Conservationists, wildlife officials, academics, and students have got together to push for the Ramsar site tag for two interconnected wetlands in central Assam’s Nagaon district. The Rowmari-Donduwa wetland complex is within the 70.13 sq. km Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a part of the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve. This complex has been recording more birds than the other twoRamsar sites in the northeast – Assam’s Deepor Beel and Manipur’s Loktak Lake.
About Ramsar Convention:
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975.
Almost 90% of UN member states have acceded to become “Contracting Parties”.
India became a party to the Ramsar Convention on February 1, 1982.
India has the highest number of Ramsar sites in Asia with a total of 93 Ramsar Sites.
To be designated a "wetland of international importance," a wetland must meet at least one of nine criteria established by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
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