The wetlands of Colombo – described by one expert as "the lungs and kidneys" of Sri Lanka's capital but long since neglected and polluted – are being restored, helping to manage floods and ...

in Zamboanga Sibugay province was officially declared as the Philippines’ 9th Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, earning Ramsar Site No. 2552. The prestigious designation ...

Even though Colombo has been acknowledged as a RAMSAR wetland city, the city is inundated with floods even during the slightest rain. Even though the Muthurajawela wetland is known to be the ...

The day marks the date of the adoption of the “Convention of Wetlands of International Importance”, held in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Through the ...

A Bataan wetland has been included in the list of Ramsar sites, giving the area international significance. The declaration ...

WWF supported the development of this transformational urban wetlands initiative and the accreditation of four cities The world now boasts its first Ramsar Wetland Cities. Eighteen cities from seven ...

especially as the wetland conservation community attempts to position itself to mobilise growing funding opportunities in this area. The IOPs are aware of the many Ramsar sites at risk, and eager to ...

India has added four new Ramsar sites, including bird sanctuaries and wetlands in Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, and Jharkhand, bringing ...

Chennai: The declaration of Sakkarakottai and Theerthangal bird sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram district as two new Ramsar sites on Saturday has taken the total number of such sites to 20 in the ...

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) was adopted in 1971 and entered into force in 1975. It is a legally binding framework instrument embodying the commitments of ...

This is the first Ramsar Site in Sikkim. Sources said that the announcement was recently made by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change ahead of World Wetlands Day on February 2.