{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Dataset", "@id": "http://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/json-ld/NRW_DS98759.jsonld", "identifier": "NRW_DS98759", "url": "http://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/?details&tpc=NRW_DS98759", "name": "Ramsar Sites - Wetlands of International Importance", "description": "The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of Ramsar sites in Wales. In ratifying the Convention in 1976, the UK government accepted a commitment to promote the conservation of internationally important wetland sites within its territories.\r\n\r\nWetlands are vital for many types of birds particularly waterfowl and Wales have some prime sites that are essential to the survival of many wetland plants and animals. Wetland sites can be areas of marsh, fen, peatland or open water; natural or artificial; permanent or temporary; with water that is fresh, brackish or salty. They can also include shallow areas of sea. All Ramsar sites are also Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Wetlands of International Importance are identified by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), in collaboration with the UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), and designated by the First Minister for the National Assembly for Wales. \r\n\r\nThe Ramsars have been designated over a number of years, from 1976 to the present day, and are on-going. The data has been held digitally since mid1990s. The boundaries have been checked by NRW staff. Due to scale enlargement and different editions of map a certain degree of interpretation was required.", "includedInDataCatalog": { "@id": "http://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/json-ld/catalog.jsonld" }, "conditionsOfAccess": [ "access: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.", "access: no limitations", "use: \u00a9 CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.", "use: Contains Natural Resources Wales information \u00a9 Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.", "use: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/" ], "temporalCoverage": "1995-01-01/2009-06-09", "keywords": [ { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "identifier": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/ps", "name": "Protected sites" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Fenland" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Ramsar sites" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "marshland" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "geographical information systems (GIS)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "waterfowl" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Newport Wetlands Reserve (see also Gwent Levels Wetlands Reserve)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "bird habitat" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "identifier": "http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/HBEX/", "inDefinedTermSet": "http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/", "termCode": "HBEX", "name": "Habitat extent" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "identifier": "http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/HBCH/", "inDefinedTermSet": "http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/", "termCode": "HBCH", "name": "Habitat characterisation" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Marine (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Coastal Margins (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Water Quality (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Regulating Services (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Cultural Services (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Ecosystem Services (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Provisioning Services (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Sea and Coast (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Physical Geography (Physiography) (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Management Areas (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Soil and Land (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Ecosystem (SMNR)" } ], "spatialCoverage": { "@type": "Place", "geo": { "@type": "GeoShape", "box": "51.240829 -5.777741 53.513067 -2.608865" }, "additionalProperty": [ { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700", "value": "National Grid of Great Britain - urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700" } ] }, "author": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Natural Resources Wales (NRW)", "description": "owner", "email": "enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales" } } ], "maintainer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Natural Resources Wales (NRW)", "description": "custodian", "email": "enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales" } } ], "producer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Natural Resources Wales (NRW)", "description": "originator", "email": "enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales" } } ], "publisher": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Natural Resources Wales (NRW)", "description": "pointOfContact", "email": "enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales" } } ], "provider": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Natural Resources Wales (NRW)", "description": "distributor", "email": "enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales" } } ], "creator": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Natural Resources Wales (NRW)", "description": "owner", "email": "enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales" } } ], "sdPublisher": { "@type": "Organization", "url": "https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/", "name": "Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN)", "description": "The MEDIN portal contains information about 19493 marine datasets from over 600 UK organisations. Metadata are an enduring resource and contact details are publicly available for a long time. \r\n\t\tPlease contact us (enquiries@medin.org.uk) if you find your contact details on the MEDIN portal and do not consent to this. \r\n\t\tYou can now use our GitHub repository to report issues or access related documents. Metadata records are updated daily and were last updated 2026-04-19. Record deletion takes place weekly and the latest occurred 2026-04-12." } }