the Ramsar regions, Europe has the most number of Ramsar sites (1116) followed by Africa (413), Asia (352), North America (219), Neotropics, (208) and Oceania (82) (Figure 2.4). The Ramsar Secretariat has four 2‐member “Regional Advisory Teams,” each consisting of a Senior Advisor and an Intern/Assistant Advisor, for the following regions: Africa, Asia‐Pacific, Europe, and the Americas (Neotropics and North America). Before every meeting of the Conference of Parties, regional or sub‐regional meetings are organized to prepare for the COP meeting (Ramsar Sites Information Service 2020).

Figure 2.4 Number and percentage of Ramsar sites in Ramsar Regions.

Source: Data from Ramsar Sites Information Service https://rsis.ramsar.org/?pagetab=2. © John Wiley & Sons.