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WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE
In 1950, peat cutters digging for fuel in Denmark uncovered a remarkably preserved body: It became Tollund Man and transformed the study of bog preservationIn 1950, Denmark's peat cutters made a groundbreaking discovery with the unearthing of Tollund Man, an Iron Age body in exceptional conditi...- Scientists just mapped 110 quadrillion kilometers of hidden fungal threads underground, weighing about five times all humans combinedVast underground fungal networks, stretching billions of times to the sun, exist in Earth's soil. These hyphae, finer than hair, weigh more...
- Video, satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf islandA recent attack on an Iranian oil refinery has led to a devastating oil spill impacting Shidvar Island, a vital wildlife breeding ground in...
- Chhari Dhand Wetland declared a Ramsar SiteForest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia presented the Ramsar certificate to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday.
- New Ramsar sites announced in Tamil Nadu and other regionsIndia has added four new Ramsar sites, including bird sanctuaries and wetlands in Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, and Jharkhand, bringing the total to ...
- India equals China as Bihar's Nagi and Nakti bird sanctuaries added to Ramsar listTwo wetlands in Bihar, Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries, have been added to the global list of wetlands of international importance under th...
- Migatory birds transform Jammu's Gharana wetland into 'bird-watching paradise'In a spectacular annual phenomenon, thousands of migratory birds, ranging from the bar-headed geese to egrets, have descended upon the Ghar...
- Experts welcome Budget scheme on wetlands but stress on need for urgent effortsFrom an issue that did not receive much attention compared with high-profile causes like conserving the tiger, wetlands today are more in f...
- Four more Indian sites recognised in Ramsar List as wetlands of international importanceThe aim of the Ramsar list is "to develop and maintain an international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of glo...
- Ladakh's Startsapuk Tso, Tso Kar lake complex added to list of Ramsar siteIn a tweet, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said, "Happy to share that high-altitude wetland complex in Changthang region of Ladakh is ...
- India names Lonar lake, Sur Sarovar as wetlands of international importance"Happy to note that India has added two more Ramsar sites. Lonar lake in Maharashtra, the only crater lake of the country, and Sur Sarovar,...
- Begusarai wetland becomes Bihar’s first & India’s 39th site of international importance
- COP14: India identifies 130 wetlands for priority restorationThe highest number of such identified wetlands are in Uttar Pradesh (16) followed by Madhya Pradesh (13), Jammu & Kashmir (12), Gujarat (8)...
- Centre decentralises management of wetlands; 'Wise Use' principle to widen ambit of permitted activitiesSeeking to protect over 2 lakh wetlands across the country, Centre has come out with rules to identify and manage these ecologically fragil...
- Supreme Court expresses concern over disappearance of wetlands in IndiaA wetland is a land area that has water, either permanently or seasonally, and it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.
- BNHS to monitor asian waterbird countTo monitor the status of waterbirds and wetlands, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will be conducting Asian Waterbird Count in ass...
- Gujarat wants Khijadia as a Ramsar siteAfter Nalsarovar, the state forest department wants Khijadia bird sanctuary in Jamnagar district as a Ramsar site.
- Census reveals less diversity of migratory birds at Punjab's Kanjhli wetlandIn the latest Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), lesser diversity of migratory birds has been witnessed at Kanjhli - Punjab's smallest wetland f...
- Sikkim wants RAMSAR inclusion of its wetlandsInclusion of well deserving high altitude lakes of tiny Indian Himalayan state Sikkim into the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Imp...
- New norms to preserve wetlands notifiedThe environment ministry has moved to protect India’s wetlands that support a large varieties of flora and fauna and are facing threat from...
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