The Beas River desilting faces challenges due to its Ramsar site status under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, requiring lengthy procedures. Punjab Minister Barinder Goyal highlighted the central ...

The designation of Qoliqoli Cokovata as a Ramsar site is the result of years of hard work from partners and stakeholders in Macuata, and there are hopes this success will be replicated in other ...

Close to 1,000 km2 of newly designated Ramsar sites were announced by the host country Romania at the Ramsar Convention on wetlands taking place in Bucharest 6-13 July. During a special presentation ...

Rewalsar, Prashar, Khajjiar, Manimahesh, Brighu and Nako — have been identified for potential inclusion under the Ramsar ...

Gland, Switzerland – Conservation of cultural and natural values can highly benefit from dual designations under the Ramsar and World Heritage conventions, finds a new report released today. “Ramsar ...

CHENNAI, (IANS) – Tamil Nadu has become the state with highest number of Ramsar sites after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ramsar sites secretariat accepted the state’s proposal ...

The Centre has announced the addition of four new Ramsar sites in India, increasing the total to 89. The Ministry of ...

Rich and diverse ecosystem: Tasek Bera in Pahang is among the seven wetland areas recognised as Ramsar Sites. KUALA LUMPUR: Having seven wetland areas recognised as Ramsar Sites reflects local ...

With the Centre approving Chandigarh’s proposal to designate the Sukhna Wetland as a Ramsar site, the Union government will now forward the formal nomination to the Ramsar secretariat for granting it ...

Trevor Bourgaize from La Société Guernesiaise said he thought Belle Greve should be a Ramsar site due to its "rich environment" Calls have been made for a rocky bay in Guernsey to be designated a ...

Rajkot: Chhari-Dhandh Bird Sanctuary on the edge of the Banni grasslands in Kutch was on Saturday officially designated a Ramsar Site, granting it the status of a wetland of international importance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's early conservation vision for Chhari-Dhandh, a unique wetland ecosystem in Gujarat's Kachchh district, has positioned it among globally significant ecological sites. The ...