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India with 89 Ramsar-listed wetlands, surpasses China’s 82

The Times of India 20 Apr 2025
Karnataka is home to four of them.Disclosing this at Wetland Conservation and Climate Change Conference in the city Sunday, Dr Musonda Mumba, secretary-general, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, said ...
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Expert links wetland mismanagement to water shortages and flooding

Ghana Business News 19 Apr 2025
Atta-Kusi urged agencies responsible for wetland management to enforce the Ramsar Convention’s provisions, adopted in 1971, which promote wetland conservation and sustainable use ... “Through these Ramsar ...
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Wisconsin has 6 million acres of wetlands. Here are the internationally important ones.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 15 Apr 2025
They're known as Ramsar Sites, and there are only a few dozen others across the country ... The Ramsar Convention calls this area "perhaps the most important corridor of fish and wildlife habitat remaining in the central U.S."
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Sharjah breeds rare Arabian collared kingfisher in captivity for first time

The National 14 Apr 2025
The number of a rare bird that lives in a protected part of Sharjah has increased from 125 to 131 ... They are also known as Ramsar sites, after the Iranian city in which the convention on international standards was agreed in 1971 ... ....
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A high-flying visitor – the wondrous far eastern curlew – faces fresh threat in NT wetlands haven

The Observer 07 Apr 2025
Hundreds of far eastern curlews fly non-stop more than 10,000km every year to Darwin Harbour from Russia and China ... Meeri Anneli ... Toondah Harbour was designated worthy of protection under the Ramsar convention, a global treaty covering wetlands ... Share ... .
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It takes time, patience: Meet India’s first winner of a Ramsar wetlands award

Hindustan Times 05 Apr 2025
Thirteen of these, including Pallikarani, have since been recognised as Ramsar sites (under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty ushered through by Unesco and signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971.
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‘The White Lotus’ effect: South Africans Flock to Thailand for a slice of paradise

Independent online (SA) 02 Apr 2025
Turner noted that a trip to Thailand need not come with a hefty price tag ... Recognised under the Ramsar Convention for its significant wetlands, Ang Thong is an exquisite escape for nature lovers eager to connect with Thailand's beauty responsibly.
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