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- Call for setting up Aghanashini Wetland Conservation Authority
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/call-for-setting-up-aghanashini-wetland-conservation-authority/article67946396.ece - Authority for streamlining development of Aghanashini needed
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Mar/14/authority-for-streamlining-development-of-aghanashini-needed - Lake desilting helps farmers, ups water table: IISc Scientist
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/lake-desilting-helps-farmers-ups-water-table-iisc-scientist/articleshow/108089492.cms - From 100 to 1,800 feet: Bengaluru’s depleting groundwater level
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/from-100-to-1800-feet-bengalurus-depleting-groundwater-level/article67946628.ece - Lack of integrated plan for Bengaluru led to present water crisis
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Mar/14/lack-of-integrated-plan-for-bengaluru-led-to-present-water-crisis - Call for setting up Aghanashini Wetland Conservation Authority
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/call-for-setting-up-aghanashini-wetland-conservation-authority/article67946396.ece - Desilting Bellandur lake may be completed in 2025
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/desilting-bellandur-lake-may-be-completed-in-2025-2976381 - Karnataka: Aghanashini river basin receives international recognition
https://www.siasat.com/karnataka-aghanashini-river-basin-receives-international-recognition-2971433/#google_vignette - Mangroves on southwestern coast of India exhibit remarkable heat tolerance crucial for climate resilience, says study
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mangroves-on-southwestern-coast-of-india-exhibit-remarkable-heat-tolerance-crucial-for-climate-resilience-says-study/article68701429.ece - Bihar: Human-made wetlands Nagi & Nakti recognised under Ramsar Convention
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/bihar-human-made-wetlands-nagi-nakti-recognised-under-ramsar-convention - From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka's natural flood buffers
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240917-how-sri-lanka-is-cleaning-up-wastelands-and-reviving-colombos-wetlands - 3 more Indian wetlands get Ramsar tag
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/3-more-indian-wetlands-get-ramsar-tag-101723626780516.html - 16,700 wetlands in Karnataka to get unique ID to track conservation
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/16-700-wetlands-in-karnataka-to-get-unique-id-to-track-conservation-3042404 - Karnataka's Varthur wetland project nears completion
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/May/08/karnatakas-varthur-wetland-project-nears-completion - India’s first ‘teal carbon’ study bets on wetlands to address the challenges of climate adaptation and resilience
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/indias-first-teal-carbon-study-bets-on-wetlands-to-address-the-challenges-of-climate-adaptation-and-resilience/article68618586.ece - Urban wetland park that will change Porur’s landscape nears completion
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/urban-wetland-park-in-porur-nearing-completion/articleshow/112149709.cms - NGT orders removal of water hyacinth from Dhanauri Wetlands, pushes for Ramsar status
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/ngt-orders-removal-of-water-hyacinth-from-dhanauri-wetlands-pushes-for-ramsar-status-101727547823708.html - Revitalising Surat's Coast_ 150 Hectares of Mangroves Improving Biodiversity
https://thebetterindia.com/368180/lt-surat-mangrove-forest-plantation-blue-carbon-initiatives-net-zero-goal-climate-change/ - Wetlands Key to Water Security and Biodiversity Conservation
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/wetlands-key-to-water-security-and-biodiversity-conservation - Waterloo Researchers Make Historic Discovery of Invasive Plant Threatening Ontario’s Wetlands
https://indiaeducationdiary.in/waterloo-researchers-make-historic-discovery-of-invasive-plant-threatening-ontarios-wetlands/ - A ‘natural’ art revolution is brewing in schoolchildren from the East Kolkata Wetlands
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/art-revolution-brewing-in-students-from-east-kolkata-wetlands-schools/cid/2050952 - USask Researchers Tackle Complex Systems to Safeguard Prairie Wetlands
https://indiaeducationdiary.in/usask-researchers-tackle-complex-systems-to-safeguard-prairie-wetlands/ - Government announces health cards for Delhi’s water bodies
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/government-announces-health-cards-for-delhis-water-bodies - Constructed wetlands are nature’s ingenious solution for wastewater treatment in India
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/constructed-wetlands-are-nature-s-ingenious-solution-for-wastewater-treatment-in-india-96014 - Bird count in Punjab wetlands nosedives, Ropar and Nangal hit
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/decline-in-bird-population-at-ropar-and-nangal-wetlands-in-punjab/articleshowprint/112436178.cms - Scientists find India's 1st methane-eating bacteria in Western Ghats wetlands, Vetal Tekdi quarry
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/scientists-find-indias-1st-methane-eating-bacteria-in-western-ghats-wetlands-vetal-tekdi-quarry/articleshowprint/112389676.cms - State mangrove cover doubles in three years
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-mangrove-cover-doubles-in-3-years/articleshowprint/112614257.cms - Planting mangroves can’t compensate for undisturbed mangrove forests
https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2024/Aug/10/planting-mangroves-cant-compensate-for-undisturbed-mangrove-forests - Reviving Lucknow’s ecosystem: 108 wetlands set for restoration
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/reviving-lucknow-s-ecosystem-108-wetlands-set-for-restoration-101706893627157.html - Strategic wetland restoration could unlock billions in benefits for people and nature
https://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Strategic_wetland_restoration_could_unlock_billions_in_benefits_for_people_and_nature.aspx?s_id=644036180 - Two-day survey records 16,069 birds of 201 species in 25 wetlands in Coimbatore
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/two-day-survey-records-16069-birds-of-201-species-in-25-wetlands-in-coimbatore/article67789387.ece - Wetland bird census | 146 species recorded in 18 wetlands in Villupuram district, numbers lower than last year
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/wetland-bird-census-146-species-recorded-in-18-wetlands-in-villupuram-district-numbers-lower-than-last-year/article67813289.ece - Rare birds sighted in Bhoj Wetlands this winter
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/rare-birds-sighted-in-bhoj-wetlands-this-winter-bhopal-news/articleshowprint/107571843.cms - East Kolkata wetlands fast turning into death traps for aquatic ecosystem
https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/east-kolkata-wetlands-fast-turning-into-death-traps-for-aquatic-ecosystem-1503328204.html - To save the vulnerable fishing cat, protect its threatened wetland habitat
https://india.mongabay.com/2024/06/to-save-the-vulnerable-fishing-cat-protect-its-threatened-wetland-habitat/ - The Need to Protect Delhi’s Wetlands to Prevent Future Floods
https://wildlifesos.org/conservation-awarness/the-need-to-protect-delhis-wetlands-to-prevent-future-floods/ - Kashmir’s Wetlands on Death Bed: A Call for Urgent Action
https://risingkashmir.com/kashmirs-wetlands-on-death-bed-a-call-for-urgent-action/ - Odisha To Plant Mangroves In Coastal Village To Mitigate Cyclone Impacts, Arrest Soil Erosion
https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/odisha-to-plant-mangroves-in-coastal-village-to-mitigate-cyclone-impacts-arrest-soil-erosion-enn24070303025 - Pobitora’s biggest wetland drying up
https://assamtribune.com/assam/pobitoras-biggest-wetland-drying-up-1536850?infinitescroll=1 - Drained India's inland wetlands
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/drained-indias-inland-wetlands-9258 - As Assam’s Only Wetland Protected Under Global Treaty Deteriorates, Local Fishing Community Faces Loss Of Livelihood
https://article-14.com/post/as-assam-s-only-wetland-protected-under-global-treaty-deteriorates-local-fishing-community-faces-loss-of-livelihood-66bc2476cfc17 - Water woes in Kerala’s wetland
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/water-woes-in-keralas-wetland/article67998225.ece - WWF demands protection for naturally-restored Mahmudia wetland in Romania’s Danube Delta
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/wwf-demands-protection-for-naturally-restored-mahmudia-wetland-in-romania-s-danube-delta-94332 - Conserving wetlands: Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu get new Ramsar sites
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/conserving-wetlands-madhya-pradesh-tamil-nadu-get-new-ramsar-sites - Regional Sahbhagita Mission to boost wetlands conservation in eastern states of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/regional-sahbhagita-mission-to-boost-wetlands-conservation-in-eastern-states-of-india/articleshowprint/112933228.cms - Safeguarding nature’s treasures, the wetlands of Goa
https://www.heraldgoa.in/cafe/safeguarding-nature%E2%80%99s-treasures-the-wetlands-of-goa/217586 - Shri Bhupender Yadav launches ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’ as a “whole of society” approach for wetlands conservation
https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1896301 - Flight of feathers: Check out the gathering of migratory birds at Alappuzha’s wetlands
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2024/Mar/26/flight-of-feathers-check-out-the-gathering-of-migratory-birds-at-alappuzhas-wetlands - Indore, Bhopal, Udaipur selected for Wetland City Accreditation scheme under the Ramsar Convention
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jan/05/indore-bhopal-udaipur-selected-for-wetland-city-accreditation-scheme-under-the-ramsar-convention-2648135.html - The world’s largest wetland is burning, and rare animals are dying
https://www.deccanherald.com/environment/the-worlds-largest-wetland-is-burning-and-rare-animals-are-dying-3166210 - Advancing Blue Carbon in New Zealand's Coastal Wetlands
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/asia-pacific/new-zealand/stories-in-new-zealand/blue-carbon/ - Community action plans improve wetland management in the upper Chindwin Basin i Myanmar
https://www.sei.org/perspectives/community-action-plans-wetland-management-chindwin-basin/ - Rare Spotted Black Pond Turtle sighted in HP’s Renuka wetland
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/rare-spotted-black-pond-turtle-sighted-in-hps-renuka-wetland/articleshowprint/110346566.cms - 'Hidden gem': Manjeera wildlife sanctuary in Sangareddy might become Telangana's first Ramsar site
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hidden-gem-manjeera-wildlife-sanctuary-in-sangareddy-might-become-telanganas-first-ramsar-site/articleshowprint/111502507.cms - Sundarbans at risk
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/sundarbans-at-risk-36862 - Across Missouri, mini-artificial islands mimic wetlands and help clean lakes and ponds
https://www.kcur.org/news/2024-10-02/across-missouri-mini-artificial-islands-mimic-wetlands-and-help-clean-lakes-and-ponds - Coastal Virginia could lose a majority of its wetlands to sea level rise. Can we save them?
https://www.whro.org/environment/2024-09-30/coastal-virginia-could-lose-a-majority-of-its-wetlands-to-sea-level-rise-can-we-save-them - Majuli’s shrinking wetlands and their fight for survival
https://india.mongabay.com/2024/04/majulis-shrinking-wetlands-and-their-fight-for-survival/ - Will notify just 75 acres of Najafgarh jheel as wetland, Haryana tells NGT
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/will-notify-just-75-acres-of-najafgarh-jheel-as-wetland-haryana-tells-ngt/articleshowprint/112274207.cms - Bhoj wetland runs risk of being taken off Ramsar Convention list
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/bhoj-wetland-faces-delisting-from-ramsar-convention-list/articleshowprint/111617154.cms - Porur Wetland Park nearing completion, says Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/porur-wetland-park-nearing-completion-says-chennai-metropolitan-development-authority/article68370054.ece - Ariyalur’s Ramsar wetland Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary attracts nature’s ‘transit passengers’ from all over the world
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/ariyalurs-ramsar-wetland-karaivetti-bird-sanctuary-attracts-natures-transit-passengers-from-all-over-the-world/article67881534.ece - Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
https://www.wired.com/story/planet-pioneers-nagdaha-small-earth-nepal-soni-pradhanang-ftws-floating-treatment-wetland-systems-water-cleaning-pollution/ - Some migratory bird species in Wular lake at brink of extinction
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir/some-migratory-bird-species-in-wular-lake-at-brink-of-extinction-2879128 - Trees disappearing from Surajpur wetland, waste discharge blamed
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/trees-disappearing-from-surajpur-wetland-waste-discharge-blamed-101704824541770.html - At Pallikaranai, a serene eco-park encroaching on a Ramsar site
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/at-pallikaranai-a-serene-eco-park-encroaching-on-a-ramsar-site/article68704940.ece - India’s Ramsar wetland tally at 85 with 3 new sites: Min
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-new-ramsar-wetlands-added-101723658977711.html - T.N. has highest number of Ramsar sites; more will be developed, says expert
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tn-has-highest-number-of-ramsar-sites-more-will-be-developed-says-expert/article68516733.ece - Conservationists in the Nilgiris disagree with Railways’ assertion of new parking facility not being part of wetland
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/conservationists-in-the-nilgiris-disagree-with-railways-assertions-of-new-parking-facility-not-being-part-of-wetland/article68637530.ece - Centre proposes eco-sensitive zone for villages on fringes of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/centre-proposes-eco-sensitive-zone-for-villages-on-fringes-of-bhitarkanika-national-park-in-odisha/article68299881.ece - In Hawaii and DC, a growing campaign seeks to restore Lahaina’s precious wetlands
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/07/04/hawaii-dc-support-grows-federal-funds-restore-precious-lahaina-wetlands/ - High methane concentrations in tidal salt marsh soils: Researchers seek to discover where it goes
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-high-methane-tidal-salt-marsh.html - Three years after an oil well blowout, this Assam wetland is slowly coping
https://india.mongabay.com/2023/12/three-years-after-an-oil-well-blowout-this-assam-lake-is-slowly-coping/ - Man-made wetlands may be needed to manage increasing flood threat
https://www.caymancompass.com/2024/09/26/man-made-wetlands-may-be-needed-to-manage-increasing-flood-threat/ - Attempts to encroach mangroves thwarted in Puducherry
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/attempts-to-encroach-mangroves-thwarted-in-puducherry/article68426352.ece - Wetland authority to identify waterbodies already protected
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/wetland-authority-to-identify-waterbodies-already-protected/articleshowprint/113172513.cms - New mangrove forest comes up at Kudikadu under Green Tamil Nadu Mission
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-mangrove-forest-comes-up-at-kudikadu-under-green-tamil-nadu-mission/article68311729.ece - Wetlands may be the key to saving the Mekong River
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/mekong-river-wetlands-fish-flood-conservation - Vanishing Wetlands: Migratory Bird Routes And Ecosystems At Risk In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
https://thefridaytimes.com/04-Feb-2024/vanishing-wetlands-migratory-bird-routes-and-ecosystems-at-risk-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa - NGT sets up committee to look into encroachment at Bihar’s Karbatal wetland
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/ngt-sets-up-committee-to-look-into-encroachment-at-bihars-karbatal-wetland/article68406110.ece - Launch of the Guinea Bissau National Mangrove Alliance Chapter
https://www.wetlands.org/launch-of-the-guinea-bissau-national-mangrove-alliance-chapter/ - Restoring Chinchaycocha Lake: A Journey to Protect Peru’s Andean Peatlands
https://www.wetlands.org/blog/restoring-chinchaycocha-lake-a-journey-to-protect-perus-andean-peatlands/ - Human wellbeing is irrevocably tied to the state of the world’s wetlands
https://www.wetlands.org/blog/human-wellbeing-is-irrevocably-tied-to-the-state-of-the-worlds-wetlands/ - Wetlands for peace: the Inner Niger Delta
https://www.wetlands.org/blog/wetlands-for-peace-the-inner-niger-delta/ - First global assessment of mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse
https://www.wetlands.org/first-global-assessment-of-mangrove-ecosystems-at-risk-of-collapse/ - Wetlands at the heart of regional biodiversity: A closer look at Criterion 3
https://www.ramsar.org/news/wetlands-heart-regional-biodiversity-closer-look-criterion-3 - Safeguarding mangroves needs a global effort, says Secretary General
https://www.ramsar.org/news/safeguarding-mangroves-needs-global-effort-says-secretary-general - France names one new Wetland of International Importance and extends another
https://www.ramsar.org/news/france-names-one-new-wetland-international-importance-extends-another - Pyu Lake, Myanmar’s newest Wetland of International Importance
https://www.ramsar.org/news/pyu-lake-myanmars-newest-wetland-international-importance - Plogging for wetlands: Young people in the Republic of Korea advocate for wetland conservation through innovative initiatives
https://www.ramsar.org/news/plogging-wetlands-young-people-republic-korea-advocate-wetland-conservation-through-innovative - A major milestone: Peru officially includes Amazonian peatlands in its NDCs
https://globalpeatlands.org/major-milestone-peru-officially-includes-amazonian-peatlands-its-ndcs - Wetlands for the Future initiative bolsters wetland conservation in Latin America and Caribbean
https://www.ramsar.org/news/wetlands-future-initiative-bolsters-wetland-conservation-latin-america-caribbean - Indonesia names its eighth Wetland of International Importance
https://www.ramsar.org/news/indonesia-names-its-eighth-wetland-international-importance - Golden milestone for Cobourg Peninsula: World's first Ramsar Site celebrates 50 years of Indigenous-led conservation
https://www.ramsar.org/news/golden-milestone-cobourg-peninsula-worlds-first-ramsar-site-celebrates-50-years-indigenous-led - Zero waste and the perils of plastic: Wetlands fight back against existential threat from pollution
https://www.ramsar.org/news/zero-waste-perils-plastic-wetlands-fight-back-against-existential-threat-pollution - Peatland landscapes represent critical investment opportunity, says new report
https://www.wetlands.org/peatland-landscapes-represent-critical-investment-opportunity-says-new-report/ - Groundbreaking approval: Danube WILD Island becomes Europe's first river-focused Ramsar Regional Initiative
https://www.ramsar.org/news/groundbreaking-approval-danube-wildisland-becomes-europes-first-river-focused-ramsar-regional - Rare bird woolly necked Stork seen in Saraiya wetland in Ramgarh
https://thejharkhandstory.co.in/jharkhand-news-rare-bird-woolly-necked-stork-seen-in-saraiya-wetland-in-ramgarh/ - Rajasthan: Govt Proposes Siliserh Lake In Alwar As Ramsar Site, Enhancing State's Conservation Efforts
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rajasthan-govt-proposes-siliserh-lake-in-alwar-as-ramsar-site-enhancing-states-conservation-efforts - Wetland ‘nature tourism’ gets a fillip
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/centre-to-focus-on-developing-ramsar-wetlands-for-nature-tourism/article67759192.ece - Conservation and community involvement go hand in hand in Bemanevika, Madagascar
https://www.ramsar.org/news/conservation-community-involvement-go-hand-hand-bemanevika-madagascar - Continued Decline of Wetlands Documented in New U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Report
https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-03/continued-decline-wetlands-documented-new-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-report - How Chanakya mangrove forest was destroyed, despite extensive legal protections
https://citizenmatters.in/navi-mumbai-mangrove-destruction-civic-action - For the protection of Andean Wetlands
https://iucn.org/blog/202402/protection-andean-wetlands - The wonder, beauty, and utility of wetlands
https://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/updates/the-wonder-beauty-and-utility-of-wetlands/