GEOGRAPHY

Environment and Ecology 

Three new Ramsar Sites

  • India added three more wetlands to the list of Ramsar
  • Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary – Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
  • Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary – Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
  • Tawa Reservoir – Madhya Pradesh

About Ramsar Sites

  • Ramsar Convention Adoption – February 2,
  • Total number of Ramsar Sites – 85
  • It covers an area of 1358068 hectares.
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