The Seventh Oceania Regional Meeting of the Ramsar Convention will provide a platform for the Contracting Parties of Oceania to review the progress of the national and regional implementation of the Ramsar Convention since the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) in June 2015, and to discuss and share experiences relating to priorities, successes and challenges currently faced by the Contracting Parties of Oceania concerning the conservation and wise use of their wetlands. It is hoped that the stakeholders will identify and examine ways to move forward and improve the implementation of the Convention in the region. It is also hoped that the meeting will initiate the process of building regional contributions in relation to the Draft Resolutions that are expected to be presented at the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP13), which is scheduled to take place in October 2018 in Dubai (UAE).
