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Time of India
a day ago
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- Time of India
India showcases its wetland conservation model at COP15, cites its achievements
NEW DELHI: India has showcased the country's wetland conservation model at the ongoing 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, highlighting how it has rejuvenated over 68,827 small wetlands with people's participation and technological interventions, including use of advanced GIS-based mapping, under dedicated schemes in just one year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The ' Mission Sahbhagita ', launched in 2022, to promote an 'all of society' approach to wetlands conservation and the 'Amrit Sarovar' scheme, launched to rejuvenate and develop 50,000 small wetlands (75 wetlands in each district), got special mention during the country's presentation. It was highlighted that 68,827 wetlands were rejuvenated and developed within one year. Financing for the exercise happened in convergence with ongoing schemes. It was shared that mapping of wetlands using advanced satellite imaging techniques, covering wetlands of up to 0.1 hectare, and physical boundary delineation are being done for inventory targeted conservation and management. At the conference, India last week invited all countries to mainstream sustainable lifestyles into their policies and practices for effective management of wetlands and their conservation. Articulating India's stand and highlighting the country's contribution to global wetlands conservation, environment minister Bhupender Yadav said the country has 91 Ramsar Sites (spread over 1.36 million hectares). This is the largest network in Asia and the third largest globally. He said, 'Over the past decade, we have expanded this network by 250%. For the first time, two Indian cities -- Udaipur and Indore -- have been accredited as wetland cities, showing our commitment to urban wetlands'. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A presentation was made at COP15 by the principal chief conservator of forests (Wildlife) and chief wildlife warden of Haryana, Vivek Saxena, with special focus on Sultanpur National Park (Gurgaon) and Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (Jhajjar), both internationally designated Ramsar sites in the state, which exemplify ecosystem-based and community-led wetland conservation. The international convention on wetlands, adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources across 172-member countries, including India.
Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
India showcases its wetland conservation model at COP15, cites its achievements
NEW DELHI: India has showcased the country's wetland conservation model at the ongoing 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, highlighting how it has rejuvenated over 68,827 small wetlands with people's participation and technological interventions, including use of advanced GIS-based mapping, under dedicated schemes in just one year. The ' Mission Sahbhagita ', launched in 2022, to promote an 'all of society' approach to wetlands conservation and the 'Amrit Sarovar' scheme, launched to rejuvenate and develop 50,000 small wetlands (75 wetlands in each district), got special mention during the country's presentation. It was highlighted that 68,827 wetlands were rejuvenated and developed within one year. Financing for the exercise happened in convergence with ongoing schemes. It was shared that mapping of wetlands using advanced satellite imaging techniques, covering wetlands of up to 0.1 hectare, and physical boundary delineation are being done for inventory targeted conservation and management. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Japanese AI invention allows you to speak 68 languages instantly. The idea? Genius. Enence 2.0 Undo At the conference, India last week invited all countries to mainstream sustainable lifestyles into their policies and practices for effective management of wetlands and their conservation. Articulating India's stand and highlighting the country's contribution to global wetlands conservation, environment minister Bhupender Yadav said the country has 91 Ramsar Sites (spread over 1.36 million hectares). This is the largest network in Asia and the third largest globally. He said, 'Over the past decade, we have expanded this network by 250%. For the first time, two Indian cities -- Udaipur and Indore -- have been accredited as wetland cities, showing our commitment to urban wetlands'. Live Events A presentation was made at COP15 by the principal chief conservator of forests (Wildlife) and chief wildlife warden of Haryana, Vivek Saxena, with special focus on Sultanpur National Park (Gurgaon) and Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (Jhajjar), both internationally designated Ramsar sites in the state, which exemplify ecosystem-based and community-led wetland conservation. The international convention on wetlands, adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources across 172-member countries, including India.
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
68k small wetlands revived in a year: Haryana at Ramsar COP15
Gurgaon: Haryana revived 68,827 small wetlands in a year as part of the Amrit Sarovar Mission and Mission Sahbhagita, state govt officials announced at Ramsar COP15 being held at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Officials said the state's model to revive these small-scale wetlands, most of them less than 1-hectare area, drew international attention for the projects' speed and replicability. Key to this initiative, officials said, was the govt's 'all of society' approach, which involved gram panchayats, local communities, schoolchildren and NGOs. They were asked to identify, restore and maintain these water bodies. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon Instead of prioritising only large lakes or Ramsar sites, the state targeted small wetlands — ponds, johads and other traditional water bodies that had either dried up, vanished, or became waste-dumping sites, they said. "We focused on the wetlands closest to people because that's where the fastest ecological and social turnaround can happen," said Dr Vivek Saxena, Haryana's principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), who also holds charge as the chief wildlife warden. Saxena presented the govt's achievement at the Zimbabwe event on Saturday. He also represented India at another event – National Wetland Inventories: Tools, Challenges and Opportunities Across the Globe – held on the sidelines of COP15. Reviving these small waterbodies largely involves interventions such as desilting, garbage removal, fencing, planting vegetation along the banks and putting up signboards. These steps can help revive basic functions of waterbodies, especially in rural or semi-urban areas, but they don't necessarily restore ecological balance or biodiversity of the area. Those outcomes typically require longer-term planning, catchment-level interventions and sustained monitoring. According to the state govt, Panchkula – 2.9% -- has the highest geographical area covered by waterbodies. It is followed by Yamunanagar (2.2%) and Faridabad (1.7%). Gurgaon cover is at 0.6% approximately, and Mahendergarh (0.16% and Kurukshetra (0.08%) have the smallest shares.
