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Ramsar Sites in India - Part I | Prelims Memory Boosters | Important Topics | EDEN IAS UPSC Podcast
Ramsar Sites in India - Part I | Prelims Memory Boosters | Important Topics | EDEN IAS UPSC Podcast
RAMSAR CONVENTION ON WETLANDS
• international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
• Known as the Convention on Wetlands. [Waterfowl convention]
• Adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 established by UNESCO
• Force in 1975
• Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• World Wetlands Day, 2 February every year.

Ramsar Sites in India - Part I | Prelims Memory Boosters | Important Topics | EDEN IAS UPSC Podcast