Ramsar sites (GN)

Ramsar sites updated at September 2011. Ramsar sites are areas of the Italian territory that meet the requirements of the international convention on wetlands ,particularly important for sea birds. The Ramsar Convention is an act signed in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. The Ramsar Convention was ratified and enforced by Italy with Presidential Decree no. 448 of March 13, 1976 and with the subsequent Presidential Decree no. 184 of 11 February 1987. Under this Convention wetlands are: marshes and swamps, peat or basins, natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with standing or running water, fresh water, brackish, or salty water. Seabirds are considered birds ecologically dependent on wetlands.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Original title
Original abstract
Topic category
  • protected_areas
Sub category International Protected Areas
Resource language Italian
Domain area
  • Italian Adriatic Sea
Owner Italian National Geoportal
Provider Italian National Geoportal
Data portal Italian National Geoportal
Presentation form Map (map represented in raster or vector form)
Spatial representation Vector - polygon
Coordinate reference system
    Web services
      Derives from
      Derived datasets
      Successor of
      Predecessor of
      Temporal extent
      Spatial extent
      Data accessibility
      Validation level Official data
      Additional information
      Metadata completeness Complete
      Notes Please check the following metadata - Owner: Italian Ministry for the Environment and Protection of the Land and the Sea Provider: Italian National Geoportal

      Additional info - MSP - Environment

      Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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      MSFD Classes
        MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
          Non MSFD Classes
            WFD

              Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

              Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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              Variables

                Additional info - MSP - Conservation

                Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

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                Types Internationally designated Protected Areas (marine and coastal)
                Zonation No

                Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

                Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

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                Activity types

                  Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

                  Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

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                  Types

                    Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                    Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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                    Activity types
                      Value types
                        Categories

                          Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                          Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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                          CICES classes

                            Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                            Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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                            Themes
                              Functions
                                Who is in charge?

                                Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                                Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

                                Field Value
                                Relevance (spatial and temporal)