The Ramsar Convention (formally, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance) is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands. The convention is named after Ramsar, a city in Iran; where the convention was signed in 1971.
The Ramsar Convention is the only global environmental treaty that deals with a particular ecosystem (wetlands). Ramsar Convention is saviour of the under(water)world surely.
Currently there are a total of 2,171 Ramsar sites and number of contracting parties to the convention is 168.
Below is the list of Ramsar wetland sites in India:
No. | Wet Land Site | State |
1 | Ashtamudi Wetland | Kerala |
2 | Bhitarkanika Mangroves | Orissa |
3 | Bhoj Wetland | Madhya Pradesh |
4 | Chandra Taal | Himachal Pradesh |
5 | Chilika Lake | Orissa |
6 | Deepor Beel | Assam |
7 | East Calcutta Wetlands | West Bengal |
8 | Harike Wetland | Punjab |
9 | Hokersar Wetland | Jammu and Kashmir |
10 | Kanjli Wetland | Punjab |
11 | Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan |
12 | Kolleru Lake | Andhra Pradesh |
13 | Loktak Lake | Manipur |
14 | Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary | Gujarat |
15 | Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu |
16 | Pong Dam Lake | Himachal Pradesh |
17 | Renuka Wetland | Himachal Pradesh |
18 | Ropar Wetland | Punjab |
19 | Rudrasagar Lake | Tripura |
20 | Sambhar Lake | Rajasthan |
21 | Sasthamkotta Lake | Kerala |
22 | Surinsar-Mansar Lakes | Jammu and Kashmir |
23 | Tsomoriri | Jammu and Kashmir |
24 | Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) | Uttar Pradesh |
25 | Vembanad-Kol Wetland | Kerala |
26 | Wular Lake | Jammu and Kashmir |
Read in detail about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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