Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

This issue of Marine and Freshwater Research celebrates 50 years the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which was signed in 1971. It contains papers that describe development its implementation, including listing wetlands international importance maintenance their ecological character. The latter is a fundamental for wetland management as illustrated address range issues, impact climate change, approaches building awareness about values, concludes with forward view potentially reframing human–wetland relationships.