RAMSAR convention

Question 1

ABOUT

Answer 1

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).[2] It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.

Every three years, representatives of the contracting parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the convention which adopts decisions (resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives.

Question 2

GLIMPSE

Answer 2

signed- 2nd feb 1971
wetlands in INDIA-64
HIGHEST Number of wetlands- U.K. - 175
HIGHEST area under wetlands -  BOLIVIA
TYPES OF wetlands in INDIA- 19 types of wetlands in india.

Question 3

why in news?

Answer 3

Recently, India has added 10 more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, taking the number of such sites to 64.

Earlier, India designated five new wetlands of international importance – the Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove in Tamil Nadu, Pala wetland in Mizoram and Sakhya Sagar in Madhya Pradesh.
A Ramsar site is a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, which is also known as the ‘Convention on Wetlands’ — an intergovernmental environmental treaty established by UNESCO in 1971, and named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed that year.

Question 4

why the sites are added?

Answer 4

India and China now have the most number of wetlands of international importance with 10 more Indian sites entering the Ramsar list, taking the total to 64.
The 10 new sites – six in Tamil Nadu and one each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha – cover an area of 12,50,361 hectares in the country.

India is aiming at getting a Ramsar tag for 75 of its wetlands on the 75th year of Independence, according to officials.

Question 5

Figures.

Answer 5

RAMSAR CONVENTION entered in force in 1975.
wtlands that are of international imp. are termed as RAMSAR sites.
Largest RAMSAR site -PANTANAL, SOUTH AMERICA

MONTREUX ACCORD
adopted in montreux, switxerland, 1990
identifies ramsar sites that need priority conservation attention at national or international level.

Question 6

INDIA AND RAMSAR CONVENTION

Answer 6

Came in force in india - 1982
total ramsar sites-64
recent additions 12 from jan to aug 2022
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KEY FACTS
LARGEST SITE IN INDIA–SUNDERBANS, WEST BENGAL
smallest ramsar site in INDIA- VEMBANNUR WETLAND COMPLEX, TAMIL NADU
state with maximum number of sites– U.P. and Tamil Nadu both having 10
INDIAN wetlands present in MONTREUX record–keoladeo national park, rajasthan and LOKTAK lake, manipur.