List of Ramsar sites in India

There are 80 Ramsar sites in India as of January 2024. These are wetlands deemed to be of "international importance" under the Ramsar Convention. For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.

According to The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules of 2017, the Indian government's definition of wetlands does not include river channels, paddy fields, or other areas utilized for commercial activities.

According To WWF-India, wetlands are one of the most threatened of all ecosystems in India. Loss of vegetation, salinization, excessive inundation, water pollution, invasive species, excessive development and road building, have all damaged the country's wetlands. The surface-area covered by Ramsar Sites are around 1,083,322 hectares. Tamil Nadu has the highest number of Ramsar Sites in India with 16 Ramsar Sites.

Till 2014 there were 26 Ramsar sites across India. Since 2014 till date 54 new Ramsar sites have been added across India.

Number of sites by state

(as of January 2024)

List of sites

(as of January 2024)

References

External links

• Ramsar Convention - Ramsar Sites in India - भारत के वेटलैंड्स
• The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, "India plans 10 new Ramsar designations in WWD ceremonies" Press release (February 2, 2000)
• WWF-India, "India highlights new Ramsar sites on World Wetlands Day" (2 February 2006)
• Conservation of wetlands of India – a review{Link} by S.N. Prasad, T.V. Ramachandra, N. Ahalya, T. Sengupta, Alok Kumar, A.K. Tiwari, V.S. Vijayan & Lalitha Vijayan; Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore 641108, Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore 560012, Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Dehradun, Uttaranchal 248001; Tropical Ecology 43(1): 173-186, 2002 ISSN 0564-3295; © International Society for Tropical Ecology. PDF [1]
• 75 Ramsar Sites in India - GkInsights.com

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