English: Table of contents Acknowledgements Introduction Some Common Questions about Management of Ramsar Sites Status of Management and Management Planning on Canadian Ramsar Sites Pacific and Yukon Region Prairie and Northern Region Ontario Region Quebec Region Atlantic Region The Convention's Guidance on Management Planning Zonation/Protection Recommendation of the Convention Analysis of the Status of Canadian Ramsar Site Management Plans Conclusions Selected References Appendices Habitat Conservation Home Page Appendix 2 Ramsar Convention Resolution C.5.7 on Management Planning for Ramsar Sites and Other Wetlands CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY AS WATERFOWL HABITAT  RESOLUTION C.5.7  Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties Kushiro, Japan: 9-16 June 1993 RECALLING that Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention designate wetlands within their territory for the "List of wetlands of international importance," and formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of listed sites; AWARE of the need to take appropriate measures after designation so as to promote the conservation of listed sites, as indicated in Annex II to Montreux Recommendation 4.2, which states that "at each listed wetland, consideration should be given to the need for management" and that "if management measures are deemed appropriate, a management plan should be developed and put into action;" EMPHASIZING the need for each Ramsar site to have its own management plan; NOTING that Contracting Parties also establish nature reserves on other wetlands which are not designated for the Ramsar List; CONSCIOUS that, while wetlands vary enormously throughout the world, a methodology for management planning, both for Ramsar sites and other wetlands can provide guidance for Contracting Parties; NOTING FURTHERMORE that management planning should aim to achieve a balance between conservation and utilization, and should reinforce the Convention's "wise use" principles; WELCOMING the initiatives taken by some Contracting Parties to develop methodologies of general relevance and the efforts already made to test their validity; THE CONFERENCE OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES:
French: Table des matières Remerciements Introduction Quelques questions couramment posÃ©es au sujet de la gestion des sites Ramsar Ã‰tat de la gestion et des plans de gestion des sites Ramsar au Canada RÃ©gion du Pacifique et du Yukon RÃ©gion des Prairies et du Nord RÃ©gion de l'Ontario RÃ©gion du QuÃ©bec RÃ©gion de l'Atlantique Directives gÃ©nÃ©rales de la Convention au sujet de la planification de la gestion Recommandation de la Convention au sujet du zonage et de la protection Analyse de l'Ã©tat des plans de gestion des sites Ramsar au Canada Conclusions Bibliographie Annexes Page d'accueil - Conservation des habitats Annexe 2 RÃ©solution C.5.7 de la Convention de Ramsar au sujet de la planification de la gestion des sites Ramsar et d'autres zones humides CONVENTION RELATIVE AUX ZONES HUMIDES D'IMPORTANCE INTERNATIONALE, PARTICULIÃˆREMENT COMME HABITATS DE LA SAUVAGINE  RÃ‰SOLUTION C.5.7  CinquiÃ¨me session de la ConfÃ©rence des Parties contractantes tenue Ã Kushiro, au Japon, du 9 au 16 juin 1993 RECONNAISSANT que les Parties contractantes Ã la Convention de Ramsar dÃ©signent des terres humides faisant partie de leur territoire pour inscription sur la Â«Liste des zones humides d'importance internationaleÂ», Ã©tablissent et mettent en oeuvre des plans de gestion visant Ã favoriser la conservation des sites listÃ©s; SACHANT qu'il est nÃ©cessaire, aprÃ¨s la dÃ©signation, de prendre les mesures qui s'imposent pour favoriser la conservation des sites listÃ©s, tel que mentionnÃ© dans l'Annexe II de la Recommandation 4.2 formulÃ©e Ã la session de Montreux, selon laquelle « pour chaque zone humide listÃ©e, il faudrait considÃ©rer la nÃ©cessitÃ© de la gÃ©rer » et « si des mesures de gestion sont indiquÃ©es, Ã©laborer un plan Ã cet effet et le mettre en oeuvre »; SOULIGNANT la nÃ©cessitÃ© d'un plan de gestion pour chaque site Ramsar; PRENANT NOTE que les Parties contractantes crÃ©ent aussi des rÃ©serves naturelles dans d'autres zones humides qui ne sont pas dÃ©signÃ©es pour inscription sur la Liste des sites Ramsar; CONVAINCUE que, mÃªme si les zones humides du monde entier diffÃ¨rent Ã©normÃ©ment les unes des autres, des mÃ©thodes de planification de la gestion, Ã la fois pour les sites Ramsar et d'autres zones humides, peuvent servir de directives gÃ©nÃ©rales aux Parties contractantes; PRENANT AUSSI NOTE que la planification de la gestion devrait viser Ã Ã©tablir un Ã©quilibre entre la conservation et l'utilisation ainsi que renforcer les Â«principes d'utilisation rationnelleÂ» de la Convention; APPLAUDISSANT aux projets entrepris par certaines Parties contractantes pour mettre au point des mÃ©thodes d'intÃ©rÃªt gÃ©nÃ©ral de mÃªme qu'aux efforts dÃ©jÃ dÃ©ployÃ©s pour vÃ©rifier leur validitÃ©; LA CONFÃ‰RENCE DES PARTIES CONTRACTANTES :