A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only...
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Ramsar Convention (redirect from Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat)
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable...
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The Wadhwana wetland is a wetland in Dabhoi, Vadodara district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was formed as a result of an irrigation dam in 1910....
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Classification of wetlands has been a problematical task, with the commonly accepted definition of what constitutes a wetland being among the major difficulties...
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Ondiri Wetland (sometimes ũndirĩ Swamp) is a protected wetland and peatbog that is the source of the Nairobi River near Kikuyu, Kenya in Kiambu County...
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An intertidal wetland is an area along a shoreline that is exposed to air at low tide and submerged at high tide. This type of wetland is defined by an...
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A constructed wetland is an artificial wetland to treat sewage, greywater, stormwater runoff or industrial wastewater. It may also be designed for land...
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Harike Wetland also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, is the largest wetland in northern India in the border of...
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Upo Wetland (Korean: 우포늪) is a complex of natural wetlands located in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located in portions...
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Canadian wetlands account for approximately one quarter of the world's total wetlands and is ranked with the highest surface area of wetlands on the Ramsar...
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marsh and swamp. Wetlands may refer to: Wetlands (novel), a German erotic novel by Charlotte Roche Wetlands (video game) Wetlands Preserve, a defunct...
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Ramsar site (redirect from Ramsar Classification System for Wetland Type)
site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an international...
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The Shallabugh Wetland is located in Shallabugh Sherpathri area of district Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Shallabugh Wetland, which spreads...
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Ropar Wetland, also named Ropar Lake, is a man-made freshwater riverine and lacustrine wetland. The area has at least 9 mammal, 154 bird (migratory and...
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Swamp (redirect from Forested wetland)
A swamp is a forested wetland. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. Swamps...
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Basai wetland, located in Basai village in Gurgaon tehsil in Gurgaon district in Haryana, India, is a flora and fauna rich water body. It is recognised...
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Palustrine wetlands include any inland wetland that contains ocean-derived salts in concentrations of less than 0.5 parts per thousand, and is non-tidal...
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Haiderpur wetland is a UNESCO Ramsar site located near the Bijnor Ganga Barrage within the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, India. Haiderpur...
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Wetland virus or WELV is a tick borne Orthonairovirus which can infect humans. It can produce fever, headache, dizziness, malaise, arthritis and less...
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7889833 The Aammiq Wetland (the name is also sometimes transliterated as "Ammiq"or "Aamiq") is the largest remaining freshwater wetland in Lebanon, a remnant...
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Kanjli Wetland is a man-made Wetland that subsumes the Kanjli Lake, and is located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab state in India. It was created...
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Kiritappu Wetland (霧多布湿原, きりたっぷしつげん) is a 3,168ha. wetland area in Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Wetland of flowers...
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 235 km (146 mi) north of Durban by road. It is South Africa's...
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A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (DIWA) is a list of wetlands of national importance to Australia published by the Department of Climate...
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The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou". The Louisiana coastal zone stretches...
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WWT London Wetland Centre is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames...
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There are 89 Ramsar sites in India as of january 2025. These are wetlands deemed to be of "international importance" under the Ramsar Convention. For a...
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Wetland conservation is aimed at protecting and preserving areas of land including marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens that are covered by water seasonally...
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Wetland Park * Qianquanhu National Wetland Park * Shuanglonghu National Wetland Park * Wenyuhe National Wetland Park * Jiexiu Fenhe National Wetland Park...
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the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific...
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