International The Ramsar Convention on wetland protection was signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.
Pakistan entered into the convention on 23 November 1976.
As of March 2013[update], there are nineteen Ramsar sites, covering an area of 1,343,807 hectares (3,320,620 acres) in Pakistan.
[1] Download coordinates as: The following is a list of sites protected under this treaty: