Ramsar sites are protected under by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value. The convention establishes that "wetlands should be selected for the list on account of their international significance in terms of ecology, botany, zoology, limnology or hydrology." Over the years, the Conference of the Contracting Parties has adopted more specific criteria interpreting the convention text.[1]

The Ramsar List organizes the Ramsar sites according to the contracting party that designated each to the list. Contracting parties are grouped into six "regions": Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.[2] As of November 2023, 171 states have acceded to the convention and designated 2,500 sites to the list, covering 257,106,360 hectares (635,323,700 acres); two other states have acceded to the convention but have yet to designate any sites. The complete list of the wetlands is accessible on the Ramsar Sites Information Service website.[3]

Africa

Algeria

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aulnaie de Aïn Khiar180 440
Chott Aïn El Beïda6,853 16,930
Chott de Zehrez Chergui50,985 125,990
Chott de Zehrez Gharbi52,200 129,000
Chott Ech Chergui855,500 2,114,000
Chott El Beïdha-Hammam Essoukhna12,223 30,200
Chott El Hodna362,000 890,000
Chott Melghir551,500 1,363,000
Chott Merrouane et Oued Khrouf337,700 834,000
Chott Oum El Raneb7,155 17,680
Chott Sidi Slimane616 1,520
Chott Tinsilt2,154 5,320
Complexe de zones humides de la plaine de Guerbes-Sanhadja42,100 104,000
Dayet El Ferd3,323 8,210
Garaet Annk Djemel et El Merhsel18,140 44,800
Garaet El Taref33,460 82,700
Garaet Guellif24,000 59,000
Garaet Timerganine1,460 3,600
Grotte karstique de Ghar Boumâaza20,000 49,000
Gueltates Afilal20,900 52,000
Ile de Rachgoun66 160
La Réserve Naturelle du Lac des Oiseaux120 300
La Vallée d'Iherir6,500 16,000
Lac de Fetzara20,680 51,100
Lac de Télamine2,399 5,930
Lac du barrage de Boughezoul9,058 22,380
Le Cirque de Aïn Ouarka2,350 5,800
Les Gueltates d'Issakarassene35,100 87,000
Les Salines d'Arzew5,778 14,280
Marais de Bourdim11 27
Marais de la Macta44,500 110,000
Marais de la Mekhada8,900 22,000
Oasis de Moghrar et de Tiout195,500 483,000
Oasis de Ouled Saïd25,400 63,000
Oasis de Tamantit et Sid Ahmed Timmi95,700 236,000
Oglat Ed Daïra23,430 57,900
Oum Lâagareb729 1,800
Réserve Intégrale du Lac El Mellah2,257 5,580
Réserve Intégrale du Lac Oubeïra3,160 7,800
Réserve Intégrale du Lac Tonga2,700 6,700
Réserve Naturelle du Lac de Béni-Bélaïd600 1,500
Réserve Naturelle du Lac de Réghaïa842 2,080
Sebkha d'Oran56,870 140,500
Sebkhet Bazer4,379 10,820
Sebkhet El Hamiet2,509 6,200
Sebkhet El Melah18,947 46,820
Site classé Sebkhet Ezzmoul6,765 16,720
Site Ramsar du Lac Boulhilet856 2,120
Tourbière du Lac Noir5 12
Vallée de l'oued Soummam12,453 30,770

Benin

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Porto-Novo Lagoon, Lake Nokoué652,760 1,613,000
Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé524,289 1,295,550
Site Ramsar du Complexe W895,480 2,212,800
Zone Humide de la Rivière Pendjari144,774 357,740

Botswana

Hippos in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Okavango Delta System5,537,400 13,683,000

Burkina Faso

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Barrage de Bagre36,793 90,920
Barrage de la Kompienga16,916 41,800
Barrage de la Tapoa3,419 8,450
Barrage de Samandéni68,202 168,530
Barrage de Tougouri1,221 3,020
Barrage de Yalgo4,522 11,170
Bassin du Nakanbé-Mané19,477 48,130
Complexe du Parc Urbain Bãngr – Weoogo et du lac des trois barrages945 2,340
Complexe d'Aires Protégées Pô-Nazinga-Sissili301,972.6 746,191
Cône d'épandage de Banh10,003 24,720
Corridor forestier de la Boucle du Mouhoun134,553 332,490
Forêt Galerie de Léra451 1,110
La Forêt Classée et Réserve Partielle de Faune Comoé-Léraba124,500 308,000
La Mare aux Hippopotames19,200 47,000
La Mare d'Oursi45,000 110,000
La Vallée du Sourou20,926 51,710
Lac Bam2,693 6,650
Lac de Tingrela494 1,220
Lac Dem1,354 3,350
Lac Higa1,514 3,740
Mare de Darkoye1,716 4,240
Mare de Yomboli834.5 2,062
Parc National d'Arly219,485 542,360
Parc National du W235,000 580,000
Zone de confluence Mouhoun-Sourou23,300 58,000

Burundi

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Parc National de la Rusizi10,673 26,370
Parc National de la Ruvubu50,800 126,000
Paysage Aquatique Protégé du Nord16,242 40,130
Réserve Naturelle de la Malagarazi800 2,000

Cameroon

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Barombi Mbo Crater Lake415 1,030
Estuaire du Rio del Rey165,000 410,000
Partie Camerounaise du Fleuve Ntem39,848 98,470
Partie Camerounaise du fleuve Sangha6,200 15,000
Partie Camerounaise du Lac Tchad12,500 31,000
Waza Logone Floodplain600,000 1,500,000
Zone Humide d'Ebogo3,097 7,650

Cape Verde

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Curral Velho600 1,500
Lagoa de Pedra Badejo200 490
Lagoa de Rabil300 740
Salinas of the English Port535 1,320

Central African Republic

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Les Rivières de Mbaéré-Bodingué101,300 250,000
Riviere Sangha située en République Centrafricaine275,000 680,000

Chad

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Fitri195,000 480,000
Partie tchadienne du lac Tchad1,648,168 4,072,710
Plaine de Massenya2,526,000 6,240,000
Plaines d'inondation des Bahr Aouk et Salamat4,922,000 12,160,000
Plaines d'inondation du Logone et les dépressions Toupouri2,978,900 7,361,000
Réserve de faune de Binder-Léré135,000 330,000

Comoros

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Dziani Boundouni30 74
Le Karthala13,000 32,000
Le Mont Ntringui3,000 7,400

Congo (Republic of the Congo)

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bas-Kouilou-Yombo55,124 136,210
Cayo-Loufoualeba15,366 37,970
Conkouati-Douli504,950 1,247,800
Grands affluents5,908,074 14,599,170
La Réserve Communautaire du Lac Télé/Likouala-aux-Herbes438,960 1,084,700
Leketi-Mbama774,965 1,914,980
Les Rapides du Congo-Djoué2,500 6,200
Libenga59,409 146,800
Loubetsi-Nyanga251,151.08 620,607.8
Sangha-Nouabalé-Ndoki1,525,000 3,770,000
Site Ramsar Ntokou-Pikounda427,200 1,056,000
Site Ramsar Odzala Kokoua1,300,000 3,200,000
Site Ramsar Vallée du Niari1,581,000 3,910,000
Tchicapika-Owando970,165.83 2,397,332.0

Côte d'Ivoire

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Complexe Sassandra-Dagbego10,551 26,070
Fresco15,507 38,320
Grand Bassam40,210 99,400
Iles Ehotilé-Essouman27,274 67,400
N'Ganda N'Ganda14,402 35,590
Parc national d'Azagny19,400 48,000

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lake Mai-Ndombe at Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bassin de la Lufira4,470,993 11,048,060
Ngiri-Tumba-Maindombe6,569,624 16,233,890
Mangroves National Park66,000 160,000
Virunga National Park800,000 2,000,000

Djibouti

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Haramous-Loyada3,000 7,400

Egypt

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Bardawil59,500 147,000
Lake Burullus46,200 114,000
Lake Qarun Protected Area134,042 331,220
Wadi El Rayan Protected Area175,790 434,400

Equatorial Guinea

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Annobón23,000 57,000
Muni Estuary Natural Reserve80,000 200,000
Ntem River and Campo River33,000 82,000

Eswatini

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Hawane Dam and Nature Reserve232 570
Sand River Dam764 1,890
Van Eck Dam187 460

Gabon

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bas Ogooue862,700 2,132,000
Chutes et Rapides sur Ivindo132,500 327,000
Parc National Akanda54,000 130,000
Parc National Pongara92,969 229,730
Petit Loango480,000 1,200,000
Rapides de Mboungou Badouma et de Doume59,500 147,000
Setté Cama220,000 540,000
Site Ramsar des Monts Birougou536,800 1,326,000
Wongha-Wonghé380,000 940,000

Gambia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Baobolon Wetland Reserve20,000 49,000
Niumi National Park4,940 12,200
Tanbi Wetland Complex6,304 15,580

Ghana

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Densu Delta5,892.99 14,561.9
Keta Lagoon Complex101,022.69 249,632.5
Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site9,461.12 23,378.9
Owabi7,260 17,900
Sakumo Ramsar Site1,364.35 3,371.4
Songor Lagoon51,133.33 126,353.2

Guinea

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bafing-Falémé517,300 1,278,000
Bafing-Source317,200 784,000
Gambie-Koulountou281,400 695,000
Gambie-Oundou-Liti527,400 1,303,000
Ile Alcatraz1 2.5
Ile Blanche10 25
Iles Tristao85,000 210,000
Konkouré90,000 220,000
Niger Source180,400 446,000
Niger-Mafou1,015,450 2,509,200
Niger-Niandan-Milo1,046,400 2,586,000
Niger-Tinkisso400,600 990,000
Rio Kapatchez20,000 49,000
Rio Pongo30,000 74,000
Sankarani-Fié1,015,200 2,509,000
Tinkisso896,000 2,210,000

Guinea-Bissau

NameArea (ha)
Archipel Bolama-Bijagós1046950
Lagoa de Cufada39098
Lagune de Wendu Tcham14970.18
Parc Naturel des Mangroves du Fleuve Cacheu (PNTC)88615

Kenya

Lake Baringo in Kenya
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Baringo31,469 77,760
Lake Bogoria10,700 26,000
Lake Elmenteita10,880 26,900
Lake Naivasha30,000 74,000
Lake Nakuru18,800 46,000
Tana River Delta Ramsar Site163,600 404,000

Lesotho

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lets'eng-la-Letsie434 1,070

Liberia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Gbedin Wetlands25 62
Kpatawee Wetlands835 2,060
Lake Piso76,091 188,020
Marshall Wetlands12,168 30,070
Mesurado Wetlands6,760 16,700

Libya

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ain Elshakika33 82
Ain Elzarga50 120

Madagascar

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Barrière de Corail Nosy Ve Androka91,445 225,970
Complexe des lacs Ambondro et Sirave (CLAS)14,481.5 35,785
Complexe des lacs de Manambolomaty7,491 18,510
Complexe des Zones Humides de Bemanevika10,000 25,000
Iles Barren463,200 1,145,000
Lac Kinkony13,800 34,000
Lac Sofia1,650 4,100
Le Lac Alaotra : Les Zones Humides et Bassins Versants722,500 1,785,000
Mangroves de la Baie d'Ambaro54,000 130,000
Mangroves de Tsiribihina47,218 116,680
Marais de Torotorofotsy avec leurs bassins versants9,993 24,690
Parc de Tsarasaotra5 12
Parc national Tsimanampesotse203,740 503,500
Rivière Nosivolo et affluents358,511 885,900
Site Bioculturel d'Antrema20,620 51,000
Zone Humide de Mandrozo15,145 37,420
Zones Humides Ankarafantsika (CLSA)33,145 81,900
Zones humides d'Ambondrobe13,000 32,000
Zones humides de Bedo1,962 4,850
Zones humides de l'Onilahy42,950 106,100
Zones Humides de Sahamalaza24,049 59,430

Malawi

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Elephant Marsh61,556 152,110
Lake Chilwa224,800 555,000

Mali

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Delta Intérieur du Niger4,119,500 10,180,000
Lac Magui24,740 61,100
Lac Wegnia3,900 9,600
Plaine Inondable du Sourou56,500 140,000

Mauritania

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Chat Tboul15,500 38,000
Lac Gabou et le réseau hydrographique du Plateau du Tagant9,500 23,000
Parc National du Banc d'Arguin1,200,000 3,000,000
Parc National du Diawling15,600 39,000

Mauritius

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Blue Bay Marine Park353 870
Pointe d'Esny Wetland22 54
Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary26 64

Morocco

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aguelmams Sidi Ali - Tifounassine600 1,500
Archipel et dunes d'Essawira4,000 9,900
Assif Mgoun1,400 3,500
Assifs Ahançal-Melloul1,385 3,420
Assifs Réghaya-Aït Mizane830 2,100
Baie d'Ad-Dakhla40,000 99,000
Baie de Khnifiss20,000 49,000
Barrage Al Massira14,000 35,000
Barrage Mohammed V5,000 12,000
Cap des Trois Fourches5,000 12,000
Cap Ghir-Imsouane6,800 17,000
Complexe de Sidi Moussa-Walidia10,000 25,000
Complexe du bas Loukkos3,600 8,900
Complexe du bas Tahaddart11,000 27,000
Côte Aftissate-Boujdour11,700 29,000
Côte des Bokkoyas5,530 13,700
Embouchure de la Moulouya3,000 7,400
Embouchure de l'oued Dr'a10,000 25,000
Embouchures des oueds Chbeyka-Al Wa'er8,000 20,000
Haut Oued Lakhdar2,200 5,400
Lac d'Afennourir800 2,000
Lacs d'Imouzzer du Kandar512 1,270
Lacs Isly-Tislite800 2,000
Lagune et barrage de Smir837 2,070
Littoral de Jebel Moussa500 1,200
Marais et côte du Plateau de Rmel1,300 3,200
Merja de Fouwarate502 1,240
Merja Sidi Boughaba650 1,600
Merja Zerga7,300 18,000
Moyenne Dr'a45,000 110,000
Oasis du Tafilalet65,000 160,000
Oued Assaquia Al Hamra à La'youne9,500 23,000
Oued Tizguite606 1,500
Sebkha Bou Areg14,000 35,000
Sebkha Zima760 1,900
Sebkhat Imlili1,774 4,380
Zones humides de l'oued El Maleh1,200 3,000
Zones humides de Souss-Massa1,000 2,500

Mozambique

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone 1,363,700 3,370,000
Zambezi Delta3,171,172 7,836,140

Namibia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bwabwata-Okavango Ramsar Site46,964 116,050
Etosha Pan, Lake Oponono and Cuvelai drainage600,000 1,500,000
Orange River Mouth500 1,200
Sandwich Harbour16,500 41,000
Walvis Bay12,600 31,000

Niger

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Complexe Kokorou-Namga66,829 165,140
Dallol Bosso376,162 929,520
Dallol Maouri318,966 788,180
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr2,413,237 5,963,240
La Mare de Dan Doutchi25,366 62,680
La Mare de Lassouri26,737 66,070
La Mare de Tabalak7,713 19,060
Lac de Guidimouni338.4 836
Lac de Madarounfa524.3 1,296
Lac Tchad340,423 841,200
Oasis du Kawar368,536 910,670
Parc National du W235,000 580,000
Zone humide du moyen Niger88,050 217,600
Zone Humide du Moyen Niger II65,850 162,700

Nigeria

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Apoi Creek Forests29,213 72,190
Baturiya Wetland101,095 249,810
Dagona Sanctuary Lake344 850
Foge Islands4,229 10,450
Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria607,354 1,500,800
Lower Kaduna-Middle Niger Floodplain229,054 566,000
Maladumba Lake1,860 4,600
Nguru Lake (and Marma Channel) complex58,100 144,000
Oguta Lake572 1,410
Pandam and Wase Lakes19,742 48,780
Upper Orashi Forest25,165 62,180

Rwanda

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Rugezi-Bulera-Ruhondo0 0

Sao Tome and Principe

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ilots Tinhosas23 57

Senegal

The Saloum Delta in Senegal
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Kalissaye30,014 74,170
Parc National de la Langue de Barbarie2,000 4,900
Parc National des Oiseaux du Djoudj16,000 40,000
Parc national du Delta du Saloum73,000 180,000
Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de Palmarin10,430 25,800
Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de Tocc Tocc273 670
Réserve Naturelle d'Intérêt Communautaire de la Somone700 1,700
Réserve Spéciale de Faune de Gueumbeul720 1,800
Réserve Spéciale de Faune de Ndiaël10,000 25,000

Seychelles

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aldabra Atoll43,900 108,000
Mare Aux Cochons High altitude freshwater wetlands1 2.5
Port Launay Coastal Wetlands124 310

Sierra Leone

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Sierra Leone River Estuary295,000 730,000

South Africa

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Barberspan3,118 7,700
Berg Estuary Ramsar Site1,162.8 2,873
Blesbokspruit1,858 4,590
Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System1,350 3,300
Dassen Island Nature Reserve737 1,820
De Hoop Vlei750 1,900
De Mond918 2,270
Dyer Island Provincial Nature Reserve and Geyser Island Provincial Nature Reserve288 710
False Bay Nature Reserve1,542 3,810
Ingula Nature Reserve8,084 19,980
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve4,952.4 12,238
Kosi Bay10,982 27,140
Lake Sibaya7,750 19,200
Langebaan6,000 15,000
Makuleke Wetlands7,757 19,170
Middelpunt Nature Reserve510.3 1,261
Natal Drakensberg Park242,813 600,000
Ndumo Game Reserve10,117 25,000
Ntsikeni Nature Reserve9,200 23,000
Nylsvley Nature Reserve3,970 9,800
Orange River Mouth2,000 4,900
Prince Edward Islands37,500 93,000
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve4,754 11,750
St Lucia System155,500 384,000
Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of Tongaland39,500 98,000
uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve958 2,370
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve5,891 14,560
Verlorenvlei1,500 3,700
Wilderness Lakes1,300 3,200

South Sudan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Sudd5,700,000 14,000,000

Sudan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Dinder National Park1,084,600 2,680,000
Dongonab Bay-Marsa Waiai280,000 690,000
Khor Abu Habil Inner Delta946,409 2,338,630
Suakin-Gulf of Agig1,125,000 2,780,000

Togo

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bassin versant Oti-Mandouri425,000 1,050,000
Parc national de la Keran163,400 404,000
Reserve de faune de Togodo31,000 77,000
Zones Humides du Littoral du Togo591,000 1,460,000

Tunisia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ain Dahab560 1,400
Bahiret el Bibane39,266 97,030
Barrage de Sidi El Barrak2,734 6,760
Barrage de Sidi Saad8,650 21,400
Barrage Lebna1,147 2,830
Barrage Merguellil714 1,760
Barrage Mlaabi98 240
Barrage Oued El Hajar254 630
Barrage Oued Ermal620 1,500
Barrage Sidi Abdelmoneem31 77
Chott El Jerid586,187 1,448,500
Chott Elguetar7,400 18,000
Complexe des zones humides de Barrage Ghdir El Goulla et Barrage El Mornaguia 273 670
Complexe des zones humides de Sebkhet Oum Ez-Zessar et Sebkhet El Grine9,195 22,720
Complexe des zones humides des Chott el Guetayate et Sebkhet Dhreia et Oueds Akarit, Rekhama et Meleh4,845 11,970
Complexe Lac de Tunis2,243 5,540
Djerba Bin El Ouedian12,082 29,860
Djerba Guellala2,285 5,650
Djerba Ras Rmel1,856 4,590
Garâa Sejenane4,322 10,680
Garaet Sidi Mansour2,426 5,990
Golfe de Boughrara12,880 31,800
Ichkeul12,600 31,000
Iles Kerkennah ou L'archipel de Kerkennah15,000 37,000
Iles Kneiss avec leurs zones intertidales22,027 54,430
Lac et tourbière de Mejen Ech Chitan7 17
Lagune de Ghar el Melh et Delta de la Mejerda10,168 25,130
Lagunes du Cap Bon oriental504 1,250
Les Gorges de Thelja675 1,670
Les Tourbières de Dar Fatma13 32
Marais d'eau douce Garaet Douza1,400 3,500
Oued Dekouk5,750 14,200
Réserve naturelle de Saddine2,610 6,400
Salines de Monastir1,000 2,500
Salines de Thyna3,343 8,260
Sebkhet Halk Elmanzel et Oued Essed1,450 3,600
Sebkhet Kelbia8,732 21,580
Sebkhet Noual17,060 42,200
Sebkhet Sejoumi2,979 7,360
Sebkhet Sidi Elhani36,000 89,000
Sebkhet Soliman880 2,200
Zones humides oasiennes de Kebili2,419 5,980

Uganda

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Bisina Wetland System54,229 134,000
Lake George15,000 37,000
Lake Mburo-Nakivali Wetland System26,834 66,310
Lake Nabugabo wetland system22,000 54,000
Lake Nakuwa Wetland System91,150 225,200
Lake Opeta Wetland System68,912 170,290
Lutembe Bay Wetland System98 240
Mabamba Bay Wetland System2,424 5,990
Murchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System17,293 42,730
Nabajjuzi Wetland system1,753 4,330
Rwenzori Mountains Ramsar Site99,500 246,000
Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Wetland System (SAMUKA)55,110 136,200

Tanzania

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Kilombero Valley Floodplain796,735 1,968,780
Lake Natron Basin224,781 555,450
Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands3,250,000 8,000,000
Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa Marine Ramsar Site596,908 1,474,990

Zambia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bangweulu Swamps1,100,000 2,700,000
Busanga Swamps200,000 490,000
Kafue Flats600,500 1,484,000
Luangwa Flood Plains250,000 620,000
Lukanga Swamps260,000 640,000
Mweru wa Ntipa490,000 1,200,000
Tanganyika230,000 570,000
Zambezi Floodplains900,000 2,200,000

Zimbabwe

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Chinhoyi Caves Recreational Park33.35 82.4
Cleveland Dam1,050 2,600
Driefontein Grasslands201,194 497,160
Lake Chivero and Manyame29,260 72,300
Mana Pools0 0
Monavale Wetland507 1,250
Victoria Falls National Park1,750 4,300

Asia

Bahrain

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Hawar Islands5,200 13,000
Tubli Bay1,610 4,000

Bangladesh

Mudflats in Sundarbans Reserved Forest in Bangladesh
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Sundarbans Reserved Forest601,700 1,487,000
Tanguar Haor9,500 23,000

Bhutan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bumdeling142 350
Gangtey-Phobji970 2,400
Khotokha114 280

Cambodia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Boeng Chhmar and Associated River System and Floodplain28,000 69,000
Koh Kapik and Associated Islets12,000 30,000
Middle Stretches of Mekong River North of Stoeng Treng14,600 36,000
Prek Toal Ramsar Site21,342 52,740
Stung Sen Wildlife Sanctuary9,293 22,960

China

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Anhui Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve33,340 82,400
Beijing Yeya Lake Wetlands4,007.8 9,903
Bitahai Wetland1,985 4,910
Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve, Shanghai32,600 81,000
Dafeng National Nature Reserve78,000 190,000
Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia740,000 1,800,000
Dalian National Spotted Seal Nature Reserve11,700 29,000
Dashanbao5,958 14,720
Dong dongting hu190,000 470,000
Dongfanghong Wetland National Nature Reserve31,538 77,930
Dongzhaigang5,400 13,000
Eerduosi National Nature Reserve7,680 19,000
Eling Lake65,907 162,860
Fujian Minjiang River Estuary Wetlands2,100 5,200
Fujian Zhangjiangkou National Mangrove Nature Reserve2,358 5,830
Gansu Dunhuang Xihu Wetlands192,287 475,150
Gansu Gahai Wetlands Nature Reserve247,431 611,420
Gansu Yanchiwan Wetlands29,876.2 73,826
Gansu Yellow River Shouqu Wetlands132,067 326,340
Guangdong Guangzhou Haizhu Wetlands751.4 1,857
Guangdong Haifeng Wetlands11,591 28,640
Guangdong Nanpeng Archipelago Wetlands35,679 88,160
Guangdong Shenzhen Futian Mangrove Wetlands367.6 908
Guangxi Beihai Jinhaiwan Mangrove Wetlands1,357.8 3,355
Guangxi Beilun Estuary National Nature Reserve3,000 7,400
Guangxi Guilin Huixian Karst Wetlands586.8 1,450
Hangzhou Xixi Wetlands325 800
Heilongjiang Grand Khingan Jiuqushibawan Wetlands4,929 12,180
Heilongjiang Grand Khingan Shuangheyuan Wetlands8,712 21,530
Heilongjiang Hadong Yanjiang Wetlands9,973.6 24,645
Heilongjiang Nanweng River National Nature Reserve229,523 567,160
Heilongjiang Qixing River National Nature Reserve20,000 49,000
Heilongjiang Youhao Wetlands60,687 149,960
Heilongjiang Zhenbaodao Wetland National Nature Reserve44,364 109,630
Henan Minquan Yellow River Gudao Wetlands2,303.5 5,692
Honghe National Nature Reserve21,836 53,960
Hubei Chen Lake Wetland Nature Reserve11,579 28,610
Hubei Dajiu Lake Wetland9,320 23,000
Hubei Gong'an Chong Lake Wetlands1,259.7 3,113
Hubei Honghu Wetlands43,450 107,400
Hubei Wang Lake20,495 50,640
Hubei Xiantao Sha Lake Wetlands2,167.4 5,356
Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve400 990
Hunan Chongling Wetlands2,401.7 5,935
Hunan Maoli Lake Wetlands4,776 11,800
Inner Mongolia Bila River Wetlands56,604 139,870
Inner Mongolia Grand Khingan Hanma Wetlands107,348 265,260
Jiangsu Huai'an Baima Lake Wetlands2,796.1 6,909
Jiangxi Poyang Lake Nanji Wetlands33,300 82,000
Jilin Hani Wetlands3,571.5 8,825
Jilin Momoge National Nature Reserve144,000 360,000
Lashihai Wetland3,560 8,800
Mai Po Marshes and Inner Deep Bay1,540 3,800
Maidika43,496 107,480
Mapangyong Cuo73,782 182,320
Nan Dongting Wetland and Waterfowl Nature Reserve168,000 420,000
Napahai Wetland2,083 5,150
Niaodao53,600 132,000
Poyanghu22,400 55,000
Qinghai Longbaotan Wetlands9,529 23,550
San Jiang National Nature Reserve164,400 406,000
Shandong Jining Nansi Lake50,761.6 125,435
Shandong Yellow River Delta Wetland95,950 237,100
Shanghai Yangtze Estuarine Wetland Nature Reserve for Chinese Sturgeon3,760 9,300
Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve4,000 9,900
Shuangtai Estuary128,000 320,000
Sichuan Changshahongma Wetlands669,800 1,655,000
Sichuan Ruoergai Wetland National Nature Reserve166,570 411,600
Sichuan Seda Nilaba Wetlands60,760 150,100
Tianjin Beidagang Wetlands1,130 2,800
Tibet Selincuo Wetlands1,893,630 4,679,300
Tibet Trari Nam Co Wetlands142,982 353,320
Xi dongting lake nature reserve35,000 86,000
Xianghai105,467 260,610
Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve222,488 549,780
Yancheng National Nature Reserve453,000 1,120,000
Yunnan Huize Nianhu Wetlands453,000 1,120,000
Zhaling Lake64,920 160,400
Zhalong210,000 520,000
Zhangye Heihe Wetland National Nature Reserve41,164.56 101,719.8
Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve20,279 50,110
Zhejiang Pingyang Nanji Islands Wetlands19,892.9 49,156

India

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ansupa Lake231 570
Asan Conservation Reserve444.4 1,098
Ashtamudi Wetland
A chain of brackish Kerala backwaters lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea Malabar Coast of Kerala
61,400 152,000
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary2,894 7,150
Beas Conservation Reserve6,428.9 15,886
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary412 1,020
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
India's second largest mangrove are home of olive ridley turtle in India's Odisha state in the Brahmani river and Baitarani river delta
65,000 160,000
Bhoj Wetland
Consists of the two lakes, Bhojtal and Lower Lake, located in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh state,
3,201 7,910
Chandra Taal
Situated in the Spiti valley of the Lahul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh
49 120
Chilika Lake
Spread over the Puri district, Khurda district and Ganjam districts of Odisha at the mouth of the Daya River, flows into the Bay of Bengal
116,500 288,000
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary260.5 644
Deepor Beel
Assam
4,000 9,900
East Calcutta Wetlands12,500 31,000
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve52,671.9 130,155
Haiderpur Wetland6,908 17,070
Harike Wetland4,100 10,000
Hirakud Reservoir65,400 162,000
Hokera Wetland
Located at the northwest Himalayan biogeopgraphic province of Kashmir, near the snow-draped Pir Panjal.
1,375 3,400
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve801.8 1,981
Kabartal Wetland2,620 6,500
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary96.9 239
Kanjli Wetland183 450
Karikili Bird Sanctuary58.4 144
Keoladeo National Park2,873 7,100
Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve343.9 850
Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary511.7 1,264
Kolleru Lake90,100 223,000
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary72 180
Loktak Lake26,600 66,000
Lonar Lake427 1,060
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary12,000 30,000
Nanda Lake42 100
Nandur Madhameshwar1,437 3,550
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary116 290
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary224.6 555
Pala Wetland1,850 4,600
Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest1,247.5 3,083
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary722 1,780
Pichavaram Mangrove1,478.6 3,654
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary38,500 95,000
Pong Dam Lake15,662 38,700
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary517.7 1,279
Renuka Lake20 49
Ropar Wetland1,365 3,370
Rudrasagar Lake240 590
Sakhya Sagar248 610
Saman Bird Sanctuary526.3 1,301
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary799.4 1,975
Sambhar Lake24,000 59,000
Sandi Bird Sanctuary308.5 762
Sarsai Nawar Jheel161.3 399
Sasthamkotta Lake373 920
Satkosia Gorge98,196.7 242,649
Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve1,675 4,140
Sirpur Wetland161 400
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex94.2 233
Sultanpur National Park142.5 352
Sundarban Wetland423,000 1,050,000
Sur Sarovar431 1,070
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes350 860
Tampara Lake300 740
Thane Creek6,521.1 16,114
Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary699 1,730
Tso Kar Wetland Complex9,577 23,670
Tsomoriri12,000 30,000
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary43.8 108
Upper Ganga River26,590 65,700
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary112.6 278
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary40.3 100
Vellode Bird Sanctuary77.2 191
Vembanad-Kol Wetland151,250 373,700
Vembannur Wetland Complex19.7 49
Wadhvana Wetland630 1,600
Wular Lake18,900 47,000
Yashwant Sagar822.9 2,033

Indonesia

Danau Sentarum in Indonesia
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Berbak162,700 402,000
Danau Sentarum80,000 200,000
Pulau Rambut Wildlife Reserve90 220
Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park105,194 259,940
Sembilang National Park202,896 501,370
Tanjung Puting National Park408,286 1,008,900
Wasur National Park413,810 1,022,500

Iran

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Alagol, Ulmagol and Ajigol Lakes1,400 3,500
Amirkelayeh Lake1,230 3,000
Anzali Wetland Complex15,000 37,000
Bujagh National Park3,177 7,850
Choghakhor Wetland1,687 4,170
Deltas of Rud-e-Gaz and Rud-e-Hara15,000 37,000
Deltas of Rud-e-Shur, Rud-e-Shirin and Rud-e-Minab45,000 110,000
Fereydoon Kenar, Ezbaran & Sorkh Ruds Ab-Bandans5,427 13,410
Gavkhouni Lake and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud43,000 110,000
Gomishan Lagoon17,700 44,000
Govater Bay and Hur-e-Bahu75,000 190,000
Hamun-e-Puzak, south end10,000 25,000
Hamun-e-Saberi & Hamun-e-Helmand50,000 120,000
Kanibarazan Wetland927 2,290
Khuran Straits100,000 250,000
Lake Gori120 300
Lake Kobi1,200 3,000
Lake Parishan and Dasht-e-Arjan6,200 15,000
Lake Urmia or Orumiyeh483,000 1,190,000
Miankaleh Peninsula, Gorgan Bay and Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan100,000 250,000
Neiriz Lakes & Kamjan Marshes108,000 270,000
Shadegan Marshes & mudflats of Khor-al Amaya & Khor Musa400,000 990,000
Sheedvar Island870 2,100
Shurgol, Yadegarlu & Dorgeh Sangi Lakes2,500 6,200

Iraq

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Central Marshes219,700 543,000
Hammar Marsh180,000 440,000
Hawizeh Marsh137,700 340,000
Sawa Lake500 1,200

Israel

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
En Afeq Nature Reserve66 160
Hula Nature Reserve300 740

Japan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Akan-ko1,318 3,260
Akiyoshidai Groundwater System563 1,390
Akkeshi-ko and Bekambeushi-shitsugen5,277 13,040
Arao-higata754 1,860
Biwa-ko65,984 163,050
Fujimae-higata323 800
Furen-ko and Shunkuni-tai6,139 15,170
Higashiyoka-higata218 540
Hinuma935 2,310
Hizen Kashima-higata57 140
Hotokenuma222 550
Hyo-ko24 59
Imuta-ike60 150
Izu-numa and Uchi-numa559 1,380
Izumi Wintering Habitat of Cranes478 1,180
Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies423 1,050
Kasai Marine Park366.9 907
Katano-kamoike10 25
Kejo-numa34 84
Keramashoto Coral Reef8,290 20,500
Kiritappu-shitsugen2,504 6,190
Kuju Bogatsuru and Tadewara-shitsugen91 220
Kushimoto Coral Communities574 1,420
Kushiro-shitsugen7,863 19,430
Kutcharo-ko1,607 3,970
Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies1,094 2,700
Manko58 140
Mikata-goko1,110 2,700
Miyajima142 350
Miyajima-numa41 100
Nagura Ampuru157 390
Nakaikemi-shicchi87 210
Nakaumi8,043 19,870
Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan6,053 14,960
Oku-Nikko-shitsugen260 640
Onuma1,236 3,050
Oyama Kami-ike and Shimo-ike39 96
Oze8,711 21,530
Sakata76 190
Sarobetsu-genya2,560 6,300
Shinji-ko7,652 18,910
Shizugawa-wan5,793 14,310
Streams in Kume-jima255 630
Tateyama Midagahara and Dainichidaira574 1,420
Tofutsu-ko900 2,200
Tokai Hilly Land Spring-fed Mires23 57
Uryunuma-shitsugen624 1,540
Utonai-ko510 1,300
Watarase-yusuichi2,861 7,070
Yakushima Nagata-hama10 25
Yatsu-higata40 99
Yonahawan704 1,740
Yoshigadaira Wetlands887 2,190

Jordan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Azraq Oasis7,372 18,220
Fifa Nature Reserve6,100 15,000

Kazakhstan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Alakol-Sasykkol Lakes System914,663 2,260,180
Ili River Delta and South Lake Balkhash976,630 2,413,300
Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System58,000 140,000
Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System8,300 21,000
Lakes of the lower Turgay and Irgiz348,000 860,000
Lesser Aral Sea and Delta of the Syrdarya River330,000 820,000
Naurzum Lake System139,714 345,240
Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Lake System353,341 873,120
Ural River Delta and adjacent Caspian Sea coast111,500 276,000
Zharsor-Urkash Lake System41,250 101,900

Kuwait

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Mubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve50,948 125,900

Kyrgyzstan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Chatyr Kul16,100 40,000
Son-Kol Lake36,869 91,110
The Issyk-kul State Nature Reserve with the Issyk-kul Lake626,439 1,547,960

Laos

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Beung Kiat Ngong Wetlands2,360 5,800
Xe Champhone Wetlands12,400 31,000

Lebanon

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aammiq Wetland280 690
Deir el Nouriyeh cliffs of Ras Chekaa0 0
Palm Islands Nature Reserve415 1,030
Tyre Beach380 940

Malaysia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Kuching Wetlands National Park6,610 16,300
Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands78,803 194,730
Pulau Kukup647 1,600
Sungai Pulai9,126 22,550
Tanjung Piai526 1,300
Tasek Bera38,446 95,000
Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre24 59

Mongolia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ayrag Nuur45,000 110,000
Har Us Nuur National Park321,360 794,100
Lake Achit and its surrounding wetlands73,730 182,200
Lake Buir and its surrounding wetlands104,000 260,000
Lake Ganga and its surrounding wetlands3,280 8,100
Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands585,000 1,450,000
Lakes in the Khurkh-Khuiten river valley42,940 106,100
Mongol Daguur210,000 520,000
Ogii Nuur2,510 6,200
Terhiyn Tsagaan Nuur6,110 15,100
Valley of the Lakes45,600 113,000

Myanmar

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Gulf of Mottama161,030 397,900
Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary47,884.38 118,324.9
Inlay Lake Ramsar Site5,797.6 14,326
Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary50,000 120,000
Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary10,359 25,600
Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuary3,608 8,920

Nepal

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Beeshazar and Associated Lakes3,200 7,900
Ghodaghodi Lake Area2,563 6,330
Gokyo and associated lakes7,770 19,200
Gosaikunda and Associated Lakes1,030 2,500
Jagadishpur Reservoir225 560
Koshi Tappu17,500 43,000
Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley26,106 64,510
Mai Pokhari90 220
Phoksundo Lake494 1,220
Rara Lake1,583 3,910

North Korea

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve3,715 9,180
Rason Migratory Bird Reserve3,526 8,710

Oman

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Al Ansab Wetland54 130
Qurm Nature Reserve106.83 264.0
Wetlands Reserve in Al Wusta Governorate213,714.9 528,101

Pakistan

Astola Island in Pakistan
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Astola Island5,000 12,000
Chashma Barrage34,099 84,260
Deh Akro-II Desert Wetland Complex20,500 51,000
Drigh Lake164 410
Haleji Lake1,704 4,210
Hub Dam27,000 67,000
Indus Delta472,800 1,168,000
Indus Dolphin Reserve125,000 310,000
Jiwani Coastal Wetland4,600 11,000
Jubho Lagoon706 1,740
Kinjhar Lake13,468 33,280
Miani Hor55,000 140,000
Nurri Lagoon2,540 6,300
Ormara Turtle Beaches2,400 5,900
Runn of Kutch566,375 1,399,540
Tanda Dam405 1,000
Taunsa Barrage6,576 16,250
Thanedar Wala4,047 10,000
Uchhali Complex1,243 3,070

Philippines

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary14,836 36,660
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area 175 430
Naujan Lake National Park14,568 36,000
Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary5,800 14,000
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park22,202 54,860
Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands3,667.3 9,062
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park96,828 239,270
Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area89,607.8 221,426

South Korea

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
1100 Altitude Wetland13 32
Daebudo Tidal Flat453 1,120
Dongbaekdongsan59 150
Dongcheon Estuary540 1,300
Du-ung Wetland Ramsar Site6 15
Ganghwa Maehwamarum Habitat1 2.5
Gochang and Buan Tidal Flats4,550 11,200
Han River-Bamseom Islets27 67
Hanbando Wetland Ramsar Site191.5 473
Jangdo Wetland9 22
Janghang Wetland595.8 1,472
Jeungdo Tidal Flat3,130 7,700
Moojechineup4 9.9
Muan Tidal Flat3,589 8,870
Muljangori-oreum wetland63 160
Mulyeongari-oreum Ramsar Site31 77
Odaesan National Park Wetlands2 4.9
Seocheon Tidal Flat1,530 3,800
Songdo Tidal Flat611 1,510
Sumeunmulbaengdui Ramsar Site117.5 290
Suncheon Bay3,550 8,800
The High Moor, Yongneup of Mt. Daeam106 260
Ungok Wetland180 440
Upo Wetland854 2,110

Sri Lanka

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Annaiwilundawa Tanks Sanctuary1,397 3,450
Bundala6,210 15,300
Kumana Wetland Cluster19,011 46,980
Maduganga915 2,260
Vankalai Sanctuary4,839 11,960
Wilpattu Ramsar Wetland Cluster165,800 410,000

Syria

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Sabkhat al-Jabbul Nature Reserve10,000 25,000

Tajikistan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Karakul Lake36,400 90,000
Kayrakum Reservoir52,000 130,000
Lower part of Panj River0 0
Shorkul and Rangkul Lakes2,400 5,900
Zorkul Lake3,800 9,400

Thailand

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bung Khong Long Non-Hunting Area2,214 5,470
Don Hoi Lot87,500 216,000
Had Chao Mai Marine National Park - Ta Libong Island Non-Hunting Area - Trang River Estuaries66,313 163,860
Kaper Estuary - Laemson Marine National Park - Kraburi Estuary122,046 301,580
Khao Sam Roi Yot Wetland6,892 17,030
Ko Kra Archipelago374 920
Ko Ra-Ko Phra Thong Archipelago19,648 48,550
Krabi Estuary21,299 52,630
Kuan Ki Sian of the Thale Noi Non-hunting Area Wetlands494 1,220
Kut Ting Marshland2,200 5,400
Lower Songkhram River5,504.5 13,602
Mu Koh Ang Thong Marine National Park10,200 25,000
Nong Bong Kai Non-Hunting Area434 1,070
Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park40,000 99,000
Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary 20,100 50,000

Turkmenistan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Turkmenbashy Bay267,124 660,080

United Arab Emirates

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve500 1,200
Al-Zora Protected Area195 480
Bul Syayeef14,505 35,840
Hatta Mountain Reserve2,100 5,200
Jabal Ali Wetland Sanctuary2,002 4,950
Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba1,494 3,690
Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary620 1,500
Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area4,964 12,270
Wadi Wurayah National Park12,700 31,000
Wasit Nature Reserve86 210

Uzbekistan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aydar-Arnasay Lakes system527,100 1,302,000
Lake Dengizkul31,300 77,000
Sudochye lake system84,000 210,000
Tudakul and Kuymazar Water Reservoirs32,000 79,000

Vietnam

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ba Be National Park10,048 24,830
Bau Sau Wetlands and Seasonal Floodplain13,759 34,000
Con Dao National Park19,991 49,400
Lang Sen Wetland Reserve4,802 11,870
Mui Ca Mau National Park41,862 103,440
Tram Chim National Park7,313 18,070
U Minh Thuong National Park8,038 19,860
Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve2,736 6,760
Xuan Thuy Natural Wetland Reserve12,000 30,000

Yemen

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Detwah Lagoon580 1,400

Europe

Albania

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Albanian Prespa Lakes15,119 37,360
Butrint13,500 33,000
Karavasta Lagoon20,000 49,000
Lake Shkodra and River Buna49,562 122,470

Andorra

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Parc naturel de la vallée de Sorteny 1,080 2,700
Parque Natural Comunal de los Valles del Comapedrosa1,543 3,810
Vall de Madriu-Perafita-Claror4,247 10,490

Armenia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Khor Virap Marsh50 120
Lake Arpi3,230 8,000
Lake Sevan490,231 1,211,390

Austria

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Autertal - St. Lorenzener Hochmoor48 120
Bayerische Wildalm and Wildalmfilz133 330
Donau-March-Thaya-Auen36,090 89,200
Güssing Fishponds148 370
Hörfeld-Moor137 340
Lafnitztal2,180 5,400
Lendspitz - Maiernigg77.6 192
Mires of Pass Thurn190 470
Mires of the Sauerfelder Wald119 290
Mires of the Schwarzenberg267 660
Mires of the Überling265 650
Moor- und Seenlandschaft Keutschach-Schiefling543 1,340
Moore am Nassköhr211 520
Nationalpark Kalkalpen18,532 45,790
Neusiedlersee, Seewinkel & Hanság44,229 109,290
Pürgschachen Moor62 150
Rheindelta2,065 5,100
Rotmoos im Fuschertal58 140
Sablatnigmoor96 240
Stauseen am Unteren Inn870 2,100
Untere Lobau915 2,260
Upper Drava River1,029 2,540
Waldviertel ponds, peat bogs & floodplains13,000 32,000
Wilder Kaiser3,781 9,340

Azerbaijan

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Agh-Ghol500 1,200
Ghizil-Agaj99,060 244,800

Belarus

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve85,149 210,410
Dikoe Fen Mire23,145 57,190
Dnieper River Floodplain29,352.94 72,532.7
Drozbitka-Svina6,727.2 16,623
Duleby Islands-Zaozerye30,772 76,040
Golubickaya Puscha18,240 45,100
Iput River Floodplain3,501.8 8,653
Kotra10,584 26,150
Kozyansky26,060 64,400
Mid-Pripyat State Landscape Zakaznik90,447 223,500
Morochno5,845 14,440
Olmany Mires Zakaznik94,219 232,820
Osveiski22,600 56,000
Podvelikiy Moh10,647 26,310
Polesye Valley of River Bug23,159 57,230
Pripyatsky National Park88,553 218,820
Prostyr9,500 23,000
Servech9,068 22,410
Sporovsky Biological Reserve19,384 47,900
Stary Zhaden17,048 42,130
Svislochsko-Berezinskiy18,341 45,320
Vigonoshchanskoe54,182 133,890
Vileity8,452 20,890
Vydritsa21,292 52,610
Yelnia23,200 57,000
Zvanets15,873 39,220

Belgium

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
De Ijzerbroeken te Diksmuide en Lo-Reninge2,360 5,800
Grotte des Emotions3 7.4
Kalmthoutse Heide2,200 5,400
Les Hautes Fagnes9,974 24,650
Marais d'Harchies557.06 1,376.5
Schorren van de Beneden Schelde420 1,000
Vallée de la Haute-Sûre29,000 72,000
Vlaamse Banken1,900 4,700
Zwin530 1,300

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bardaca Wetland3,500 8,600
Hutovo Blato7,411 18,310
Livanjsko Polje45,868 113,340

Bulgaria

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Atanasovo Lake1,404 3,470
Belene Islands Complex18,330 45,300
Dragoman Marsh Karst Complex14,967 36,980
Durankulak Lake350 860
Ibisha Island3,365 8,320
Lake Shabla404 1,000
Poda307 760
Pomorie Wetland Complex922 2,280
Ropotamo Complex5,500 14,000
Srébarna1,463.75 3,617.0
Vaya Lake2,900 7,200

Croatia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Crna Mlaka Fishponds756 1,870
Lonjsko Polje Nature Park51,218 126,560
Nature Park Kopacki rit23,126.3 57,146
Neretva River Delta12,742 31,490
Vransko Lake5,748 14,200

Cyprus

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Larnaca Salt Lake1,107 2,740
Limassol Salt Lake

Czech Republic

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Jizera Headwaters2,303 5,690
Krkonošská rašeliniště230 570
Krušnohorská rašeliniště11,224 27,740
Lednické rybníky650 1,600
Liběchovka and Pšovka Brooks350 860
Litovelské Pomoraví5,122 12,660
Mokřady dolního Podyjí11,525 28,480
Novozámecký a Brehyňský rybník923 2,280
Poodří5,450 13,500
Pramenné vývěry a rašeliniště Slavkovského lesa 3,223 7,960
Punkva subterranean stream1,571 3,880
Šumavská rašeliniště6,371 15,740
Třeboňská rašeliniště1,100 2,700
Třeboňské rybníky10,165 25,120

Denmark

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aqajarua22,350 55,200
Eqalummiut Nunaat and Nassuttuup Nunaa579,530 1,432,000
Ertholmene1,266 3,130
Filso4,270 10,600
Heden252,390 623,700
Hirsholmene3,714 9,180
Hochstetter Forland184,820 456,700
Horsens Fjord & Endelave42,737 105,610
Ikkattoq and adjacent archipelago44,880 110,900
Karrebæk, Dybso and Avno Fjords18,860 46,600
Kilen51,280 126,700
Kitsissunnguit6,910 17,100
Kitsissut Avalliit4,470 11,000
Kuannersuit Kuussuat5,190 12,800
Læso66,548 164,440
Lille Vildmose7,393 18,270
Lillebælt35,189 86,950
Maribo Lakes3,823 9,450
Mykines2,300 5,700
Nærå Coast and Æbelo area13,161 32,520
Nakskov Fjord and Inner Fjord8,552 21,130
Naternaq184,010 454,700
Nissum Bredning with Harboore and Agger Tange12,786 31,590
Nissum Fjord10,952 27,060
Nólsoy2,197 5,430
Nordre Ronner2,993 7,400
Ørsted Dal, Pingel Dal and Enhjørningen Dal218,000 540,000
Præsto Fjord, Jungshoved Nor, Ulvshale and Nyord24,778 61,230
Qínnquata Marraa and Kuussuaq6,480 16,000
Randers and Mariager Fjords and the adjacent sea39,190 96,800
Ringkobing Fjord27,652 68,330
Sejro Bugt, Nekselo Bugt & Saltbæk Vig44,111 109,000
Skuvoy1,790 4,400
South Funen Archipelago38,329 94,710
Stadil and Veststadil Fjords6,932 17,130
Stavns Fjord and adjacent waters15,533 38,380
Ulvedybet and Nibe Bredning18,575 45,900
Vadehavet151,080 373,300
Vejlerne and Logstor Bredning43,534 107,570
Waters between Lolland and Falster including Rodsand, Guldborg sound, and Boto Nor34,812 86,020
Waters north of Anholt11,616 28,700
Waters South of Zealand, Skælskor Fjord, Glæno and adjacent wetlands18,577 45,900
Waters southeast of Fejø and Femo Islands41,826 103,350

Estonia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Agusalu11,000 27,000
Alam-Pedja34,220 84,600
Emajoe Suursoo Mire and Piirissaar Island32,600 81,000
Endla10,110 25,000
Haapsalu-Noarootsi Wetland Complex27,450 67,800
Hiiumaa islets and Käina Bay17,700 44,000
Laidevahe Nature Reserve2,424 5,990
Leidissoo Nature Reserve8,178 20,210
Lihula6,620 16,400
Luitemaa11,240 27,800
Matsalu Nature Reserve48,610 120,100
Muraka13,980 34,500
Nigula Nature Reserve6,398 15,810
Puhto-Laelatu-Nehatu Wetland Complex4,640 11,500
Sookuninga Nature Reserve5,869 14,500
Soomaa39,639 97,950
Vilsandi National Park24,100 60,000

Finland

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aspskär Islands728 1,800
Bird Wetlands of Haapavesi3,616 8,940
Bird Wetlands of Hailuoto Island6,512 16,090
Bird Wetlands of Hanko and Tammisaari55,196 136,390
Bird Wetlands of Lapväärtti1,224 3,020
Bird Wetlands of Siikajoki2,691 6,650
Bird Wetlands of Vanajavesi Area702 1,730
Bird-lakes of Rääkkylä and Kitee1,227 3,030
Bird-Lakes of Rantasalmi1,109 2,740
Björkör and Lågskär Archipelago6,309 15,590
Kainuunkylä Islands1,005 2,480
Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park6,849 16,920
Kirkon-Vilkkiläntura Bay194 480
Koitelainen Mires48,938 120,930
Krunnit Islands4,435 10,960
Lake Kirkkojärvi and Lupinlahti Bay649 1,600
Lake Kirkkojärvi Area305 750
Lake Kutajärvi Area1,051 2,600
Lake Läppträsket199 490
Lake Sysmäjärvi734 1,810
Lakes Aittojärvi and Kongasjärvi703 1,740
Lakes Heinä-Suvanto and Hetejärvi1,224 3,020
Lätäseno-Hietajoki Mires43,367 107,160
Lemmenjoki National Park285,990 706,700
Levaneva Mires3,343 8,260
Liminganlahti Bay Area12,275 30,330
Martimoaapa - Lumiaapa - Penikat Mires14,086 34,810
Olvassuo Mires27,073 66,900
Oulanka National Park29,390 72,600
Patvinsuo National Park12,727 31,450
Pernajanlahti Bay1,143 2,820
Pilvineva Mires3,667 9,060
Porvoonjoki Estuary - Stensböle958 2,370
Quark Archipelago63,699 157,400
Riisitunturi National Park12,461 30,790
River Luiro Mires12,345 30,510
Salamajärvi National Park9,261 22,880
Sammuttijänkä - Vaijoenjänkä Mires51,749 127,870
Signilskär-Märket Archipelago22,566 55,760
Siikalahti Bay Area682 1,690
Söderskär and Långören Archipelago18,219 45,020
Sotkavuoma Mires2,602 6,430
Suurenaukeansuo - Isosuo Mires and Lake Pohjalampi1,640 4,100
Teuravuoma - Kivijärvenvuoma Mires5,788 14,300
Torronsuo National Park3,093 7,640
Valkmusa National Park1,710 4,200
Vanhankaupunginlahti, Laajalahti508 1,260
Vassorfjärden Bay1,537 3,800
Veneneva-Pelso Mires12,039 29,750

France

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Baie d'Audierne2,396 5,920
Baie de Somme17,320 42,800
Baie du Mont Saint-Michel62,000 150,000
Basse-Mana59,000 150,000
Basses Vallees Angevines6,450 15,900
Bassin d'Arcachon - Secteur du delta de l'Eyre5,175 12,790
Camargue85,000 210,000
Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary28,400 70,000
Étang de Biguglia1,790 4,400
Étang de Palo212 520
Étang de Saint-Paul485 1,200
Étang de Salses-Leucate7,637 18,870
Étang des Salines207 510
Étang d'Urbino790 2,000
Étangs de la Champagne humide255,800 632,000
Étangs de la Petite Woëvre5,300 13,000
Étangs du Lindre, forêt du Romersberg et zones voisines5,308 13,120
Étangs palavasiens5,797 14,320
Golfe du Morbihan23,000 57,000
Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin de la Guadeloupe29,500 73,000
Grande Briere19,000 47,000
Ile d'Europa205,800 509,000
Impluvium d'Evian3,275 8,090
La Brenne140,000 350,000
La Dombes47,659 117,770
La Petite Camargue37,000 91,000
La Vasière des Badamiers115 280
Lac de Grand-Lieu6,300 16,000
Lac du Bourget - Marais de Chautagne5,500 14,000
Le Pinail923 2,280
Lagon de Moorea5,000 12,000
Le Marais audomarois3,726 9,210
Les étangs de Villepey255 630
Les étangs littoraux de la Narbonnaise12,334 30,480
Les Lacs du Grand Sud Neo-Caledonien43,970 108,700
Marais Breton, Baie de Bourgneuf, Ile de Noirmoutier et Forêt de Monts55,826 137,950
Marais d'Orx et zones humides associées962 2,380
Marais de Kaw137,000 340,000
Marais de Sacy1,073 2,650
Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Baie des Veys32,500 80,000
Marais du Fier d'Ars4,452 11,000
Marais et tourbières des vallées de la Somme et de l'Avre13,100 32,000
Marais salants de Guérande et du Més5,200 13,000
Marais Vernier et Vallée de la Risle maritime9,564.46 23,634.3
Mares temporaires de Tre Padule de Suartone218 540
Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Terres Australes Francaises2,270,000 5,600,000
Rhin Supérieur / Oberrhein22,413 55,380
Rives du Lac Léman1,915 4,730
Salins d'Hyères900 2,200
Tourbière de Moltifao33 82
Tourbières et lacs de la Montagne jurassienne12,156 30,040
Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut27,622 68,260
Zones humides et marines de Saint-Martin2,997 7,410

Georgia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bugdasheni Lake119.3 295
Ispani Mire770 1,900
Madatapa Lake1,398 3,450
Wetlands of Central Kolkheti33,710 83,300

Germany

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aland-Elbe-Niederung und Elbaue Jerichow8,605 21,260
Ammersee6,517 16,100
Bayerische Wildalm7 17
Lake Constance: Wollmatinger Ried - Giehrenmoos & Mindelsee1,286 3,180
Chiemsee8,660 21,400
Diepholzer Moorniederung15,060 37,200
Donauauen & Donaumoos8,000 20,000
Dümmer3,600 8,900
Elbauen, Schnackenburg-Lauenburg7,560 18,700
Galenbecker See1,015 2,510
Hamburgisches Wattenmeer11,700 29,000
Helmestausee Berga-Kelbra1,453 3,590
Ismaninger Speichersee & Fischteichen955 2,360
Krakower Obersee870 2,100
Lech-Donau-Winkel4,014 9,920
Mühlenberger Loch675 1,670
Niederelbe, Barnkrug-Otterndorf11,760 29,100
Niederung der Unteren Havel/Gülper See/Schollener See8,920 22,000
Oberrhein / Rhin Supérieur25,117 62,070
Ostseeboddengewässer Westrügen-Hiddensee-Zingst25,800 64,000
Ostufer Müritz4,830 11,900
Peitzer Teichgebiet1,060 2,600
Rheinauen zwischen Eltville und Bingen566 1,400
Rieselfelder Münster233 580
Rosenheim Basin Bogs1,039.2 2,568
Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and adjacent areas454,988 1,124,300
Starnberger See5,720 14,100
Steinhuder Meer5,730 14,200
Unterer Inn, Haiming-Neuhaus1,955 4,830
Unterer Niederrhein25,000 62,000
Unteres Odertal, Schwedt5,400 13,000
Wattenmeer, Elbe-Weser-Dreieck38,460 95,000
Wattenmeer, Jadebusen & westliche Wesermündung49,490 122,300
Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart121,620 300,500
Weserstaustufe Schlüsselburg1,600 4,000

Greece

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Amvrakikos Gulf23,649 58,440
Artificial Lake Kerkini10,996 27,170
Axios, Loudias, Aliakmon Delta11,808 29,180
Evros Delta9,267 22,900
Kotychi lagoons6,302 15,570
Lake Mikri Prespa5,078 12,550
Lake Vistonis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris & adjoining lagoons24,396 60,280
Lakes Volvi & Koronia16,388 40,500
Messolonghi lagoons33,687 83,240
Nestos delta & adjoining lagoons21,930 54,200

Hungary

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Baradla Cave System and related wetlands2,056 5,080
Béda-Karapancsa8,668.9 21,421
Biharugra Fishponds2,791 6,900
Bodrogzug4,220 10,400
Borsodi-Mezöség18,470.9 45,643
Csongrád-Bokrosi Sóstó sodic-alkaline pans865 2,140
Fishponds and Marshlands south of Lake Balaton 9,483 23,430
Gemenc19,770 48,900
Hortobágy32,037 79,170
Ipoly Valley2,303.7 5,693
Kis-Balaton14,659 36,220
Lake Balaton59,800 148,000
Lake Fehér at Kardoskút492 1,220
Lake Fertö8,432 20,840
Lake Kolon at Izsák3,059 7,560
Lakes by Tata1,897 4,690
Mártély2,324 5,740
Montág-puszta2,203 5,440
Nyirkai-Hany419 1,040
Ócsai Turjános1,145.8 2,831
Pacsmag Fishponds Nature Conservation Area439.4 1,086
Pusztaszer5,000 12,000
Rába valley9,552.3 23,604
Rétszilas Fishponds Nature Conservation Area1,494 3,690
Szaporca289.5 715
Upper Kiskunság Alkaline Lakes7,393.8 18,270
Upper Kiskunság alkaline steppes13,177 32,560
Upper Tisza (Felsö-Tisza)26,871 66,400
Velence and Dinnyés Nature Conservation Area1,354.5 3,347

Iceland

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Andakíll Protected Habitat Area3,086 7,630
Grunnafjörður1,470 3,600
Guðlaugstungur Nature Reserve40,160 99,200
Mývatn-Laxá region20,000 49,000
Snæfell and Eyjabakkar Area26,450 65,400
Þjórsárver37,500 93,000

Ireland

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Baldoyle Bay203 500
Ballyallia Lough308 760
Ballycotton Bay92 230
Ballymacoda375 930
Bannow Bay958 2,370
Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven683 1,690
Blackwater Estuary468 1,160
Castlemaine Harbour2,973 7,350
Clara Bog460 1,100
Coole Lough & Garryland Wood364 900
Cork Harbour1,436 3,550
Cummeen Strand1,491 3,680
Dundalk Bay4,768 11,780
Dungarvan Harbour1,041 2,570
Easky Bog607 1,500
The Gearagh307 760
Inner Galway Bay11,905 29,420
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary1,061 2,620
Knockmoyle/Sheskin1,198 2,960
Lough Barra Bog176 430
Lough Corrib17,728 43,810
Lough Derravaragh1,120 2,800
Lough Ennell1,404 3,470
Lough Gara1,742 4,300
Lough Glen81 200
Lough Iron182 450
Lough Oughter1,464 3,620
Lough Owel1,032 2,550
Meenachullion Bog194 480
Mongan Bog127 310
North Bull Island1,436 3,550
Owenboy397 980
Owenduff catchment1,382 3,410
Pettigo Plateau900 2,200
Pollardstown Fen130 320
Raheenmore Bog162 400
Raven, The589 1,460
Rogerstown Estuary195 480
Sandymount Strand/Tolka Estuary654 1,620
Slieve Bloom Mountains2,230 5,500
The Broadmeadow Estuary546 1,350
Tralee Bay861 2,130
Tramore Backstrand367 910
Trawbreaga Bay1,003 2,480
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve194 480

Italy

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bacino dell'Angitola875 2,160
Biviere di Gela256 630
Busatello marsh443 1,090
Isola Boscone201 500
Lago dei Monaci94 230
Lago di Barrea303 750
Lago di Burano410 1,000
Lago di Caprolace229 570
Lago di Fogliano395 980
Lago di Nazzano265 650
Lago di Sabaudia1,474 3,640
Lago di San Giuliano2,118 5,230
Lago di Tovel37 91
Laguna di Marano: Foci dello Stella1,400 3,500
Laguna di Orbetello887 2,190
Laguna di Venezia: Valle Averto500 1,200
Lagustelli di Percile256 630
Le Cesine620 1,500
Massaciuccoli lake and marsh11,135 27,520
Oasi del Sele-Serre Persano174 430
Oasi di Castelvolturno o Variconi195 480
Ortazzo e Ortazzino440 1,100
Palude Brabbia459 1,130
Palude del Brusà Le Vallette171 420
Palude della Diaccia Botrona2,500 6,200
Palude di Bolgheri518 1,280
Palude di Colfiorito157 390
Palude di Ostiglia123 300
Pantano di Pignola172 430
Piallassa della Baiona e Risega1,630 4,000
Pian di Spagna - Lago di Mezzola1,740 4,300
Posada River Mouth736 1,820
Punte Alberete480 1,200
Sacca di Bellocchio223 550
Saline di Cervia785 1,940
Saline di Margherita di Savoia3,871 9,570
Stagno di Cábras3,575 8,830
Stagno di Cagliari3,466 8,560
Stagno di Corru S'Ittiri, Stagni di San Giovanni e Marceddì2,610 6,400
Stagno di Mistras680 1,700
Stagno di Molentargius1,401 3,460
Stagno di Pauli Maiori287 710
Stagno di Sale Porcus330 820
Stagno di S'Ena Arrubia223 550
Torbiere d'Iseo325 800
Torre Guaceto940 2,300
Trapani and Paceco salt ponds971 2,400
Trappola Marshland - Ombrone River Mouth536 1,320
Valle Bertuzzi3,100 7,700
Valle Campotto e Bassarone1,363 3,370
Valle Cavanata243 600
Valle di Gorino1,330 3,300
Valle Santa261 640
Valli del Mincio1,082 2,670
Valli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio13,500 33,000
Vendicari1,450 3,600
Vincheto di Cellarda99 240

Latvia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Engure19,700 49,000
Lake Kanieris1,995 4,930
Lubana wetland complex48,020 118,700
Northern Bogs5,318 13,140
Pape Wetland Complex51,725 127,820
Teiči and Pelecare bogs23,560 58,200

Liechtenstein

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ruggeller Riet101 250

Lithuania

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Adutiskis-Svyla-Birveta wetland complex 6,881 17,000
Cepkeliai11,227 27,740
Girutiskis bog1,402 3,460
Kamanos6,401 15,820
Nemunas Delta28,952 71,540
Viesvilé3,218 7,950
Zuvintas7,500 19,000

Luxembourg

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Haff Réimech313 770
Vallée de la Haute-Sûre16,900 42,000

Malta

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Għadira11 27
Is-Simar5 12

Moldova

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lower Dniester60,000 150,000
Lower Prut Lakes19,152 47,330
Unguri-Holosnita15,553 38,430

Monaco

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto23 57

Montenegro

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Skadarsko Jezero20,000 49,000
Tivat Saline150 370
Ulcinj Salina1,477 3,650

Netherlands

De Biesbosch in the Netherlands
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Alde Feanen2,124 5,250
Bargerveen2,082 5,140
Biesbosch9,640 23,800
Broekvelden/Vettenbroek700 1,700
Deelen514 1,270
Deurnsche Peel & Mariapeel2,734 6,760
Duinen Ameland2,054.5 5,077
Duinen en Lage Land Texel4,088.8 10,104
Duinen Schiermonnikoog833.1 2,059
Duinen Terschelling4,040.3 9,984
Duinen Vlieland1,484.1 3,667
East Point7,597 18,770
Engbertsdijksvenen998 2,470
Grevelingen13,753 33,980
Groote Peel1,348 3,330
Haringvliet10,880 26,900
Het Pekelmeer400 990
Het Spaans Lagoen259 640
Hollands Diep4,139 10,230
IJsselmeer113,341 280,070
Ketelmeer en Vossemeer3,900 9,600
Klein Bonaire1,295 3,200
Klein Curaçao248.5 614
Krammer-Volkerak6,159 15,220
Lac Baai1,550 3,800
Lauwersmeer5,754 14,220
Leekstermeergebied1,543 3,810
Malpais/Sint Michiel1,100 2,700
Markermeer & IJmeer68,463.4 169,177
Markiezaat1,831.9 4,527
Muizenberg65 160
Mullet Pond26.4 65
Naardermeer1,151 2,840
North Sea Coastal Area144,474.8 357,005
Northwest Curaçao2,441 6,030
Oostelijke Vechtplassen4,500 11,000
Oosterschelde36,978 91,370
Oostvaardersplassen5,477 13,530
Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgeving3,053.9 7,546
Pekelmeer1,612 3,980
Rif Sint Marie668 1,650
Rottige Meenthe en Brandemeer1,369 3,380
Sneekermeergebied2,300 5,700
South Coast3,975 9,820
Veerse Meer2,539 6,270
Veluwerandmeren6,123.5 15,131
Voordelta92,271 228,010
Voornes Duin1,432 3,540
Wadden Sea271,023.3 669,713
Washington Slagbaai5,853 14,460
Weerribben3,329 8,230
West Point2,185 5,400
Western Wetlands392 970
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe43,647 107,850
Wieden9,400 23,000
Zoommeer1,175 2,900
Zuidlaardermeergebied2,100 5,200
Zwanenwater en Pettemerduinen770.3 1,903
Zwarte Meer2,162 5,340

North Macedonia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Dojran Lake2,696 6,660
Lake Ohrid25,205 62,280
Lake Prespa18,920 46,800

Norway

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Åkersvika428.1 1,058
Anda52.5 130
Atnsjømyrene533 1,320
Balsfjord Wetland System1,795 4,440
Bear Island298,171 736,800
Bliksvær4,316 10,670
Dokkadelta375 930
Dunoyane1,191 2,940
Evenes wetland system434 1,070
Fiskumvannet Nature Reserve119 290
Fokstumyra1,799 4,450
Forlandsoyane540 1,300
Froan Nature Reserve and Landscape Protection Area49,097 121,320
Gåsøyane236 580
Giske Wetlands System553.3 1,367
Glomådeltaet594 1,470
Grunnfjorden1,472 3,640
Haroya Wetlands System190 470
Havmyran3,872 9,570
Hedmarksvidda Wetland System4,742 11,720
Hopen318,567 787,200
Horsvaer17,036 42,100
Horta3,158 7,800
Hynna6,442 15,920
Ilene and Presterodkilen Wetland System216 530
Innherred Freshwater System182 450
Isoyane230 570
Jaeren wetland system3,085 7,620
Karlsoyvaer4,936 12,200
Kongsfjorden710 1,800
Kurefjorden392 970
Kvisleflået5,682 14,040
Laukvikoyene1,084 2,680
Lista Wetlands System1,173 2,900
Lovund-Lundeura153 380
Målselvutløpet1,287.5 3,181
Mastadfjellet802 1,980
Mellandsvågen96 240
Mosvasstangen Landscape Protection Area1,440.9 3,561
Nordenskiöldkysten42,992 106,240
Nordre Oyeren6,440.7 15,915
Nordre Tyrifjord Wetlands System322 800
Ora1,676 4,140
Orland Wetland System3,168 7,830
Ovre Forra10,254 25,340
Pasvik Nature Reserve1,910 4,700
Reisautløpet600 1,500
Risøysundet504 1,250
Røstøyan6,986.4 17,264
Rott-Håstein-Kjør10,721.8 26,494
Runde351 870
Sandblåst-/Gaustadvågen Nature Reserve245.3 606
Sklinna589 1,460
Skogvoll5,544 13,700
Slettnes1,230 3,000
Sørkapp55,203 136,410
Stabbursneset1,568 3,870
Tanamunningen3,409 8,420
Tautra & Svaet1,635 4,040
Trondheim Fjord wetland system1,846 4,560
Tufsingdeltaet895 2,210
Ulendeltaet269.9 667
West-Vikna Archipelago13,592 33,590

Poland

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Biebrzański National Park59,233 146,370
Czerwone bog woodland - nature reserve114.7 283
Druzno Lake Nature Reserve3,068 7,580
Glacial lakes in the Tatra National Park571.1 1,411
Karaś Lake Nature Reserve815 2,010
Lake of Seven Islands Nature Reserve1,618 4,000
Luknajno Lake Nature Reserve1,189 2,940
Milicz Fishponds Nature Reserve5,324 13,160
Narew River National Park7,350 18,200
Peat bogs in the Tatra National Park741 1,830
Peatland of the Izera River Valley529.4 1,308
Poleski National Park9,762 24,120
Przemków Fish Ponds4,605.4 11,380
Słowiński National Park32,744 80,910
Subalpine peatbogs in Karkonosze Mountains40 99
Swidwie Lake Nature Reserve891 2,200
Vistula River Mouth1,748.1 4,320
Warta River Mouth National Park7,956 19,660
Wigry National Park15,085 37,280

Portugal

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bertiandos and S. Pedro of Arcos Lagoons346 850
Caldeira da Graciosa120 300
Caldeira do Faial312 770
Caldeirão do Corvo316 780
Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas2,855 7,050
Complexo Vulcânico das Sete Cidades2,171 5,360
Complexo Vulcânico do Fogo2,182 5,390
Estrela Mountain upper Plateau and upper Zêzere River5,075 12,540
Estuário do Sado25,588 63,230
Estuário do Tejo14,563 35,990
'Fajãs' of Caldeira and Cubres Lagoons87 210
Ilhéus das Formigas e Recife Dollabarat7 17
Lagoa da Albufeira1,995 4,930
Lagoa de St. André et Lagoa de Sancha2,638 6,520
Mira Minde Polje and related Springs662 1,640
Mondego Estuary1,518 3,750
Pateira de Fermentelos Lake and Águeda and Cértima Valleys1,559 3,850
Paúl de Arzila585 1,450
Paúl de Madriz226 560
Paúl de Tornada50 120
Paúl do Boquilobo529 1,310
Paúl do Taipal233 580
Planalto Central da Terceira1,283 3,170
Planalto Central das Flores2,572 6,360
Planalto Central de São Jorge231 570
Planalto Central do Pico748 1,850
Praia da Vitória Marsh16 40
Ria de Alvor1,454 3,590
Ria Formosa16,000 40,000
Sapais de Castro Marim2,235 5,520
Vascão River44,331 109,540

Romania

The Danube Delta in Romania
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bistreț27,482 67,910
Blahnița45,286 111,900
Borcea Arm21,529 53,200
Calafat-Ciuperceni-Danube29,206 72,170
Canaralele de la Harsova7,406 18,300
Comana Natural Park24,963 61,680
Danube Delta647,000 1,600,000
Danube Islands Bugeac-Iotormac82,832 204,680
Dumbrăvița Fishpond Complex2,282 5,640
Iron Gates Natural Park115,666 285,820
Jijia-Iasi Wetlands19,432.5 48,019
Jiu-Danube Confluence19,800 49,000
Lake Calarasi5,001 12,360
Lake Techirghiol1,462 3,610
Mures Floodplain17,166 42,420
Old Danube-Macin Arm26,792 66,200
Olt-Danube Confluence46,623 115,210
Poiana Stampei Peat Bog640 1,600
Small Island of Braila17,586 43,460
Suhaia19,594 48,420

Russia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Area between the Pura & Mokoritto Rivers1,125,000 2,780,000
Berezovye Islands, Gulf of Finland12,000 30,000
Brekhovsky Islands in the Yenisei estuary1,400,000 3,500,000
Chany Lakes364,848 901,560
Gorbita Delta75,000 190,000
Islands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea128,000 320,000
Islands in Onega Bay, White Sea3,600 8,900
Kama-Bakaldino Mires226,500 560,000
Kandalaksha Bay208,000 510,000
Karaginski Island, Bering Sea193,597 478,390
Khingano-Arkharinskaya Lowland200,000 490,000
Kuban Delta: Akhtaro-Grivenskaya group of limans84,600 209,000
Kuban Delta: Group of limans between rivers Kuban & Protoka88,400 218,000
Kurgalsky Peninsula65,000 160,000
Lake Bolon & the mouths of the Selgon & Simmi Rivers53,800 133,000
Lake Khanka310,000 770,000
Lake Manych-Gudilo112,600 278,000
Lake Udyl & the mouths of the Bichi, Bitki & Pilda Rivers57,600 142,000
Lower Dvuobje540,000 1,300,000
Moroshechnaya River219,000 540,000
Mshinskaye wetland system75,100 186,000
Oka & Pra River Floodplains161,542 399,180
Parapolsky Dol1,200,000 3,000,000
Pskovsko-Chudskaya Lowland93,600 231,000
Selenga Delta12,100 30,000
Southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea6,400 16,000
Svir Delta60,500 149,000
Tobol-Ishim Forest-steppe1,217,000 3,010,000
Torey Lakes172,500 426,000
Upper Dvuobje470,000 1,200,000
Utkholok220,000 540,000
Veselovskoye Reservoir309,000 760,000
Volga Delta800,000 2,000,000
Wetlands in the Lower Bagan area26,880 66,400
Zeya-Bureya Plains31,600 78,000

Serbia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Djerdap66,525.2 164,387
Gornje Podunavlje22,480 55,500
Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit8,292 20,490
Labudovo okno3,733 9,220
Ludasko Lake593 1,470
Obedska Bara17,501 43,250
Pestersko polje3,455 8,540
Slano Kopovo976 2,410
Stari Begej - Carska Bara Special Nature Reserve1,767 4,370
Vlasina3,209 7,930
Zasavica1,913 4,730

Slovakia

Domica cave in Slovakia
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Caves of the Demanova Valley1,448 3,580
Domica622 1,540
Dunajské luhy14,488 35,800
Latorica4,405 10,880
Moravské luhy5,380 13,300
Orava River and its Tributaries865 2,140
Parížske močiare184 450
Poiplie411 1,020
Rudava River Valley560 1,400
Senné fishponds425 1,050
Súr1,137 2,810
Tisa River735 1,820
Turiec wetlands750 1,900
Wetlands of Orava Basin9,287 22,950

Slovenia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Cerkniško jezero z okolico7,250 17,900
Sečoveljske soline650 1,600
Škocjanske jame305 750

Spain

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà4,784 11,820
Albufera de Adra75 190
Albufera de Valencia21,000 52,000
Bahía de Cádiz10,000 25,000
Colas del Embalse de Ullibarri397 980
Complejo de Corrubedo550 1,400
Complejo intermareal Umia-Grove2,561 6,330
Complejo lagunar de La Albuera1,878 4,640
Delta del Ebro7,736 19,120
Doñana111,646 275,880
Embalse de las Cañas101 250
Embalse de Orellana5,500 14,000
Embalses de Cordobilla y Malpasillo1,972 4,870
Humedales de la Sierra de Urbión86 210
Humedales del Macizo de Peñalara487 1,200
Humedales y Turberas de Padul327 810
Lago de Banyoles1,033 2,550
Lago de Caicedo-Yuso y Salinas de Añana26 64
Laguna de Chiprana162 400
Laguna de El Hito573 1,420
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra1,364 3,370
Laguna de Gallocanta6,720 16,600
Laguna de la Nava de Fuentes326 810
Laguna de la Vega34 84
Laguna de Manjavacas231 570
Laguna de Pitillas216 530
Laguna del Prado52 130
Laguna y arenal de Valdoviño485 1,200
Lagunas de Alcázar de San Juan240 590
Lagunas de Cádiz158 390
Lagunas de Campotejar61 150
Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja3,693 9,130
Lagunas de Laguardia45 110
Lagunas de las Moreras73 180
Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña191 470
Lagunas de Ruidera6,639 16,410
Lagunas de Villafáfila2,714 6,710
Lagunas del sur de Córdoba86 210
Las Tablas de Daimiel1,928 4,760
Mar Menor14,933 36,900
Marjal de Almenara1,473.9 3,642
Marismas de Santoña6,907 17,070
Marismas del Odiel7,185 17,750
Marjal de Pego-Oliva1,290 3,200
Pantano de El Hondo2,387 5,900
Paraje Natural Brazo del Este1,362 3,370
Paraje Natural Laguna Grande200 490
Paraje Natural Lagunas de Palos y las Madres635 1,570
Paraje Natural Punta Entinas-Sabinar1,948 4,810
Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici39,979 98,790
Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia8,542.6 21,109
Prat de Cabanes - Torreblanca812 2,010
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana793 1,960
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Espera514 1,270
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real863 2,130
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico Lebrija-Las Cabezas897 2,220
Reserva Natural Laguna de los Jarales147 360
Reserva Natural Laguna de Tíscar185 460
Reserva Natural Laguna del Chinche221 550
Reserva Natural Laguna del Conde o El Salobral345 850
Reserva Natural Laguna Honda368 910
Reserva Natural Lagunas de Archidona204 500
Reserva Natural Lagunas de Campillos1,342 3,320
Ria de Mundaka-Guernika945 2,340
Ría de Villaviciosa1,263 3,120
Ría del Eo1,740 4,300
Rias de Ortigueira y Ladrido2,920 7,200
Saladar de Jandía127 310
Saladas de Sástago-Bujaraloz8,145 20,130
S'Albufera de Mallorca1,700 4,200
Salburua174 430
Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera1,640 4,100
Salinas de Santa Pola2,496 6,170
Salinas del Cabo de Gata300 740
Tremedales de Orihuela1,845 4,560
Txingudi128 320

Sweden

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Aloppkölen-Köpmankölen20,079 49,620
Asköviken-Sörfjärden12,251 30,270
Blaikfjället43,487 107,460
Blekinge archipelago12,958 32,020
Dalälven-Färnebofjärden16,866 41,680
Dättern3,990 9,900
Dumme mosse3,098 7,660
Emån1,527 3,770
Falsterbo – (Bay of) Foteviken7,851.4 19,401
Fylleån805.6 1,991
Gammelstadsviken440 1,100
Getapulien-Grönbo3,229 7,980
Getterön449.9 1,112
Gotland, east coast4,963.8 12,266
Gullhög-Tönningfloarna1,881 4,650
Gustavsmurarna-Tröskens rikkärr660.2 1,631
Helgeån8,042 19,870
Hjälstaviken808 2,000
Hornborgasjön6,197 15,310
Hovran area4,858 12,000
Kallgate-Hejnum1,647 4,070
Kilsviken9,046 22,350
Klingavälsån-Krankesjön3,989 9,860
Komosse4,288 10,600
Koppången4,936 12,200
Kvismaren837 2,070
Laidaure4,316 10,670
Lake Ånnsjön11,031 27,260
Lake Åsnen17,866 44,150
Lake Östen1,486 3,670
Lake Persöfjärden3,452 8,530
Lundåkra Bay2,148 5,310
Mannavuoma704 1,740
Mellanljusnan1,711.4 4,229
Mellerstön290 720
Mörrumsån-Pukavik Bay2,557 6,320
Mossaträsk-Stormyran914 2,260
Nittälven1,940 4,800
Nordre älv estuary7,226 17,860
Öland, eastern coastal areas10,718 26,480
Oldflån-Flån10,590 26,200
Oset-Rynningeviken646 1,600
Ottenby1,856 4,590
Päivävuoma2,759 6,820
Pirttimysvuoma2,586 6,390
Rappomyran3,031 7,490
Sikåsvågarna2,305 5,700
Sjaunja181,333 448,080
Skälderviken1,463 3,620
Södra Bråviken3,610 8,900
Stigfjorden7,326 18,100
Store Mosse and Kävsjön7,797 19,270
Storkölen6,992 17,280
Sulsjön-Sulån350 860
Svartån1,977 4,890
Svenska Högarna-Nassa15,210 37,600
Tåkern5,421 13,400
Tärnasjön23,236 57,420
Tavvavuoma28,920 71,500
Tjålmejaure-Laisdalen Valley21,602 53,380
Tönnersjöheden-Årshultsmyren12,388 30,610
Träslövsläge-Morups Tånge1,975.5 4,882
Tysjöarna424 1,050
Umeälv delta1,889 4,670
Vasikkavuoma200 490
Västra Roxen4,108 10,150
Vattenån3,621 8,950
Vindelälven66,395 164,070

Switzerland

Klingnauer Stausee in Switzerland
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bolle di Magadino663 1,640
Fanel et Chablais de Cudrefin1,155 2,850
Kaltbrunner Riet157 390
Klingnauer Stausee364 900
Laubersmad-Salwidili1,376 3,400
Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon et de La Laire1,929.4 4,768
Les Grangettes6,342.2 15,672
Niederried Stausee297 730
Rhonegletschervorfeld317 780
Rive sud du lac de Neuchâtel1,705.9 4,215
Vadret da Roseg383 950

Turkey

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Akyatan Lagoon14,700 36,000
Gediz Delta14,900 37,000
Göksu Delta15,000 37,000
Kizilirmak Delta21,700 54,000
Kizören Obrouk127 310
Lake Burdur24,800 61,000
Lake Kus20,400 50,000
Lake Kuyucuk416 1,030
Lake Seyfe10,700 26,000
Lake Uluabat19,900 49,000
Meke Maar202 500
Nemrut Caldera4,589 11,340
Sultan Reedy National Park17,200 43,000
Yumurtalik Lagoons19,853 49,060

Ukraine

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Archipelago Velyki and Mali Kuchugury7,740 19,100
Aquatic-cliff complex of Cape Kazantyp251 620
Aquatic-cliff complex of Karadag224 550
Aquatic-coastal complex of Cape Opuk775 1,920
Atak – Borzhavske283.4 700
Bakotska Bay1,590 3,900
Berda River Mouth & Berdianska Spit & Berdianska Bay1,800 4,400
Big Chapelsk Depression2,359 5,830
Bilosaraiska Bay and Bilosaraiska Spit2,000 4,900
Black Bog15 37
Burshtyn Water Reservoir1,260 3,100
Byle Lake and Koza Berezyna Mire8,036.5 19,859
Central Syvash80,000 200,000
Cheremske Bog2,975.7 7,353
Desna River Floodplains4,270 10,600
Dniester-Turunchuk Crossrivers Area76,000 190,000
Dnipro River Delta26,000 64,000
Dnipro-Oril Floodplains2,560 6,300
Dnister River Valley820 2,000
Eastern Syvash165,000 410,000
Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska Bays87,000 210,000
Kartal Lake500 1,200
Kryva Bay and Kryva Spit1,400 3,500
Kugurlui Lake6,500 16,000
Kyliiske Mouth32,800 81,000
Lake Synevyr29 72
Liadova-Murafa5,394.3 13,330
Lower Smotrych River1,480 3,700
Molochnyi Liman22,400 55,000
Nadsiannia Raised Bog37 91
Narcissi Valley256 630
Northern Part of the Dniester Liman20,000 49,000
Obytochna Spit and Obytochna Bay2,000 4,900
Ozirnyi-Brebeneskul1,656.9 4,094
Perebrody Peatlands12,718 31,430
Pohorilets River Headwaters1,624.6 4,014
Polissia Mires2,145 5,300
Prut River Headwaters4,935.4 12,196
Prypiat River Floodplains12,000 30,000
Romania-Friendship Cave0.1 0.25
Sasyk Lake21,000 52,000
Shagany-Alibei-Burnas Lakes System19,000 47,000
Shatsk Lakes32,850 81,200
Sim Maiakiv Floodplain2,140 5,300
Somyne Swamps10,852 26,820
Stokhid River Floodplains10,000 25,000
Syra Pogonia Bog10,000 25,000
Tendrivska Bay38,000 94,000
Tyligulskyi Liman26,000 64,000
Yagorlytska Bay34,000 84,000

United Kingdom

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Abberton Reservoir726 1,790
Akrotiri2,171 5,360
Alde-Ore Estuary2,547 6,290
Alderney West Coast and the Burhou Islands15,629 38,620
Arun Valley529 1,310
Avon Valley1,385 3,420
Ballaugh Curragh193 480
Ballynahone Bog243 600
Belfast Lough432 1,070
Benfleet and Southend Marshes2,251 5,560
Bertha's Beach4,000 9,900
Black Bog183 450
Blackwater Estuary4,395 10,860
Booby Pond and Rookery82 200
Breydon Water1,203 2,970
Bridgend Flats, Islay331 820
Broadland4,623 11,420
Burry Inlet6,672 16,490
Cairngorm Lochs173 430
Caithness & Sutherland Peatlands143,503 354,600
Caithness Lochs1,379 3,410
Cameron Reservoir69 170
Carlingford Lough831 2,050
Castle Loch, Lochmaben108 270
Chesil Beach & The Fleet748 1,850
Chichester and Langstone Harbours5,810 14,400
Chippenham Fen112 280
Claish Moss568 1,400
Coll2,209 5,460
Colne Estuary2,701 6,670
Cors Caron874 2,160
Cors Fochno & Dyfi2,508 6,200
Corsydd Mon a Llyn626 1,550
Cromarty Firth3,747 9,260
Crouch & Roach Estuaries1,736 4,290
Crymlyn Bog268 660
Cuilcagh Mountain2,744 6,780
Deben Estuary979 2,420
Dengie3,127 7,730
Dersingham Bog158 390
Diego Garcia35,424 87,530
Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch51 130
Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet7,837 19,370
Dorset Heathlands6,730 16,600
Duddon Estuary6,806 16,820
East Sanday Coast1,515 3,740
Eilean Na Muice Duibhe576 1,420
Esthwaite Water137 340
Exe Estuary2,346 5,800
Fairy Water Bogs224 550
Fala Flow318 790
Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs43 110
Firth of Forth6,314 15,600
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary6,918 17,090
Foulness10,933 27,020
Garron Plateau4,650 11,500
Garry Bog155 380
Gibraltar Point414 1,020
Gladhouse Reservoir186 460
Gough Island229,811 567,880
Greenlaw Moor248 610
Gruinart Flats, Islay3,261 8,060
Hamford Water2,187 5,400
Herm, Jethou and The Humps1,802.9 4,455
Holburn Lake and Moss28 69
Humber Estuary37,988 93,870
Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp2 4.9
Inaccessible Island126,524 312,650
Inner Clyde Estuary1,825 4,510
Inner Moray Firth2,339 5,780
Irthinghead Mires792 1,960
Isles of Scilly402 990
Kintyre Goose Roosts312 770
Larne Lough396 980
Lee Valley448 1,110
Leighton Moss129 320
Les Écréhous & Les Dirouilles, Jersey5,459 13,490
Les Minquiers, Jersey9,575 23,660
Les Pierres de Lecq512 1,270
Lewis Peatlands58,984 145,750
Lihou Island and l'Erée Headland, Guernsey427 1,060
Lindisfarne3,679 9,090
Llyn Idwal14 35
Llyn Tegid482 1,190
Loch an Duin2,621 6,480
Loch Eye205 510
Loch Ken & River Dee Marshes769 1,900
Loch Leven1,612 3,980
Loch Lomond237 590
Loch Maree3,174 7,840
Loch of Inch & Torrs Warren2,111 5,220
Loch of Kinnordy85 210
Loch of Lintrathen217 540
Loch of Skene121 300
Loch of Strathbeg616 1,520
Loch Ruthven201 500
Loch Spynie94 230
Lough Foyle2,204 5,450
Lough Neagh & Lough Beg50,166 123,960
Lover's Lake Nature Reserve2 4.9
Lower Derwent Valley915 2,260
Magheraveely Marl Loughs59 150
Malham Tarn286 710
Martin Mere120 300
Medway Estuary & Marshes4,697 11,610
Mersey Estuary5,033 12,440
Midland Meres & Mosses511 1,260
Midland Meres and Mosses Phase 21,588 3,920
Minsmere - Walberswick2,019 4,990
Montrose Basin985 2,430
Moray and Nairn Coast2,412 5,960
Morecambe Bay37,405 92,430
Muir of Dinnet158 390
Nene Washes1,517 3,750
North Norfolk Coast7,887 19,490
North Uist Machair and Islands4,705 11,630
North, Middle & East Caicos Islands58,617 144,850
Northumbria Coast1,108 2,740
Ouse Washes2,469 6,100
Paget Marsh11 27
Pagham Harbour637 1,570
Pembroke Marsh East8 20
Pettigoe Plateau1,264 3,120
Pevensey Levels3,578 8,840
Poole Harbour2,439 6,030
Portsmouth Harbour1,249 3,090
Rannoch Moor1,519 3,750
Redgrave and South Lopham Fens127 310
Ribble and Alt Estuaries13,464 33,270
Rinns of Islay3,571 8,820
River Spey - Insh Marshes1,159 2,860
Ronas Hill - North Roe & Tingon5,470 13,500
Rostherne Mere80 200
Roydon Common194 480
Rutland Water1,360 3,400
Sea Lion Island1,000 2,500
Severn Estuary24,701 61,040
Silver Flowe620 1,500
Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh 1,939 4,790
Slieve Beagh1,885 4,660
Solent and Southampton Water5,415 13,380
Sombrero Island Nature Reserve Marine Park1,050.7 2,596
Somerset Levels and Moors6,388 15,790
Somerset Long Bay Pond1 2.5
South East Coast of Jersey, Channel Islands3,210 7,900
South Tayside Goose Roosts331 820
South Uist Machair & Lochs5,019 12,400
South West London Waterbodies828 2,050
Spittal Pond10 25
Stodmarsh481 1,190
Stour & Orwell Estuaries3,324 8,210
Strangford Loch15,581 38,500
Teesmouth & Cleveland Coast1,247 3,080
Thames Estuary and Marshes5,589 13,810
Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay2,169 5,360
The Dee Estuary14,302 35,340
The Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore2,078 5,130
The New Forest28,003 69,200
The Swale6,515 16,100
The Wash62,212 153,730
Thursley & Ockley Bog265 650
Turmennan Lough15 37
Upper Lough Erne5,818 14,380
Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits1,358 3,360
Upper Solway Flats & Marshes43,637 107,830
Walmore Common53 130
Warwick Pond2 4.9
Western Salt Ponds of Anegada1,071 2,650
Westwater50 120
Wicken Fen254 630
Woodwalton Fen208 510
Ythan Estuary & Meikle Loch314 780

Latin America and the Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Codrington Lagoon3,600 8,900

Argentina

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)ProvinceSite#Designated
Bahía de Samborombón243,965 602,850Buenos Aires8851997-01-24
Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna de Mar Chiquita996,000 2,460,000Córdoba11762002-05-28
Delta del Paraná243,126 600,780Santa Fe
Entre Ríos
22552015-10-03
Glaciar Vinciguerra y Turberas Asociadas2,760 6,800Tierra del Fuego18862009-09-15
Humedal Laguna Melincué92,000 230,000Santa Fe17852008-07-24
Humedales Chaco508,000 1,260,000Chaco13662004-02-02
Humedales de Península Valdés42,695 105,500Chubut20702012-07-20
Jaaukanigás492,000 1,220,000Santa Fe11122001-10-10
Laguna Blanca11,250 27,800Neuquén5561992-05-04
Laguna de Llancanelo91,365 225,770Mendoza7591995-11-08
Laguna de los Pozuelos16,224 40,090 Jujuy5551992-05-04
Lagunas altoandinas y puneñas de Catamarca1,228,175 3,034,890Catamarca18652009-02-02
Lagunas de Guanacache, Desaguadero y del Bebedero962,370 2,378,100 Mendoza
San Juan
San Luis
10121999-12-14
Lagunas de Vilama157,000 390,000Jujuy10402000-09-20
Lagunas y Esteros del Iberá24,550 60,700Corrientes11622002-01-18
Palmar Yatay21,450 53,000Entre Ríos19692011-05-05
Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos5,561.31 13,742.3Buenos Aires17502008-03-22
Parque Provincial El Tromen30,000 74,000Neuquén16262006-02-02
Reserva Costa Atlantica de Tierra del Fuego28,600 71,000Tierra del Fuego7451995-09-13
Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur353 870Buenos Aires14592005-03-22
Reserva Natural Villavicencio62,244 153,810Mendoza23302017-12-27
Reserva Provincial Laguna Brava405,000 1,000,000La Rioja12382003-02-02
Rio Pilcomayo51,889 128,220Formosa5571992-05-04

Bahamas

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Inagua National Park32,600 81,000

Barbados

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Graeme Hall Swamp33 82

Belize

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary6,637 16,400
Sarstoon Temash National Park16,955 41,900

Bolivia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bañados del Izozog y el río Parapetí615,882 1,521,880
Cuenca de Tajzara5,500 14,000
Lago Titicaca800,000 2,000,000
Lagos Poopó y Uru Uru967,607 2,391,010
Laguna Concepción31,124 76,910
Los Lípez1,427,717 3,527,970
Palmar de las Islas y las Salinas de San José856,754 2,117,090
Pantanal Boliviano3,189,888 7,882,380
Río Blanco2,404,915 5,942,670
Río Matos1,729,788 4,274,400
Río Yata2,813,229 6,951,640

Brazil

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Abrolhos Marine National Park91,300 226,000
Amazon Estuary and its Mangroves3,850,253 9,514,180
Anavilhanas National Park350,469.8 866,030
Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve35,186.4 86,947
Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area1,775,035 4,386,210
Cabo Orange National Park202,307 499,910
Environmental Protection Area of Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe657,328 1,624,290
Fernando de Noronha Archipelago10,929.2 27,007
Guaporé Biological Reserve600,000 1,500,000
Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station4,370 10,800
Guaratuba38,329.3 94,714
Ilha do Bananal562,312 1,389,500
Ilha Grande National Park76,033.1 187,882
Lagoa do Peixe34,400 85,000
Lund Warming23,865.4 58,973
Mamirauá1,124,000 2,780,000
Pantanal Matogrossense135,000 330,000
Parque Estadual Marinho do Parcel Manoel Luís including the Baixios do Mestre Álvaro and Tarol34,555 85,390
Reentrancias Maranhenses2,680,911 6,624,680
Reserva Particular del Patrimonio Natural Fazenda Rio Negro7,000 17,000
Reserva Particular do Patrimonio Natural SESC Pantanal87,871 217,130
Rio Doce State Park35,973 88,890
Rio Juruá2,136,489 5,279,380
Rio Negro12,001,614.4 29,656,635
Taiamã Ecological Station11,555 28,550
Taim Ecological Station10,938.6 27,030
Viruá National Park216,427 534,800

Chile

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bahía Lomas58,945 145,660
Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary4,877 12,050
Humedal del río Limarí, desde Salala hasta su desembocadura527 1,300
Humedal el Yali520 1,300
Humedales Costeros de la Bahía Tongoy259 640
Humedales de Monkul1,380 3,400
Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa62,460 154,300
Las Salinas de Huentelauquén (LSH)2,772 6,850
Parque Andino Juncal13,795 34,090
Salar de Aguas Calientes IV15,529 38,370
Salar de Pujsa17,397 42,990
Salar de Surire15,858 39,190
Salar de Tara96,439 238,310
Salar del Huasco6,000 15,000
Santuario de la Naturaleza Laguna Conchalí34 84
Sistema Hidrológico de Soncor del Salar de Atacama67,133 165,890

Colombia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Complejo Cenagoso de Ayapel54,376.8 134,368
Complejo de Humedales de la Estrella Fluvial Inírida (EFI)250,158.91 618,156.1
Complejo de Humedales del Alto Rio Cauca Asociado a la Laguna de Sonso5,525 13,650
Complejo de humedales Lagos de Tarapoto45,464 112,340
Complejo de Humedales Laguna del Otún6,579 16,260
Complejo de Humedales Urbanos del Distrito Capital de Bogotá667.4 1,649
Delta del Río Baudó8,888 21,960
Laguna de la Cocha39,000 96,000
Sistema Delta Estuarino del Río Magdalena, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta400,000 990,000
Sistema Lacustre de Chingaza4,058 10,030

Costa Rica

Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Caño Negro9,969 24,630
Cuenca Embalse Arenal67,295 166,290
Gandoca-Manzanillo9,445 23,340
Humedal Caribe Noreste75,310 186,100
Humedal Maquenque59,692 147,500
Isla del Coco99,623 246,170
Laguna Respringue75 190
Manglar de Potrero Grande139 340
Palo Verde24,519 60,590
Tamarindo500 1,200
Térraba-Sierpe30,654 75,750
Turberas de Talamanca (Distributed across Chirripó National Park, Tapantí National Park, Los Quetzales National Park, Los Santos Forest Reserve, Vueltas Hill Biological Reserve, Macho River Forest Reserve)192,520 475,700

Cuba

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Buenavista313,500 775,000
Ciénaga de Lanier y Sur de la Isla de la Juventud126,200 312,000
Ciénaga de Zapata452,000 1,120,000
Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila226,875 560,620
Humedal Delta del Cauto47,835 118,200
Humedal Río Máximo-Cagüey22,000 54,000

Dominican Republic

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Humedales de Jaragua32,978.63 81,492.0
Lago Enriquillo20,000 49,000
Los Humedales de Montecristi y la Línea Noroeste84,322.2 208,365
Parque Nacional Manglares del Bajo Yuna77,518.6 191,553
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón4,600 11,000
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Redonda y Limón5,754 14,220

Ecuador

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Abras de Mantequilla22,500 56,000
Complejo de Humedales Cuyabeno Lagartococha Yasuní773,668.5 1,911,776
Complejo de Humedales Ñucanchi Turupamba12,290 30,400
Complejo LLanganti30,355 75,010
Humedales del Sur de Isabela872 2,150
Isla Santay4,705 11,630
La Segua1,835 4,530
La Tembladera1,471 3,630
Laguna de Cube113 280
Manglares Churute35,042 86,590
Manglares del Estuario Interior del Golfo de Guayaquil 15,337 37,900
Parque Nacional Cajas29,477 72,840
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Isla Santa Clara45 110
Reserva Biológica Limoncocha4,613 11,400
Reserva Ecológica de Manglares Cayapas-Mataje44,847 110,820
Reserva Ecológica El Ángel17,003 42,020
Sistema Lacustre Lagunas del Compadre23,952 59,190
Sistema Lacustre Yacuri27,762 68,600
Zona Marina Parque Nacional Machalilla14,430 35,700

El Salvador

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Area Natural Protegida Laguna del Jocotal4,479 11,070
Complejo Bahía de Jiquilisco63,500 157,000
Complejo Barra de Santiago11,519 28,460
Complejo Güija10,180 25,200
Complejo Jaltepeque49,454 122,200
Complejo Los Cobanos21,312 52,660
Embalse Cerrón Grande60,698 149,990
Laguna de Olomega7,557 18,670

Grenada

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Levera Wetland518 1,280

Guatemala

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Eco-región Lachuá53,523 132,260
Manchón-Guamuchal13,500 33,000
Parque Nacional Laguna del Tigre335,080 828,000
Parque Nacional Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo37,160 91,800
Punta de Manabique132,900 328,000
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bocas del Polochic21,227 52,450
Reserva de Usos Múltiples Río Sarstún35,202 86,990

Honduras

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Barras de Cuero y Salado13,225 32,680
Laguna de Bacalar7,394 18,270
Parque Nacional Jeanette Kawas79,382.16 196,157.6
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Izopo11,200 28,000
Sistema de Humedal Laguna de Alvarado13,846 34,210
Sistema de Humedales Cuyamel-Omoa30,029 74,200
Sistema de Humedales de la Isla de Guanaja13,148 32,490
Sistema de Humedales de la Isla de Utila16,225 40,090
Sistema de Humedales de la Zona Sur de Honduras75,031.13 185,406.0
Sistema de Humedales de Santa Elena1,543 3,810
Sistema de Humedales Laguna de Zambuco 649 1,600
Subcuenca del Lago de Yojoa44,253.94 109,353.9

Jamaica

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Black River Lower Morass85,664 211,680
Mason River Protected Area82 200
Palisadoes - Port Royal7,523 18,590
Portland Bight Wetlands and Cays24,542 60,640

Nicaragua

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Immediata85,000 210,000
Deltas del Estero Real y Llanos de Apacunca81,700 202,000
Lago de Apanás-Asturias5,415 13,380
Los Guatuzos43,750 108,100
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Río San Juan43,000 110,000
Sistema de Humedales de la Bahía de Bluefields86,501 213,750
Sistema de Humedales de San Miguelito43,475 107,430
Sistema Lacustre Playitas-Moyúa-Tecomapa1,161 2,870
Sistema Lagunar de Tisma16,850 41,600

Panama

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bahía de Panamá85,664 211,680
Golfo de Montijo80,765 199,570
Humedal de Importancia Internacional Damani-Guariviara24,089 59,530
Punta Patiño13,805 34,110
San San - Pond Sak16,414 40,560

Paraguay

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Estero Milagro25,000 62,000
Lago Ypoá100,000 250,000
Laguna Chaco Lodge2,500 6,200
Laguna Teniente Rojas Silva8,470 20,900
Río Negro370,000 910,000
Tifunque280,000 690,000

Peru

Paracas in Peru
NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bofedales y Laguna de Salinas17,657 43,630
Complejo de humedales del Abanico del río Pastaza3,827,329 9,457,540
Estuario de Virrilá5,643.8 13,946
Humedal Lucre - Huacarpay1,979 4,890
Lake Titicaca460,000 1,100,000
Laguna del Indio - Dique de los Españoles502 1,240
Lagunas Las Arreviatadas1,250 3,100
Manglares de San Pedro de Vice3,399 8,400
Paracas National Reserve335,000 830,000
Junín National Reserve53,000 130,000
Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria2,080,000 5,100,000
Lagunas de Mejía National Sanctuary691 1,710
Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary2,972 7,340
Zona Reservada Los Pantanos de Villa263 650

Saint Lucia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Mankòtè Mangrove60 150
Savannes Bay25 62

Suriname

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Coppenamemonding12,000 30,000

Trinidad and Tobago

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Buccoo Reef / Bon Accord Lagoon Complex1,287 3,180
Caroni Swamp8,398 20,750
Nariva Swamp6,234 15,400

Uruguay

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Bañados del Este y Franja Costera407,408 1,006,730
Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay17,495 43,230
Laguna de Rocha10,933 27,020

Venezuela

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Archipielago Los Roques213,220 526,900
Ciénaga de Los Olivitos26,000 64,000
Cuare9,968 24,630
Laguna de la Restinga5,248 12,970
Laguna de Tacarigua9,200 23,000

North America

Canada

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Baie de l'Isle-Verte2,215 5,470
Beaverhill Lake18,050 44,600
Cap Tourmente2,398 5,930
Chignecto1,020 2,500
Columbia Wetlands15,070 37,200
Creston Valley6,970 17,200
Delta Marsh23,000 57,000
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary815,900 2,016,000
Fraser River Delta20,682 51,110
Grand Codroy Estuary925 2,290
Hay-Zama Lakes50,000 120,000
Lac Saint Pierre11,952 29,530
Lac Saint-François2,310 5,700
Last Mountain Lake15,602 38,550
Long Point13,730 33,900
Malpeque Bay24,440 60,400
Mary's Point1,200 3,000
Matchedash Bay1,840 4,500
McConnell River32,800 81,000
Mer Bleue Conservation Area3,447 8,520
Minesing Swamp6,000 15,000
Musquodoboit Harbour1,925 4,760
Oak Hammock Marsh3,600 8,900
Old Crow Flats617,000 1,520,000
Peace-Athabasca Delta321,300 794,000
Point Pelee1,564 3,860
Polar Bear Pass262,400 648,000
Polar Bear Provincial Park2,408,700 5,952,000
Queen Maud Gulf6,278,200 15,514,000
Quill Lakes63,500 157,000
Rasmussen Lowlands300,000 740,000
Shepody Bay12,200 30,000
Southern Bight-Minas Basin26,800 66,000
Southern James Bay25,290 62,500
St. Clair244 600
Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary4,997 12,350
Whooping Crane Summer Range1,689,500 4,175,000

Mexico

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Agua Dulce39 96
Anillo de Cenotes891 2,200
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas84,347 208,430
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna de Términos705,016 1,742,130
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam154,052 380,670
Área Natural Protegida Estatal Presa de Silva y Zonas Aledañas3,934 9,720
Áreas de Protección de Flora y Fauna de Nahá y Metzabok7,216 17,830
Arroyos y Manantiales de Tanchachín1,174 2,900
Bahía de San Quintín5,438 13,440
Bala'an K'aax131,610 325,200
Balandra449 1,110
Baño de San Ignacio4,225 10,440
Canal del Infiernillo y esteros del territorio Comcaac 29,700 73,000
Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno500 1,200
Ciénaga de Tamasopo1,364 3,370
Ciénegas de Lerma3,023 7,470
Complejo Lagunar Bahía Guásimas - Estero Lobos135,198 334,080
Corredor Costero La Asamblea-San Francisquito44,304 109,480
Cuencas y corales de la zona costera de Huatulco44,400 110,000
Dzilam61,707 152,480
Ecosistema Ajos-Bavispe, zona de influencia Cuenca Río San Pedro182,623 451,270
Ecosistema Arroyo Verde APFF Sierra de Álamos Río Cuchujaqui174 430
El Jagüey, Buenavista de Peñuelas 35 86
Ensenada de Pabellones40,639 100,420
Estero de Punta Banda2,393 5,910
Estero El Chorro267 660
Estero El Soldado350 860
Estero La Manzanilla264 650
Estero Majahuas786 1,940
Humedal de Importancia Especialmente para la Conservación de Aves Acuáticas Reserva Ría Lagartos60,348 149,120
Humedal La Sierra de Guadalupe348,087 860,140
Humedal Los Comondú460,959 1,139,050
Humedales de Bahía Adair42,430 104,800
Humedales de Bahía San Jorge12,198 30,140
Humedales de Guachochi57.52 142.1
Humedales de la Laguna La Cruz6,665 16,470
Humedales de la Laguna La Popotera1,975 4,880
Humedales de Montaña La Kisst36 89
Humedales de Montaña María Eugenia86 210
Humedales de Yavaros-Moroncarit13,627 33,670
Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado250,000 620,000
Humedales del Lago de Pátzcuaro707 1,750
Humedales La Libertad5,432 13,420
Humedales Mogote - Ensenada La Paz9,184 22,690
Isla Rasa66 160
Isla San Pedro Mártir30,165 74,540
Islas Marietas1,357 3,350
La Alberca de los Espinos33 82
La Mancha y El Llano1,414 3,490
La Mintzita57 140
La Tovara5,733 14,170
Lago de Chapala114,659 283,330
Lago de San Juan de los Ahorcados1,099 2,720
Lago de Texcoco10,077.4 24,902
Laguna Barra de Navidad794 1,960
Laguna Chalacatepec1,093 2,700
Laguna Costera El Caimán1,125 2,780
Laguna de Atotonilco2,850 7,000
Laguna de Babícora26,045 64,360
Laguna de Chichankanab1,999 4,940
Laguna de Cuyutlán vasos III y IV4,051 10,010
Laguna de Hueyapan276 680
Laguna de Metztitlán2,937 7,260
Laguna de Santiaguillo24,016 59,340
Laguna de Sayula16,800 42,000
Laguna de Tamiahua88,000 220,000
Laguna de Tecocomulco1,769 4,370
Laguna de Yuriria15,020 37,100
Laguna de Zacapu40 99
Laguna de Zapotlán1,496 3,700
Laguna Hanson, Parque Nacional Constitución de 1857510 1,300
Laguna Huizache Caimanero48,283 119,310
Laguna La Juanota232 570
Laguna Madre307,894 760,820
Laguna Ojo de Liebre36,600 90,000
Laguna Playa Colorada-Santa María La Reforma53,140 131,300
Laguna San Ignacio17,500 43,000
Laguna Xola-Paramán775 1,920
Lagunas de Chacahua17,424 43,060
Lagunas de Santa María-Topolobampo-Ohuira22,500 56,000
Manantiales Geotermales de Julimes368 910
Manglares de Nichupté4,257 10,520
Manglares y humedales de la Laguna de Sontecomapan8,921 22,040
Manglares y humedales de Tuxpan6,870 17,000
Manglares y Humedales del Norte de Isla Cozumel32,786 81,020
Marismas Nacionales200,000 490,000
Oasis de la Sierra El Pilar180,803 446,770
Oasis Sierra de La Giganta41,181 101,760
Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh5,367 13,260
Parque Estatal Cañón de Fernández17,002 42,010
Parque Estatal Lagunas de Yalahau5,683 14,040
Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes334,113 825,610
Parque Nacional Arrecife de Puerto Morelos9,066 22,400
Parque Nacional Arrecife de Cozumel11,987 29,620
Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak17,949 44,350
Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto206,581 510,470
Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo7,100 18,000
Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero21,789 53,840
Parque Nacional Isla Contoy5,126 12,670
Parque Nacional Isla Isabel94 230
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello6,022 14,880
Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano52,238 129,080
Playa Barra de la Cruz18 44
Playa de Colola287 710
Playa de Maruata80 200
Playa Tortuguera Cahuitán65 160
Playa Tortuguera Chenkán121 300
Playa Tortuguera El Verde Camacho6,454 15,950
Playa Tortuguera Rancho Nuevo30 74
Playa Tortuguera Tierra Colorada54 130
Playa Tortuguera X'cacel-X'cacelito362 890
Playón Mexiquillo67 170
Presa de Atlangatepec1,200 3,000
Presa Jalpan68 170
Presa La Vega1,950 4,800
Presa Manuel Ávila Camacho23,612 58,350
Reserva de la Biosfera Archipiélago de Revillagigedo636,685 1,573,280
Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro144,360 356,700
Reserva de la Biosfera Chamela-Cuixmala13,142 32,470
Reserva de la Biosfera La Encrucijada144,868 357,980
Reserva de la Biosfera Los Petenes282,857 698,950
Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla302,706 748,000
Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún81,482 201,350
Reserva Estatal Ciénagas y Manglares de la Costa Norte de Yucatán54,776.7 135,356
Reserva Estatal El Palmar50,177 123,990
Rio Sabinas603,123 1,490,350
Río San Pedro-Meoqui374 920
Santuario Playa Boca de Apiza - El Chupadero - El Tecuanillo40 99
Sian Ka'an652,193 1,611,600
Sistema de Humedales Remanentes del Delta del Río Colorado127,614 315,340
Sistema de Lagunas Interdunarias de la Ciudad de Veracruz141 350
Sistema de Represas y Corredores biológicos de la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Necaxa1,541 3,810
Sistema Estuarino Boca del Cielo8,931 22,070
Sistema Estuarino Puerto Arista62,138 153,550
Sistema Lacustre Ejidos de Xochimilco y San Gregorio Atlapulco2,657 6,570
Sistema Lagunar Agiabampo - Bacorehuis - Río Fuerte Antiguo90,804 224,380
Sistema Lagunar Alvarado267,010 659,800
Sistema Lagunar Ceuta1,497 3,700
Sistema Lagunar Estuarino Agua Dulce - El Ermitaño1,281 3,170
Sistema Lagunar San Ignacio - Navachiste - Macapule79,873 197,370
Sistema Ripario de la Cuenca y Estero de San José del Cabo124,219 306,950
Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Cabildo - Amatal2,832 7,000
Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica El Gancho - Murillo4,643 11,470
Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Sistema Lagunar Catazajá41,059 101,460

United States

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge9,509 23,500
Bolinas Lagoon445 1,100
Cache River - Cypress Creek Wetlands24,281 60,000
Cache-Lower White Rivers99,166 245,040
Caddo Lake7,977 19,710
Catahoula Lake12,150 30,000
Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex45,000 110,000
Cheyenne Bottoms10,978 27,130
Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain1,584 3,910
Congaree National Park10,539 26,040
Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Complex6,484 16,020
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary5,261 13,000
Delaware Bay Estuary51,252 126,650
Door Peninsula Coastal Wetlands4,630.77 11,442.9
Edwin B Forsythe NWR18,800 46,000
Elkhorn Slough724 1,790
Everglades National Park610,497 1,508,570
Francis Beidler Forest6,438 15,910
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area65,000 160,000
Horicon Marsh13,355 33,000
Humbug Marsh188 460
Izembek Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge168,433 416,210
Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs4,355 10,760
Kawainui and Hamakua Marsh Complex414 1,020
Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex1,576 3,890
Lower Wisconsin Riverway17,700 44,000
Missisquoi Delta and Bay Wetlands3,102 7,670
Niagara River Corridor5,247.7 12,967
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge162,635 401,880
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge 204,127 504,410
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge2,203 5,440
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge8,958 22,140
Roswell Artesian Wetlands917 2,270
San Francisco Bay Estuary158,711 392,180
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge8,700 21,000
Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes1,117 2,760
The Emiquon Complex5,729 14,160
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 1,021 2,520
Tomales Bay2,850 7,000
Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetland122,357 302,350
Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park21 52

Oceania

Australia

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Apsley Marshes865 2,140
Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve58,300 144,000
Banrock Station Wetland Complex1,375 3,400
Barmah Forest28,515 70,460
Becher Point Wetlands677 1,670
Blue Lake338 840
Bool and Hacks Lagoons3,200 7,900
Bowling Green Bay35,500 88,000
Cape Barren Island, east coast lagoons4,473 11,050
Caryapundy Swamp70,176.2 173,409
Cobourg Peninsula220,700 545,000
Coongie Lakes2,178,952 5,384,310
Coral Sea Reserves1,728,920 4,272,300
Corner Inlet67,186 166,020
Currawinya Lakes151,300 374,000
Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands261 640
Eighty-mile Beach125,000 310,000
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve187,726 463,880
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps689 1,700
Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes754 1,860
Ginini Flats Subalpine Bog Complex125 310
Gippsland Lakes60,015 148,300
Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site22,289 55,080
Great Sandy Strait93,160 230,200
Gunbower Forest19,931 49,250
Gwydir Wetlands: Gingham and Lower Gwydir Watercourses823 2,030
Hattah-Kulkyne Lakes955 2,360
Hosnie's Spring202 500
Hunter Estuary Wetlands3,388 8,370
Interlaken Lakeside Reserve520 1,300
Jocks Lagoon19 47
Kakadu National Park1,979,766 4,892,110
Kerang Wetlands9,419 23,270
Lake Albacutya5,731 14,160
Lake Gore4,017 9,930
Lake Pinaroo719 1,780
Lake Warden system2,300 5,700
Lakes Argyle and Kununurra150,000 370,000
Lavinia7,020 17,300
Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve258 640
Little Waterhouse Lake56 140
Logan Lagoon2,320 5,700
Lower Ringarooma River4,160 10,300
Macquarie Marshes19,850 49,100
Moreton Bay113,314 280,000
Moulting Lagoon4,507 11,140
Muir-Byenup System10,631 26,270
Myall Lakes44,612 110,240
Narran Lake Nature Reserve5,531 13,670
NSW Central Murray State Forests83,992 207,550
Ord River Floodplain141,453 349,540
Paroo River Wetlands138,304 341,760
Peel-Yalgorup system26,530 65,600
Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands862 2,130
Pittwater-Orielton Lagoon3,175 7,850
Port Phillip Bay & Bellarine Peninsula22,897 56,580
Pulu Keeling National Park2,603 6,430
Riverland30,640 75,700
Roebuck Bay55,000 140,000
Shoalwater and Corio Bays239,100 591,000
The Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert142,530 352,200
The Dales, Christmas Island580 1,400
Toolibin Lake497 1,230
Towra Point604 1,490
Vasse-Wonnerup system1,115 2,760
Western District Lakes32,898 81,290
Western Port59,297 146,530

Fiji

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Qoliqoli Cokovata134,900 333,000
Upper Navua Conservation Area615 1,520

Kiribati

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Nooto-North Tarawa1,033 2,550

Marshall Islands

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Jaluit Atoll Conservation Area69,000 170,000
Namdrik Atoll1,119 2,770

New Zealand

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Awarua Wetland20,000 49,000
Farewell Spit11,388 28,140
Firth of Thames7,800 19,000
Kopuatai Peat Dome10,201 25,210
Manawatu river mouth and estuary200 490
Wairarapa Moana Wetland10,547 26,060
Whangamarino5,923 14,640

Palau

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Ngardok Nature Reserve500 1,200

Papua New Guinea

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Kutubu4,924 12,170
Tonda Wildlife Management Area590,000 1,500,000

Samoa

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Lanoto'o470 1,200
O Le Pupū Puē National Park5,019 12,400
Vaipu Swamp Conservation Area278.3 688

Vanuatu

NameArea (ha)Area (acre)
Lake Letes8,248.1 20,381

See also

References

  1. "Wetlands of International Importance". Ramsar Convention. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "Country Profiles". Ramsar Convention. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. "Ramsar Sites Information Service". Ramsar Convention. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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