The State Government of Western Australia has increased its commitment to wetland conservation by nominating three sites for listing under the International Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention. The Western Australian Minister for the Environment, Cheryl Edwards, presented a Ramsar wetland nomination document to the Federal Environment Ministry for wetland systems at Becher Point near Rockingham, Lake Gore near Esperance, and the Muir-Byenup complex east of Manjimup.