Summary

This map spatially describes the point locations of 25 wetlands that have been declared as Ramsarsites in India.

Description

The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an inter-governmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Method

The point locations were downloaded from Ramsar sites website (http://www.ramsar.org/). The locations were converted to GIS database and related information was added to the layer. This includes name of Ramsar site, date of declaration, status, and area in hectares.

Vembanad-Wetland

Vembanad-Wetland

Credit : Ramesh Kannan

External links

http://www.ramsar.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar_Convention http://www.bsienvis.org/Wetland-ramsar.htm

References

Heinen, Joel (Lead Author); Kristen Hite (Topic Editor). 2007. "Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 10, 2007; Last revised June 20, 2007; Retrieved November 4, 2008].