Explanation: The Montreux Record: Adopted by the Conference of the Contracting Parties in Brisbane, 1996, accompanying the Guidelines for Operation of the Montreux Record.

• The Montreux Record is a register of wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur because of technological developments, pollution or other human interference.
• It is the principal tool of the Convention and is maintained as part of the Ramsar List.

Source: Shankar IAS