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Online Training Program for Wetlands Managers of Tamil Nadu Conducted

A two-day online training program was jointly conducted by Wetlands International South Asia and GIZ- India for the District Forest Officers (DFOs) of Tamil Nadu, […]

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Kabartal and Asan Conservation Reserve designated as Ramsar Sites

Kabartal, a freshwater marsh of North Bihar and Asan Barrage in Doon Valley of Uttarakhand were designated as Ramsar Sites. With these two sites, the […]

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Condolences on sad demise of Dr BM Parasharya

Wetlands International South Asia is deeply saddened by the demise of  Dr Bhavbhuti Parasharya,  Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) coordinator, for the state of Gujarat. He […]

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Wetland Champions: Harbingers of Positive Change

Wetlands International South Asia and Mongabay have joined hands to celebrate positive and affirmative action by communities for the cause of wetlands. We are celebrating […]

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Assisting Delhi State Wetlands Authority in rapid assessment of wetlands health

As part of the second phase of the 100 wetlands programme launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), towards making the country […]

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Dhanauri: A bird habitat amidst urban expansion

Nestled within the floodplains of Yamuna Basin within 15 kms of River Yamuna, Dhanauri wetlands in Greater Noida is a Sarus crane hotspot attracting wide […]

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Training Course on Integrated Wetlands Management for Indian Forest Service Probationers

The Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy hosted the first training on wetlands for IFS Probationers of 2019 batch. The two-day course, held over August 31 […]

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WISA to host Webinar on “ Wetlands as Ecological Connections in the Central Asian Flyway”

Wetlands International South Asia in collaboration with United Nations Environment Program is hosting a webinar on 2nd September, 2020 on “Wetlands as Ecological Connections in […]

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Workshop on Rapid Wetlands Assessment Tool : 24 July 2020

Wetlands International South Asia in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh State Wetlands Authority hosted a virtual workshop on July 24, 2020. The workshop was held […]

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Understanding the impact of urbanization on the wetlands of Yamuna floodplains in Delhi-NCR

Wetlands play a vital role in providing an array of direct and indirect ecosystem services. Yet they continue to degrade. Urbanization and the associated land use changes have been identified as the […]