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Q87
(UPPCS/2023)
Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Protected Areas
Which of the following is known as "World Wetlands Day"?
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World Wetlands Day is observed globally on 2 February every year. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
- The convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
- Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems that provide essential services such as water filtration, flood control, and carbon storage.
- India is a contracting party to the Ramsar Convention and has designated numerous wetlands of international importance (Ramsar Sites) across the country.
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