Knowledge Themes
Ramsar Convention 1971
Wise Use Principle
Montreux Record
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA)
Article 51A(g)
Environment (Protection) Act 1986
Central Wetland Regulatory Authority
State Wetland Authority
Amrit Dharohar Initiative
World Wetlands Day
Ramsar Criteria for Identification
Transboundary Ramsar Sites
Wetland City Accreditation
Mission LiFE for Wetlands
Structural Subtopics
- Definition and classification of wetlands (natural vs man-made)
- Ecological functions and ecosystem services of wetlands
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (1971) and its three pillars
- Criteria for designation of Ramsar Sites
- Montreux Record and its significance for Indian wetlands
- Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 and 2020 guidelines
- Impact of urbanization and agricultural conversion on wetland hydrology
- Role of wetlands in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation
- Threats from invasive species (Water Hyacinth and Salvinia)
- National Wetland Inventory and Assessment and the use of remote sensing
- Transboundary wetland management and international cooperation
- Community-based conservation and wise-use of wetland resources
- Economic valuation of wetland services for sustainable development
- Relationship between wetlands and groundwater recharge/purification
Study Material
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