In a significant step for environmental conservation, the Indian government has announced the addition of four more wetlands to the prestigious Ramsar Convention list, bringing the total number of ...

The Convention on Wetlands urges the host country to nominate wetlands in their territory to be included on the Ramsar List, which highlights the wetlands' importance to the country and the global ...

There are currently 156 Parties to the Convention, with 1,676 wetland sites, totalling 150 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Member ...

Udhwa Lake in Jharkhand. Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav while announcing the new addition to the Ramsar list on Friday said it was yet another example of how ‘Prakriti’ (nature ...

Jagdishpur Reservoir and Pokhara Valley and a group of nine lakes in the area are included in the Ramsar List. Out of the total area of Nepal, 819,277 hectares (about five percent) were occupied ...

Naurzum Lake System, a system of approximately 26 lakes, and Zharsor-Urkash Lake System, a system of approximately 14 lakes, have been included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International ...

In Bengal, the Sunderbans and the East Calcutta Wetlands were earlier included in the Ramsar list. Currently, there are now 89 wetlands in the country included in the Ramsar list. Tamil Nadu tops the ...

A Bataan wetland has been included in the list of Ramsar sites, giving the area international significance. The declaration ...

The Jebel Ali Wetland Sanctuary in Dubai has been added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, making it the second in the emirate, and eighth protected wetla ...

Three years later, Wadi Wurayah National Park in Fujairah, was added by Ramsar to its list. Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi and the Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba ...

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands will hold its 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Victoria Falls this year, hosted by Zimbabwe. The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, ...