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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