Biology A-Level
Ramsar Convention
What Ramsar Convention means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ramsar Convention
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Reference: OCR
An international agreement that protects wetlands of international importance as habitats for waterbirds and other species.
Topics that use Ramsar Convention
- Biodiversity (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity
- Climate change
- Distinguishing reasons from conservation methods
- Ecological reasons for maintaining biodiversity
- Economic reasons for maintaining biodiversity
- Estimating species richness and abundance
- Ex situ conservation methods
- genetic diversity
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