The Centre has announced the addition of four new Ramsar sites in India, increasing the total to 89.The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change made the announcement ahead of World ...

Two bird sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district — Sakkarakottai and Therthangal — have been designated as Ramsar sites. With this, the State has 20 Ramsar sites and continues to ...

Rajasthan's Udaipur and Madhya Pradesh's Indore have become India's first 'Wetland Cities' accredited under the Ramsar Convention. This international recognition reflects India's commitment to ...

The Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve (SWNR) in Zamboanga Sibugay province was officially declared as the Philippines’ 9th Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, earning Ramsar ...

Ramsar is an international convention that gives accreditation to areas that need protection because they are particularly important to birds and other species. The areas accredited are the ...

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The newly designated Ramsar sites include Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary and Therthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Khecheopalri Wetland in Sikkim, and Udhwa Lake in Jharkhand. This marks a ...

As of January 2025, India has 85 Ramsar Sites, recognised for their ecological significance and contributions to biodiversity conservation. Here’s a summary of the current Ramsar Sites in India. – ...

THE Alderney Bird Observatory and the Channel Islands Bird Ringing Scheme have pulled out as stakeholders in the island’s Ramsar site over a long-running argument about 'misinformation' in the ...

Every year, on the 2nd of February 2nd, the world celebrates World Wetlands Day, marking the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, the first global treaty dedicated to the conservation and sustainable ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on 2 February. To celebrate this year’s theme of “protecting wetlands for our common future,” the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI), hosted by the ...