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Nanjarayan and Kaliveli bird sanctuaries get Ramsar site tag; T.N. tops list in the country
4 months, 1 week ago

Nanjarayan and Kaliveli bird sanctuaries get Ramsar site tag; T.N. tops list in the country

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu now boasts the highest number of Ramsar sites in the country, with the addition of two new bird sanctuaries to the list. The State government had submitted proposals seeking the Ramsar site tag for the Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary in Tiruppur district and the Kaliveli Bird Sanctuary in Villupuram. Among the prominent Ramsar wetlands in Tamil Nadu are the …

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IAS Team Visits Manjeera Sanctuary
4 months, 1 week ago

IAS Team Visits Manjeera Sanctuary

Deccan Chronicle  

Sangareddy: A team of IAS officers visited Manjeera wildlife sanctuary near Manjeera reservoir in Sangareddy district on Wednesday to recommend its candidature for the Ramsar Site recognition. They have already sent proposals for the Ramsar Site recognition for Manjeera wildlife sanctuary under biodiversity programmes, she explained. District collector Kranthi Valluru said that Ramsar recognition for Manjeera wildlife sanctuary will get …

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Authority for streamlining development of Aghanashini needed
9 months, 1 week 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 …

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Karnataka to identify more wetlands to secure Ramsar site tag
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Surekha Wants State to Pitch for Ramsar Site Status for Wetlands
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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2 MP cities among 3 from India nominated for WCA under Ramsar Convention
11 months, 2 weeks ago

2 MP cities among 3 from India nominated for WCA under Ramsar Convention

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Two cities in Madhya Pradesh, Indore and Bhopal, along with Udaipur in Rajasthan have been nominated for the prestigious Wetland City Accreditation under Ramsar Convention by the Centre. While two wetlands in Indore- Sirpur and Jaswant Sagar- have been designated as Ramsar sites after being recognised as wetlands of international importance by Ramsar Convention in 2022, Bhoj wetland of …

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NGT orders suspension of beautification drive in Odisha’s Tampara Lake
1 year, 4 months ago

NGT orders suspension of beautification drive in Odisha’s Tampara Lake

Hindustan Times  

The beautification drive of 338-hectare freshwater Tampara Lake in Odisha’s Ganjam district received a jolt on Friday with National Green Tribunal directing for immediate suspension of construction work within the 50-metre radius of this protected Ramsar site. Challenging the ongoing large-scale construction work in Tamapara Lake, the Wildlife Society of Odisha filed a case before the NGT alleging that part …

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Gauhati High Court prescribes relief for oft-abused Assam wetland
1 year, 4 months ago

Gauhati High Court prescribes relief for oft-abused Assam wetland

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Gauhati High Court has suggested some relief and beautification measures to save a Ramsar site on the western edge of Guwahati from extensive damage due to urban pollution. Hearing a petition by a trio of environment activists who are also farmers, the court prescribed 12 possible solutions to bailing Deepor Beel out of an ecological mess. An organisation …

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Focus on saving India’s wetlands
1 year, 11 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 …

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Bird species count up in Deepor Beel, Assam’s lone Ramsar site
1 year, 11 months ago

Bird species count up in Deepor Beel, Assam’s lone Ramsar site

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Assam’s only Ramsar site troubled by developmental projects and urban waste has 30 more waterfowl species than the total counted in 2022. Altogether 26,747 birds belonging to 96 species were recorded during a bird count at the Deepor Beel wetland on the southwestern edge of Guwahati. “The bird count in the State’s sole Ramsar site revealed greater species diversity …

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Listing of Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary as Ramsar site means little
2 years, 2 months ago

Listing of Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary as Ramsar site means little

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 06, 2022 09:20 IST It was a hot morning in April as we rode towards Koonthankulam, the bird sanctuary near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. “The supervision of several Ramsar sites in India leaves much to be desired.” In October 1982, India signed the Ramsar Convention for the conservation of wetlands and designated Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan …

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Loktak Lake in Manipur: A Ramsar Site in danger of decline
2 years, 3 months ago

Loktak Lake in Manipur: A Ramsar Site in danger of decline

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:00 IST For Oinam Rajen, 56, a fisher who lives and earns his livelihood from Manipur’s Loktak Lake, the waterbody and its wetland are an integral part of life and have been so for generations. In recent times, under the banner of All Loktak Lake Area Fishers Union Manipur, the fisherfolk have taken an active …

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T.N.’s Ramsar bounty: Cruising on wetland wealth
2 years, 4 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 …

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Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is now a Ramsar site
2 years, 4 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, …

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What are Ramsar sites? List of Ramsar sites in India
2 years, 4 months ago

What are Ramsar sites? List of Ramsar sites in India

India Today  

The recent addition of five more Ramsar sites has enhanced India’s level of wetlands inclusion globally. The Ramsar sites have been increased from 49 to 54 Ramsar sites Read here: https://t.co/f75NdEBc4K pic.twitter.com/qUcedXv0j3 — PIB India July 26, 2022 LIST OF NEW RAMSAR SITES The five new wetlands added to the list of Ramsar sites are as follows: Karikili Bird Sanctuary …

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Thane creek soon to be Maharashtra’s first urban Ramsar site
2 years, 9 months ago

Thane creek soon to be Maharashtra’s first urban Ramsar site

The Hindu  

As Maharashtra inches towards getting its first urban Ramsar site at the Thane creek, north of Mumbai, not many know that the process to achieve this was initiated about 15 years ago. The Thane creek will be the first Ramsar wetland in the Mumbai Metropolitan region, and the first urban Ramsar site in the State. On February 17, the Secretariat …

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World Wetlands Day: History, significance and this year's theme
2 years, 10 months ago

World Wetlands Day: History, significance and this year's theme

Hindustan Times  

World Wetlands Day is observed on February 2 every year to raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands, not only for people but the planet Earth as well. This is the first year when the World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day, following its adoption by the UN General Assembly on August 30, 2021. …

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Piranhas and pink dolphins lure visitors to remote Lake Tarapoto
3 years, 4 months ago

Piranhas and pink dolphins lure visitors to remote Lake Tarapoto

CNN  

CNN — Pink dolphins, piranhas and black caiman. The wetlands are a key place for dolphin breeding, as well as a fish breeding site – a vital source of food and income for the 22 indigenous communities that live in the region. The motorized boats that were once involved in some tours, as well as logging, hunting and overfishing were …

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Murray-Darling Basin councillors tour Menindee Lakes as part of conference
3 years, 7 months ago

Murray-Darling Basin councillors tour Menindee Lakes as part of conference

ABC  

Abound 70 Murray Darling Association national conference delegates have visited Menindee Lakes to see what the water situation looks like in far-western NSW. Key points: Councillors and mayors visit Menindee Lakes while attending a two-day conference in Wentworth The conference includes a motion on whether the lakes should be listed as a Ramsar site A mayor in the Central West …

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Lonar lake, Sur Sarovar declared as Ramsar sites
4 years, 1 month ago

Lonar lake, Sur Sarovar declared as Ramsar sites

The Hindu  

India has 41 wetlands, the highest in South Asia, with two more added to the list of recognised sites of international importance under the treaty of Ramsar Convention. The Lonar lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar, also known as Keetham lake, in Agra, have been added to the list of recognised Ramsar sites. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International …

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Protected wetlands in Mauritius marred by oil spill boast mangrove forests, coral species
4 years, 4 months ago

Protected wetlands in Mauritius marred by oil spill boast mangrove forests, coral species

Firstpost  

Mangroves, seagrass meadows and macro algae in Bay Beach are home to 72 fish species, endangered turtle, and a nursing ground for fish. The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has imperilled protected wetlands that boast rare mangrove forests and scores of fish and coral species. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which struck a reef on July 25, has …

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