Potential and Existing Ramsar Sites in India
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0195697235
Length
viii+584p., 154 Maps; 220 Coloured Plates
Subjects
Since India became a contracting party to the Ramsar Convention in 1981, only 25 wetlands in the country have been internationally designated as Ramsar sites. This is in spite of the richness of aquatic ecosystem types in the country. The 25 Ramsar sites in India do not represent even a fraction of the diversity of wetland habitats existing in the country. In this book, 160 sites which qualify the Ramsar criteria, has been identified, including the existing 25 ...