Tamil Nadu aims to notify 100 wetlands amid resistance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu aims to notify 100 wetlands amid resistance

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is planning to notify 100 wetlands under the Wetlands Rules, 2017, marking a significant push for wetland conservation. Authorities have been working on preparing documentation for these waterbodies with Anna University completing brief documents for 65 wetlands, adding to the 141 already documented. On World Wetlands Day, Chief Minister MK Stalin has reiterated the state’s commitment for wetland protection. Integrated management plans typically take six to seven months to develop, involving multiple stakeholders such as the water resources department, rural development and panchayat raj department, and other key agencies under the supervision of collectors.

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Wetland protection needs both Centre, states to act
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Wetland protection needs both Centre, states to act

Hindustan Times  

Given wetlands include village ponds, major lakes and everything in between, all of India’s 231,195 wetlands may not need protection. Accounting for 4.8% of the country’s geographical area, wetlands are not just cornerstones of avian conservation but also render several ecosystem services depending on their location. A certain lethargy evidently plagues the states, with even ground-truthing of the enumerated wetlands …

Only 102 of over 200k wetlands notified in country, shows data
3 days, 21 hours ago

Only 102 of over 200k wetlands notified in country, shows data

Hindustan Times  

Of the country’s estimated over 200,000 wetlands, only 102 have been notified and even these are concentrated in three states and one Union territory, data from the environment ministry has revealed. The ministry cited the Wetlands Rules, 2017, under which wetland authorities were constituted at the state level, and the powers to notify wetlands delegated to state governments. “For effective …

TN yet to secure NPCA funds for Ramsar sites due to delay in management plans
2 weeks, 2 days ago

TN yet to secure NPCA funds for Ramsar sites due to delay in management plans

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu, which has the highest of 20 Ramsar sites in the country, has not availed of funds from the union government under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems for the protection of these sites in the last five years, according to official data presented in the Lok Sabha. This is primarily due to the state’s delay …

Jayshree Vencatesan becomes first Indian to win Ramsar award for Wetland Wise Use
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jayshree Vencatesan becomes first Indian to win Ramsar award for Wetland Wise Use

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Jayshree Vencatesan, co-founder of Chennai-based Care Earth Trust, has become the first Indian to be honored with the Ramsar award for 'Wetland Wise Use', a globally recognised accolade celebrating contributions to the sustainable management of wetlands. She is one of the 12 women changemakers in the world of wetlands as announced by the Ramsar secretariat in Geneva on the …

The necessity of mainstreaming wetland conservation
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The necessity of mainstreaming wetland conservation

The Hindu  

The suo motu public interest litigation by the Meghalaya High Court very recently, to monitor the conservation of wetlands in the State brings the focus back on this important ecosystem. Recognising the importance of wetlands in the larger development context, the Ramsar Convention COP14 that was held in Wuhan, China and Geneva, Switzerland from November 5-13, 2022, laid stress on …

Two Kaziranga wetlands yield more birds than many Ramsar sites in India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two Kaziranga wetlands yield more birds than many Ramsar sites in India

The Hindu  

Two interconnected wetlands in the 1,300 sq. km Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve have recorded more birds than many Ramsar sites in India, the latest waterbird census has noted. More waterbirds were counted in this complex than the two Ramsar sites in the northeast – Assam’s Deepor Beel and Manipur’s Loktak Lake,” Kaziranga’s Field Director Sonali Ghosh told The …

World Wetlands Day observed in Coimbatore
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World Wetlands Day observed in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Various nature education activities and competitions marked the observance of the World Wetlands Day in Coimbatore. Prizes were given to winners of competitions at the event, which was organised by KKPA in collaboration with the WWF-India, Care Earth Trust, Osai, Coimbatore Nature Society, The Nature and Butterfly Society. IFGTB organises awareness campaign The Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, …

Two More Ramsar Sites for Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two More Ramsar Sites for Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

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 State, whose government is committed to protect its wetlands through a comprehensive conservation and management plan. After India became the contracting party of the Ramsar Convention on February 1, …

Pawan Kalyan calls for collective efforts to protect wetlands in A.P.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pawan Kalyan calls for collective efforts to protect wetlands in A.P.

The Hindu  

VIJAYAWADA Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has called for concerted efforts to protect wetlands on the eve of World Wetlands Day, insisting that they play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance. He said in a press release on Saturday that wetlands helped in reducing earthquake intensity, regulating climate change, and preserving biodiversity besides serving various other purposes. Mr. …

Two more Ramsar sites take total to 20 in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two more Ramsar sites take total to 20 in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has further strengthened its position as India’s leading state in wetland conservation with the declaration of two new Ramsar sites — Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary and Therthangal Bird Sanctuary, both located in Ramanathapuram district. TN has added 19 new Ramsar sites in three years After a long gap of two decades, the state government under the leadership of …

Ramsar tag for two more wetlands in Tamil Nadu, total now 20
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ramsar tag for two more wetlands in Tamil Nadu, total now 20

The Hindu  

Two bird sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district — Sakkarakottai and Therthangal — have been designated as Ramsar sites. The designation is granted under the Ramsar Convention aimed at protecting and wisely using wetlands through local conservation, national policies, and global cooperation. “India has added four new Ramsar sites: Sakkarakottai, Therthangal, Khecheopalri Wetland, and Udhwa Lake, bringing our total to …

ATREE-CERC leads community-driven conservation of Vembanad Wetland System
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ATREE-CERC leads community-driven conservation of Vembanad Wetland System

The Hindu  

With World Wetlands Day set to be observed on February 2, the Community Environmental Resource Centre under the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, a non-profit organisation, has emerged as a key force in the conservation of the Vembanad wetland system. At a time when Vembanad Lake, a designated Ramsar site, faces grave threats from pollution, unchecked …

India’s Ramsar wetland tally at 85 with 3 new sites: Min
7 months, 1 week ago

India’s Ramsar wetland tally at 85 with 3 new sites: Min

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Three new wetlands have got the Ramsar site tag taking the total tally of Ramsar wetlands to 85 in India, Union environment minister, Bhupender Yadav said ahead of 78th Independence Day. The three new Ramsar sites are Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh. Between 1982 and 2013, India …

207 wetlands: Outside protected areas in Tamil Nadu have potential to be declared as bird sanctuaries
11 months, 3 weeks ago

207 wetlands: Outside protected areas in Tamil Nadu have potential to be declared as bird sanctuaries

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is continuing its efforts to protect the wetlands, which play a pivotal role as habitats for diverse avian species besides offering unique hydrological and ecological characteristics. The State-run Advanced Institute of Wildlife Conservation has conducted a detailed assessment and identified 207 wetlands across the State, which are located outside the protected areas, and have potential to be …

Authority for streamlining development of Aghanashini needed
1 year ago

Authority for streamlining development of Aghanashini needed

New Indian Express  

Declaration of Aghanashini Estuary as Ramsar site is not enough, work now needs to be done to protect the site, ensure ecological and economical balance. For this to happen, there is a need to set up a Aghanashini Ramsar Wetland Conservation Authority, said Prof TV Ramachandra from Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc. Ramachandra, who is also Coordinator of Energy and …

In a first, Tamil Nadu creates fund to recover ‘endangered’ plant, animal species
1 year, 1 month ago

In a first, Tamil Nadu creates fund to recover ‘endangered’ plant, animal species

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Most of the conservation work revolves around keystone species like tigers and elephants, while some of the 'less-known' species silently perish. To address this, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday created a dedicated "Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund", which will be a rolling pool with a corpus of Rs 50 crore, to recover some of the biodiversity that …

Eco Park Proposal: Greater Chennai Corporation grapples with widespread opposition following unanimous rejection at stakeholders meeting
1 year, 1 month ago

Eco Park Proposal: Greater Chennai Corporation grapples with widespread opposition following unanimous rejection at stakeholders meeting

The Hindu  

None of the public stakeholders who were present at a meeting on Monday, to discuss about the Eco Park planned in the retrieved land in the Perungudi dumpyard in the Pallikaranai marshland, supported the project. @THChennaihttps://t.co/SekGUbHSdlpic.twitter.com/eORFibovL9 — Geetha Srimathi February 5, 2024 The Public stakeholders meeting regarding the Biodiversity Eco Park worth Rs.185.42 crore inside the Perungudi Dumpyard close to …

Karnataka to identify more wetlands to secure Ramsar site tag
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka to identify more wetlands to secure Ramsar site tag

The Hindu  

February 01, 2024 06:22 pm | Updated 06:58 pm IST - MYSURU Close on the heels of three wetlands in Karnataka being declared as Ramsar sites the State is set to initiate the process to get two more sites recognised as wetlands of international importance. The three wetlands which were declared as Ramsar sites are Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve near …

Surekha Wants State to Pitch for Ramsar Site Status for Wetlands
1 year, 1 month ago

Surekha Wants State to Pitch for Ramsar Site Status for Wetlands

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana, home to numerous wetlands of significant importance for wildlife and the environment, is gearing up to identify and propose three to four such sites for recognition under the Ramsar Convention. Forests and environment Minister Konda Surekha, in a directive issued on Wednesday, instructed officials to establish an interdepartmental committee tasked with assessing all wetlands in the state. The …

Five more Indian wetlands added to Ramsar list
1 year, 1 month ago

Five more Indian wetlands added to Ramsar list

The Hindu  

Five more Indian wetlands have been added to the global list of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, taking the total number of such highly recognised waterlogged ecosystems in the country to 80, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on January 31. Of the five wetlands added to the Ramsar list, Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve, Ankasamudra Bird Conservation …

State Wetland Authority orders action against encroachment in Udhagamandalam wetland
1 year, 4 months ago

State Wetland Authority orders action against encroachment in Udhagamandalam wetland

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority has ordered the Nilgiris authorities to file a report on wetland encroachment in the district following construction activities near the Udhagamandalam railway station and other facilities close to the Ooty lake. In a letter to the District Level Wetland Management Committee, TNSWA member-secretary Deepak Srivastava said the land use pattern of the natural swamp …

Have you been to Chennai’s Tholkappia Poonga? Meet the ecologist behind it
1 year, 7 months ago

Have you been to Chennai’s Tholkappia Poonga? Meet the ecologist behind it

The Hindu  

A welcome oasis of green, far removed from the metropolis’ daily hustle, in the happy company of pelicans and mangroves: This is how Chennai would describe Adyar’s own Tholkappiya Poonga; as the much-needed pocket of calm that reminds the city and its people of “where they came from.” This is precisely what ecologist Joss Brooks, the man behind the important …

Neknampur Lake Restoration Gets NITI Aayog Recognition
1 year, 7 months ago

Neknampur Lake Restoration Gets NITI Aayog Recognition

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: It is hope amid despair. Even as official apathy is leading to the slow death of many lakes in the city, a glimmer of hope has come in the form of NITI Aayog recognition for Neknampur lake. In the compendium of ‘Best practices in water management 3.0’ Neknampur has been recognized as a role model in the ‘watershed development’ …

Eco restoration of Otteri lake initiated under the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission
1 year, 9 months ago

Eco restoration of Otteri lake initiated under the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission

The Hindu  

Ecological restoration of the Otteri lake located inside the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, was initiated at the launch of Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission on Monday to mark the World Environment Day. Forests Minister M. Mathiventhan inaugurated the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission, under which 100 wetlands have been identified to be mapped and ecologically restored. “The objective of the ecological …

Telangana yet to identify wetland to receive Ramsar tag
2 years, 1 month ago

Telangana yet to identify wetland to receive Ramsar tag

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana has yet to identify even one wetland to receive the Ramsar tag despite a State Wetland Authority being established in 2019. While 11 new sites, including four in Tamil Nadu, received the Ramsar tag for wetlands of worldwide importance, Telangana is yet to figure in the list. According to the Wetlands Rules, 2017, the SWA is obligated to …

World Wetlands Day: In Andhra Pradesh, efforts on to save a unique wetland near Visakhapatnam
2 years, 1 month ago

World Wetlands Day: In Andhra Pradesh, efforts on to save a unique wetland near Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

A group of environmentalists documented four smooth-coated otters in the Kondakarlava wetland in 2021. “This was the first documented record of the smooth-coated otters which is listed as Threatened in the IUCN list,” says Sri Chakra Pranav Tamarapalli of ECCT, adding that locals have, in fact, reported 10 to 12 families of the shy otters in the wetland. The place …

Focus on saving India’s wetlands
2 years, 2 months ago

Focus on saving India’s wetlands

Hindustan Times  

That India’s wetlands face a daily challenge of survival is well documented. Earlier this week, the Union environment ministry directed Uttar Pradesh to stop further draining of the Haiderpur wetland and ensure the dewatering, done under pressure from local farmers, is carried out only when migratory birds are not nesting there. Despite being a Ramsar site of international importance, the …

MGNREGS workforce to take up wetland conservation projects
2 years, 4 months ago

MGNREGS workforce to take up wetland conservation projects

The Hindu  

The conservation of abandoned wetlands, sourcing the manpower of the labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, is going to be the top priority of various grama panchayats in the upcoming financial year. Action committees comprising MGNREGS workers are ready at the panchayat-level to identify the project areas and propose the best possible conservation plan for approval. …

Fresh lease of life for wetlands
2 years, 5 months ago

Fresh lease of life for wetlands

The Hindu  

The reclamation and protection of wetlands in the State appear to be in sight, with the State government now paying fresh attention to their conservation after Forest and Environment Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy acknowledged at the maiden meeting of the AP Wetlands Board recently that some of the wetlands have been encroached upon. During the said review meeting, Mr. Ramachandra …

T.N.’s Ramsar bounty: Cruising on wetland wealth
2 years, 7 months ago

T.N.’s Ramsar bounty: Cruising on wetland wealth

The Hindu  

In just one week, Tamil Nadu’s count of Ramsar sites, wetlands of international importance, went from just one to 10. Only after witnessing the villagers’ determination did the Forest Department declare it a bird sanctuary in 1994 and the official conservation efforts have yielded excellent results, with over 224 species of birds recorded so far. Then, this sanctuary will be …

Will Deepen Commitment to Protect Natural Surroundings: PM Modi on India Getting 10 New Ramsar Sites
2 years, 7 months ago

Will Deepen Commitment to Protect Natural Surroundings: PM Modi on India Getting 10 New Ramsar Sites

News 18  

With 10 more Indian wetlands being designated as Ramsar sites, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said this will deepen people’s commitment to protect natural surroundings. The Ramsar list aims at “developing and maintaining an international network of wetlands, which are important for the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life, through the maintenance of their ecosystem …

10 more Indian wetlands sites get Ramsar tag, number rises to 64
2 years, 7 months ago

10 more Indian wetlands sites get Ramsar tag, number rises to 64

The Hindu  

India has added 10 more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, taking the number of such sites to 64, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Wednesday. The 10 new sites — six in Tamil Nadu and one each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha — encompass an area of 1,51,842.41 hectares, bringing India’s total wetland area …

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is now a Ramsar site
2 years, 7 months ago

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is now a Ramsar site

The Hindu  

The renowned Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna has been declared a Ramsar site underlining its status as a wetland of international importance. pic.twitter.com/TQ57kQbYYw — MoEF&CC August 3, 2022 Confirming the developments, V. Karikalan, Deputy Conservator of Forests, said as a Ramsar site Ranganathittu would command international attention and importance as a wetland of global importance. According to the Ramsar convention, …

Why it is time to demystify our wetlands
2 years, 9 months ago

Why it is time to demystify our wetlands

Live Mint  

Earlier this month, India put forth a proposal to add 26 wetlands under the Ramsar Convention. In fact, the National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas – published by the Space Application Centre earlier this year – shows that coastal wetlands are declining at the fastest rate. Ritesh Kumar, director of Wetlands International South Asia, however, thinks it’s time to revise the …

WWF-India joins hands with NGOs for conservation of Noyyal wetlands
3 years, 1 month ago

WWF-India joins hands with NGOs for conservation of Noyyal wetlands

The Hindu  

As part of its ongoing Noyyal-Bhavani basin conservation programme, the World Wide Fund for Nature has joined hands with local non-governmental organisations to monitor the health of wetlands that are associated with River Noyyal. As part of the initiative, WWF-India has given devices to assess pH, Electrical Conductivity and Total Dissolved Solids of the water to two NGOs, namely Neer …

Need to protect migratory birds
4 years, 1 month ago

Need to protect migratory birds

The Hindu  

Bird watchers and ornithologists have expressed concern over the decline in the arrival of migratory birds over the past five decades to wetlands in the delta region and other parts of the State. Speaking at a three-day programme on the occasion of the World Wetland Day 2021 at Point Calimere Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagapattinam district, organised by Tamil Nadu …

Book review: Urgent need for conservation action to save India’s habitats
4 years, 3 months ago

Book review: Urgent need for conservation action to save India’s habitats

The Hindu  

T HE very first photograph in the book has you hooked. The caption lends further weight to the visual: “Occupying just 2.4% of the earth’s total land area and harbouring 7% of the world’s flora and 6.5% of the world’s fauna, India ranks among the world’s 17 most mega-diverse countries and has ecosystems representing practically every biome of the world.” …

Chennai: How a restored wetland brought relief to residents in city's drought-prone area
5 years, 2 months ago

Chennai: How a restored wetland brought relief to residents in city's drought-prone area

Firstpost  

By Kartik Chandramouli Venkatesh Kesav and his friends, equipped with gloves, spades, and dustbins, have a weekly ritual of cleaning a 10-acre pond in the Sholinganallur area in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. Care Earth Trust, a Chennai-based NGO that works on biodiversity conservation and particularly wetlands restoration, along with municipal authorities, corporates, and local groups, brought the pond …

Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake, where 18,000 birds died, among worst wetlands in India
5 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake, where 18,000 birds died, among worst wetlands in India

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake, the largest inland salt lake in India, where the carcasses of close to 18,000 migratory birds have been found since November 10 to the concern of environmentalists and ornithologists, is among the eight worst-rated wetlands in the country when it comes to ecosystem management, according to a draft report prepared by the environment ministry in consultation with …

Work on aquatic biopark to commence soon
7 years, 1 month ago

Work on aquatic biopark to commence soon

The Hindu  

The Kozhikode block panchayat has hailed the allocation of ₹3 crore in the State Budget for the proposed 15-acre aquatic biopark at Olavanna even as work on the project is expected to begin by the end of February. The project, which envisages the setting up of facilities to conserve rare and endangered aquatic plant species, was conceived with the help …

SC Directs Centre To Notify Wetland Rules By June 30 [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

SC Directs Centre To Notify Wetland Rules By June 30 [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B.Lokur and Prafulla C Pant, on Friday, directed the Centre to notify the Wetlands Rules, 2016 on or before June 30, 2017. “There has to be some finality to the publication of the Rules, as the matter has been pending with the Centre for long”, the bench observed.A wetland is land covered by …

Chennai has lost substantial wetlands to development
8 years, 5 months ago

Chennai has lost substantial wetlands to development

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Can Chennai be ready to face natural disasters like flood and drought? The fact that Chennai has lost more than 65 per cent of its wet regions in the past 36 years explains the sorry state of the city. It had declined to just 15 per cent in 2010,” she told Deccan Chronicle on the sidelines of the Chennai …

Chennai can be developed as water conservation model
8 years, 5 months ago

Chennai can be developed as water conservation model

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Do you know that the ecosystem in Chennai once facilitated the survival of tigers? With the alarming water reality coming back to the limelight, after the devastating floods of November-December 2015, Goethe Institute Chennai is conducting a three-day conference from Thursday at Kalakshetra Foundation to share the knowledge on water resources. Director of C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Nanditha …

New rules can jeopardise Chennai wetland conservation
8 years, 9 months ago

New rules can jeopardise Chennai wetland conservation

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The draft Wetlands Rules, 2016, which will replace the Wetland Rules of 2010, are likely to turn detrimental to remaining deltas, marshes, lakes, backwaters, ponds and other low-lying water clogged environmental hotspots in Tamil Nadu. The new draft which allow state governments to decide what they must do with their wetlands may ultimately spell doom for the receding wetlands …

SC notice to Centre, states on preservation of wetland
10 years, 6 months ago

SC notice to Centre, states on preservation of wetland

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the state governments on a plea seeking direction to preserve wetland and ban any construction in and around it. An Apex Court bench headed by Chief Justice RM Lodha also asked the Centre and states to make rainwater harvesting compulsory for all new constructions for residential and …

Wetlands now to be parking lot
11 years, 3 months ago

Wetlands now to be parking lot

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: Tamilnadu Green Movement opposes the proposal by the Ooty municipal administration to convert a wetland bordering the Ooty lake into a parking lot. S.Jayachandran, joint secretary, TNGM, said that during the monthly council meet at the Ooty municipality recently officials made an announcement about this proposal of creating a parking lot near the central bus stand, which is a …

Call to save city’s shrinking wetlands
11 years, 10 months ago

Call to save city’s shrinking wetlands

The Hindu  

Wetlands have shrunk in size and significance due to rampant urbanisation. In fact, a majority of wetlands across the city and its suburbs have gone the same way. On World Biodiversity Day on Wednesday, pivoting around the theme of ‘water and biodiversity’, conservationists emphasised the need to preserve what is left of these wetlands. Jayshree Vencatesan of CareEarth, a Chennai-based …

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