The global convention to protect such ecosystems was adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, providing a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources across ...

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis recently reintroduced the Cape Water Lily, known as the Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, ...

Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh’s second largest Ramsar site and one of the country’s most important habitats of breeding fish, has been losing its fish diversity. A recent study found that the ...

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis recently reintroduced the Cape Water Lily, known as the Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, to the Rondevlei section of the False Bay Nature Reserve, which is a Ramsar site of ...

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IMPORTANT WETLANDS. The Ramsar Site marker of the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area at Bantayan Park in Bago City, Negros Occidental is unveiled on Oct. 21, 2024. The NOCWCA was ...

The Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) was jointly developed by the Ramsar National Focal Points of the five countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam), and IUCN’s Asia ...

NEW DELHI: India, which increased its number of Ramsar sites — the global tag for protected wetlands of international importance — from 26 to 85 in the past 10 years, will soon take this ...

Thambi discovers mass fish kill in Ashtamudi Lake due to pollution, sparking concerns about environmental degradation and ...

Indore: In a bid to reclaim govt land, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Saturday initiated a demolition drive to remove unauthorized encroachments near the Sirpur Ramsar site. The operation ...

Gangtey, Wangdue—A comprehensive 10-year action plan for the Gangtey-Phobji Ramsar wetlands was launched on November 11 to protect this unique ecosystem. The Gangtey-Phobji Ramsar site is part of the ...