The 58th meeting of the Standing Committee will be held at Secretariat headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2020.

According to the Convention’s Rules of Procedure, bodies or agencies desiring to receive recognition as observers for the purposes of attending the Standing Committee meetings shall submit appropriate documentation (constitution of the organization, name and contact of the CEO and qualification in fields relating to the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands) to the Secretariat (ramsar@ramsar.org) for consideration three months prior to the meeting, that is, by 26 July 2020.

Intersessional Process of the Standing Committee

Given that SC58 has been postponed for four months to the new dates noted above, the Standing Committee has identified a number of time-sensitive issues to be addressed intersessionally. Information on these issues and the process to address them was shared with all Contracting Parties through Diplomatic Note 2020/6 on 19 May 2020.

Documentation on issues not included as SC58 agenda items can be found here:

Elements of advice for the GEF