Ramsar Current Affairs, GK & News
Report: Information on many Ramsar Sites Outdated
The 14th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is being co-hosted by Wuhan (China) and Geneva (Switzerland) from November 5 to 13, 2022. During the event, the Wuhan Declaration was adopted and a report on Ramsar sites was released. What are the key findings of the ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: International list of Ramsar Convention • Ramsar • Ramsar Convention • Ramsar site • Ramsar Wetland site
World Wetlands Day 2022
Every year, the World Wetland Day is celebrated on February 2. The day is marked to increase awareness about the importance of wetlands in the world. It is celebrated on February 2 because the Convention on Wetlands was adopted on February 2, 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. It is also popularly called the Ramsar Wetland Convention. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Disaster Management • Food security • Ramsar • Ramsar Convention • Ramsar Sites in India • Ramsar Wetland site • Wetland • World Wetland Day
Two New Ramsar sites designated in India: Key Facts
The Kabartal Wetland in Bihar and Asan Conservation Reserve in Uttrakhand have been designated as Ramsar sites, building them ‘Wetlands of International Importance’. What are the Key Features of Kabartal Wetland? Kabartal Wetland also called as Kanwar Jheel. It protects the 2,620 hectares of the Indo-Gangetic plains in the Begusarai district of Bihar. It acts ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Asan Conservation Reserve • Conservation • conservation of wildlife • Kabartal Wetland • Ramsar • Ramsar Convention • Ramsar Wetland site
World Wetlands Day observed on February 2
The World Wetlands Day is observed annually on February 2 across the world. On 2 February 1971, the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar. From then, the day has been observed annually on the same date. The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands and Biodiversity”. Recently, 10 ..
Topics: Biodiversity • Ramsar • Wetland • World Wetlands Day
2019 World Wetlands Day (WWD)
The World Wetland Day (WWD) is observed every year on 2nd of to raise awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity and the planet. The day marks adoption of the Convention on Wetlands (also called as Ramsar Convention) on 2nd February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on shores of the Caspian Sea. ..
Topics: Environment • In Iran • Law by country • Politics • Ramsar • Ramsar Convention • Wetland • Wetland conservation • Wildlife law • World Wetlands Day
2018 World Wetland Day (WWD)
The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is observed every year on February 2 to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971. The 2018 theme is “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future”. It highlights the value of wetlands in securing local livelihoods through activities as fishing, rice ..
Topics: Law by country • Mediterranean wetlands • Politics • Ramsar • Ramsar Convention • Wetland • Wetland conservation • Wetlands International • World Wetlands Day