List of Ramsar sites in India

There are 80 Ramsar sites in India as of January 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] The surface-area covered by Ramsar Sites are around 1,083,322 hectares.^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]

^ "Shri Bhupender Yadav says India increases its tally of Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) to 80 by adding Five more wetlands to the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day 2024 (2nd February)". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ "Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ "Five more Indian wetlands added to Ramsar list". The Hindu. 2024-01-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ "Wetlands Conservation and Management rules, 2017". Wetlands of India Portal. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^ O'Neill, A. R. (2022). "Evaluating high-altitude Ramsar wetlands in the Sikkim Eastern Himalayas". Global Ecology and Conservation. 20 (e00715): 19. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00715.
^ "Ramsar sites in India".
^ "Number of Ramsar sites in India jumped nearly 3 times since 2014: PM Modi". 29 January 2023.
^ "India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites".

[1] "Shri Bhupender Yadav says India increases its tally of Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) to 80 by adding Five more wetlands to the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day 2024 (2nd February)". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[2] "Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[:0-3] "Five more Indian wetlands added to Ramsar list". The Hindu. 2024-01-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

[4] "Wetlands Conservation and Management rules, 2017". Wetlands of India Portal. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

[O'Neill_2022-5] O'Neill, A. R. (2022). "Evaluating high-altitude Ramsar wetlands in the Sikkim Eastern Himalayas". Global Ecology and Conservation. 20 (e00715): 19. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00715.

[6] "Ramsar sites in India".

[7] "Number of Ramsar sites in India jumped nearly 3 times since 2014: PM Modi". 29 January 2023.

[8] "India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites".

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