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Where Camels Swim: Tale of Kachchh Mangroves

Mangroves, for a majority of Indians, are synonymous with Sundarbans; the largest mangrove forest in the world situated within Ganga -Brahmaputra delta, on the east […]

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Coastal wetlands: Saviours of the blue!

India is the only country in the world that boasts of an ocean named after her, the Indian ocean. Covering an expanse of 70.5 million […]

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Securing wetlands for Sustainable WASH: A dialogue on Bhola Island, Bangladesh

WASH interventions can be sustainable only when the sources of water and sinks of waste are secured and well managed. Can Bhola island afford to […]

News

India designates Sundarban as Ramsar Site

Spread across India and Bangladesh over 1 million ha area, Sunderban is the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. The Indian part received its formal […]

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Meeting held with Chilika Development Authority scientists to discuss Chilika management plan upgradation

In 2002, Chilika Lagoon became the first Asian Ramsar Site to be delisted from Montreux Record, following a successful hydrological restoration and basin-scale management interventions, […]

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How to submit your Luc Hoffmann Medal nomination in 4 simple steps

So, you know a Wetland Champion who has shown outstanding leadership in wetland science, conservation or awareness raising? And you’d like to nominate them for […]

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Sarovar Newsletter Series

Sarovar is the newsletter of Wetlands International South Asia (Regd.)

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Coastal wetland conservation

Coastal wetlands, owing to the linkages with their inland basins, coastal zones and the sea are highly productive ecosystems. Estuaries, lagoons, salt marshes and mangroves […]

Flow Scenarios for Chilika Lagoon, India

The Chilika Development Authority recently initiated a process of hydro-biological monitoring (with support of Wetlands International), which showed the vital relationship between water flow and […]