Vanishing wetlands in India On the occasion of this year’s World Wetlands Day on February 2, India designated four new Ramsar sites in three different states, taking the tally of Ramsar sites wetlands ...

India has added four new Ramsar sites, bringing the total to 89. This move highlights Tamil Nadu's lead with 20 Ramsar sites and marks the first Ramsar sites for Sikkim and Jharkhand, underscoring ...

earning Ramsar Site No. 2552. The prestigious designation, formally announced during the February 2 World Wetlands Day celebration spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

Chennai: The declaration of Sakkarakottai and Theerthangal bird sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram district as two new Ramsar sites on Saturday has taken the total number of such sites to 20 in the ...

The timing coincides with Cadiz’s recent submission of its four-year documentation, a step toward achieving a status for its wetlands as a Ramsar site NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The ...

Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh’s second largest Ramsar site and one of the country’s most important habitats of breeding fish, has been losing its fish diversity. A recent study found that the ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pardesh): The Tawa reservoir of Narmadapuram districtis one of the three Indian wetlands to have been notified as a Ramsar site under the Ramsar Convention in the country on Wednesday.

India has added three more Ramsar Sites to its network to take the total tally to 85 Ramsar sites in the country, covering an area of 1,358,068 hectares in India. Out of three new sites ...

The Environment Ministry on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) said that three more wetlands in India have been designated ‘Ramsar sites’. This brings the total number of such sites in India to 85.

In an interview to HT, Musonda Mumba, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, highlights the importance of ensuring the wise use of wetlands. Last month, India added two new Ramsar ...

The Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate, Titus Glover says with the rainy season approaching, it is important to halt encroachment at the Tema-Sakumono Ramsar site. According to him ...

South Africa is now the proud owner of 30 Ramsar sites after De Berg Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga was recently declared one. A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international ...