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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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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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Wetland ‘nature tourism’ gets a fillip
11 months ago

Wetland ‘nature tourism’ gets a fillip

The Hindu  

The Central government has embarked on a mission to promote tourism at ecologically-sensitive wetlands better known as Ramsar sites like Odisha’s Chilika lake and Haryana’s Sultanpur bird sanctuary. The focus would be to shift these fragile wetlands from high-value tourism to nature tourism by directly supporting conservation action and letting local communities and economies take the lead. The two ministries …

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Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary: Not (bird’s) paradise lost yet but solace becoming a casualty
1 year ago

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary: Not (bird’s) paradise lost yet but solace becoming a casualty

Hindustan Times  

The hustle and bustle of highways, roaring trucks and construction activity nearby are robbing this bird’s paradise of its endearing solace as some winged voices are now missing from the famous dawn chorus of chirps at Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary on National Highway-25, some 43 kilometres from the state capital. “Changes in water levels in ponds and increased activity around the …

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CAG report highlights gross environmental violations in Ramsar sites, EKW, Sunderbans
2 years, 7 months ago

CAG report highlights gross environmental violations in Ramsar sites, EKW, Sunderbans

The Hindu  

A recent audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed out illegal constructions and violations of environmental norms in two Ramsar sites in West Bengal, East Kolkata Wetlands and Sunderbans. However, such violations even in these ecologically fragile areas were rarely found to have been penalised.”CAG report EKW, a unique peri-urban ecosystem that lies on the eastern fringes of …

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