RAMSAR CONVENTION- INDIAN SITES
In this blog we will see about Ramsar convention, its history and all the Ramsar sites in india along with newly added in 2021.
About Ramsar convention
• The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
• It is considered as waterfowl habitats of international importance.
• It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.
• Martha Rojas Urrego is the sixth secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
• World wetland day- February 2
• Established to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet.
History
• The convention was co-founded by Eskandar Firouz (former environment minister of Iran), Luc Hoffmann at research station in the Camargue (France), and Geoffrey Matthews of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in the late 1960s.
• The convention was signed in Iranian Caspian Sea resort of Ramsar on 2 February 1971.
International organization partners
The Ramsar Convention works with six other organizations known as international organization partners. These organizations support the convention by providing technical advice, implementing field studies, and providing financial support. These six organizations are-
1. Birdlife International
2. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
3. International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
4. Wetlands International
5. WWF International
6. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)
Other partners
The convention also collaborates with following partners.
• Biodiversity-related conventions including the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention to Combat, Desertification (UNCCD), Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), World Heritage Convention (WHC), and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
• Project funding bodies including global environmental funds, multilateral development banks and bilateral donors
• UN agencies such as UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO, and the UN Economic Commission for Europe, and specific programmes such as UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
• Non-governmental organizations including the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, the Society of Wetland Scientists, the International Association for Impact Assessment, and many others.
List of Ramsar sites in India
• There are 49 Ramsar sites in India.
• In 2021 four new sites were added that includes Thol and Wadhwana from Gujarat and Sultanpur and Bhindawas from Haryana.
• Haiderpur wetland located near the Bijnor Ganga Barrage within the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh is 49th Ramsar site in India.
The total ramsar sites in India, state-wise are as below:
1 Ashtamudi Wetland Kerala
2 Sasthamkotta Lake
Kerala
3 Vembanad-Kol Wetland
Kerala
4 Beas Conservation Reserve Punjab
5 Harike Wetland Punjab
6 Kanjli Wetland
Punjab
7 Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve Punjab
Punjab
8 Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
Punjab
9 Ropar Wetland
Punjab
10 Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
Haryana
11 Sultanpur National Park Haryana
12 Sultanpur National Park Haryana
13 Bhitarkanika Mangroves
Odisha
14 Chilika Lake
Odisha
15 Bhoj Wetland
Madhya Pradesh
16 Chandra Taal Himachal Pradesh
17 Pong Dam Lake Himachal Pradesh
18 Renuka Lake Himachal Pradesh
19 Deepor Beel
Assam
20 East Kolkata Wetlands West Bengal
21 Sundarban Wetland
West Bengal
22 Hokera Wetland Jammu & Kashmir
23 Surinsar-Mansar Lakes
Jammu & Kashmir
24 Wular Lake
Jammu & Kashmir
25 Keoladeo National Park
Rajasthan
26 Sambhar Lake
Rajasthan
27 Kolleru Lake
Andhra Pradesh
28 Loktak Lake Manipur
29 Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat
30 Thol Lake
Gujarat
31 Wadhvana Wetland Gujarat
32 Nandur Madhameshwar
Maharashtra
33 Lonar Lake
Maharashtra
34 Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh
35 Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh
36 Saman Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
37 Samaspur Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
38 Sandi Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
39 Sarsai Nawar Jheel
Uttar Pradesh
40 Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) Uttar Pradesh
41 Sur Sarovar
Uttar Pradesh
42 Haiderpur wetland Uttar Pradesh
43 Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Tamilnadu
44 Rudrasagar Lake
Tripura
45 Tsomoriri
Ladakh
46 Tso Kar
Ladakh
47 Asan Barrage Uttarakhand
48 Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake
Bihar
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