Ramsar Sites

Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention. Sites proposed for selection are advised by the UK statutory nature conservation agencies, or the relevant administration in the case of Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, co-ordinated through JNCC. In selecting sites, the relevant authorities are guided by the Criteria set out in the Convention. The UK also has a national Ramsar Committee composed of experts who provide further advice. In the UK, the first Ramsar sites were designated in 1976. Since then, many more have been designated. Compared to many countries, the UK has a relatively large number of Ramsar sites, but they tend to be smaller in size than many countries. The initial emphasis was on selecting sites of importance to waterbirds

拉姆萨尔湿地系根据《拉姆萨尔公约》所指定的具有国际重要性的湿地。建议选定的湿地由英国法定自然保护机构或海外领地及领属地的相关行政部门提出，并由联合自然保护委员会（JNCC）进行协调。在遴选湿地时，相关当局遵循公约中规定的标准。在英国，还设有由专家组成的国家级拉姆萨尔委员会，以提供进一步的咨询。自1976年首次指定拉姆萨尔湿地以来，英国已指定了众多湿地。与许多国家相比，英国的拉姆萨尔湿地数量相对较多，但它们的面积往往小于许多其他国家。最初的关注重点在于选择对水鸟具有重要意义的湿地。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

Ramsar Sites数据集包含根据《拉姆萨尔公约》指定的国际重要湿地信息，由英国OpenDataNI发布，最后更新于2020年。数据集覆盖英国自1976年以来指定的多个湿地站点，这些站点数量较多但规模较小，初期重点选择对水鸟重要的区域，并提供GEOJSON和SHP格式的地理数据下载。