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Join us to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2023

World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2 to mark the day of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention and to raise global […]

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Assessment of Ottu Lake as a potential Ramsar site in Sirsa, Haryana

Wetlands International South Asia is a knowledge partner with the State Wetlands Authority across the country on matters concerning the conservation and management of wetlands. […]

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‘Disaster risk assessment should be a part of wetlands management’

A global webinar on Wetlands and Disaster Risk Reduction was organised on December 15, 2022 with a special focus on the Asia Pacific region by […]

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COP14 | Contracting Parties from South Asia concur establishing a Regional Initiative for wetlands conservation and wise use in South Asia

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) is taking place in Wuhan, China, at East […]

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Find Wetlands International South Asia at 14th Ramsar Conference of Parties convened at Geneva

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) will take place in a hybrid format in […]

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From economic valuation to soil sampling, WISA team conducts Chandertal survey

Technical Experts from Wetlands International South Asia (WISA) visited Chandertal in Himachal Pradesh for a field survey to assess the economic valuation of biodiversity and […]

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Wetland Conservation as career option, WISA guides students

Wetlands International South Asia held an online training programme for the Bachelor’s students of the Department of Botany, Shri Shikshayatan College, University of Calcutta to […]

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Monitoring visit of the Expert Committee to Chandertal, a High-Altitude Wetland in Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh State Wetlands Authority (HPSWA) constituted an expert committee to review implementation and effectiveness of activities undertaken within their “Wetlands Conservation Programme” at […]

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Sahbhagita: National Workshop for Conservation and Wise-Use of Wetlands Convened

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) organized a National Workshop for Developing a Roadmap for Participatory Conservation and Wise-Use of Wetlands. Titled […]

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Connect cities to their lifelines: retain, restore and preserve urban wetlands

The ritzy urbanscapes are the most attractive place for people to settle. By 2030 it is estimated that nearly seventy percent of the world’s population […]