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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Ramsar | Mind Blowing Facts

According to the international Ramsar Convention (1971), wetlands are areas of marsh, fen (grassy), peatland (a type of wetland) or water -- whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with static or flowing, fresh, brackish, or salt water. They provide habitat for plants, animals and bird species that thrive in…

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SNP under pressure over US billionaire's golf course after secret files' revelations

THE new SNP Government is under pressure to confirm that it will reject plans to build a golf course on a protected Highland beach after documents…

The National (Scotland)

Inquiry held up as SNP change policy on protected Highlands beach

SNP ministers are facing pressure to block plans for a golf course on a protected Highland beach after a Scottish Government policy change forced a…

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T.N. gets two more Ramsar sites; tops the country with 16 sites

Tamil Nadu now has the highest number of Ramsar sites in India, with two more places designated as such.

The Hindu

Wetland ‘nature tourism’ gets a fillip

The Indian government aims to promote nature tourism at Ramsar sites, shifting from high-value to sustainable tourism while supporting conservation and local communities.

The Hindu

Conolly canal harmful to Kottooli wetland ecosystem, finds study

Rapid urbanisation in Kozhikode has led to destruction of Kottooli wetlands, a proposed Ramsar site. Husband-wife duo, both professors, have revealed that Conolly Canal was not beneficial to the ecosystem. Canal caused water level reduction, dry areas, loss of agricultural land, backflow of brackish water, and pollution. National Highway 66…

The Hindu

Unhindered dumping of waste chokes Ashtamudi Lake

Despite multiple projects and mass drives to protect Ashtamudi Lake, waste dumping continues to choke the Ramsar site

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Using art and song to help bring the world's largest mangrove swamp back from the brink

Located in the low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans straddle the border between India and Bangladesh and cover more than 1 million hectares, making them the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. A Ramsar site and a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1987, they are home…

The Conversation

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

There is unbridled joy in Tamil Nadu with the announcement of 10 Ramsar sites in the State. But that joy must be tempered with responsibility and constant monitoring, and a continuing commitment to choosing environment-friendly policies

The Hindu

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

Six of them are in Tamil Nadu and one each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

The Hindu

India adds five more Ramsar sites, ups tally to 54

Three of them are in Tamil Nadu and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram

The Hindu

Trading ecology for tourism: Why Biren Singh’s dream project might be a nightmare

The Manipur government’s proposed mega ecotourism project at the Loktak lake – a site of global significance under the Ramsar convention and home to the critically endangered sangai deer – has again waded in troubled waters. Tenders to appoint consultants for the Rs 1,700 crore project in Bishnupur district were…

Newslaundry

India aims to have 75 Ramsar sites on 75th anniversary of Independence

India urged Convention on Wetlands to fast-track designation of 26 wetlands in the country as Ramsar sites

The Hindu

Kolkata: Wetlands start getting boundary pillars to resolve territory tussle

KOLKATA: Two decades after East Kolkata Wetlands was declared a Ramsar site, the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority (EKWMA) has finally started demarcating the wetlands to remove jurisdictional ambiguity, especially in peripheral areas where encroachment is rampant.

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Navi Mumbai: Fish dying in Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, greens complain to Maharashtra CM

NAVI MUMBAI: Responding to complaints that various fish species are dying in the Ramsar status Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS) due to pollution, the chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked the state environment department to probe and take action.

The Times of India

Navi Mumbai: Fishes dying in Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, greens complain to Maharashtra CM

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Why only one wetland complex in TN declared as protected site under Ramsar Convention, wonders HC

Also wants to know by when all wetlands will get notified under the 2017 conservation Rules

ABC News

Frogs show Macquarie Marshes wetland recovery in full swing after drought

After years of drought and barely surviving a large bushfire, frogs are the most recent sign the Ramsar-listed Macquarie Marshes is on the mend.

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Coringa, a case of negligence in claiming ‘Ramsar status’

It meets all criteria to be declared as ‘Wetland of international importance’

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Kollam Corpn. starts biomining to eliminate legacy waste

Landfill adjacent to Ashtamudi Ramsar site will be cleared

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