The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.
The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
The Convention was adopted in the Iranian city of RAMSAR in 1971 and came into force in 1975. Since then, almost 90% of UN member states, from all the world’s geographic regions, have acceded to become “Contracting Parties”.
India has added two wetlands(RAMSAR) to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2022.
- Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary (“Ramsar Site”) a freshwater wetland near the coast of the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat State, was formed following the creation of a bund (dike) in 1920 to protect farmland from saltwater ingress.
2. Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary , a freshwater marsh in the Sant Kabir Nagar district, is the largest natural floodplain wetland of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Sanctuary was established in 1980 and is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act (1972); an “eco-sensitive zone” extends up to a kilometre around its boundary.
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