| Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. |
| 1. The Ramsar Convention is the only global environmental treaty that deals with a particular ecosystem. |
| 2. The convention defines wetlands including lakes, rivers, swamps, mangroves, coral reefs, rice paddies and salt pans etc. |
| 3. The convention was signed in Ramsar, in Iran in AD 2000 and presently has 188 member parties and |
| India is a party to this convention. |
| 4. Montreux record is a register of wetland sites OH the list of wetlands of international important where changes in ecological character have occurred. |
| 5. World Wetland's Day is celebrated each year on 5th March. |
| Which of the statements given above are correct? |
A) 1, 2 and 4
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 3 and 5
D) 2, 3 and 5
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
[a] Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 in Iran and now 168 countries are parties to the convention and India is also a party to it. It is the only global environmental treaty that deals with a particular ecosystem. Montreux record is a register of wetland sites on the list of wetlands of international importance where ecological changes are occurred or occurring or is threatened to be occurred. Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan and Loktak fake in Wanipur are only two Ramsar wetland sites in India that are listed under Montreux record. World Wetland's Day is celebrated each year on 2nd February to mark the date of the adoption of the convention. It was first celebrated in 1997.
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