RAMSAR SITE IN ODISHA 2023
RAMSAR SITE IN ODISHA
TOTAL RAMSAR SITE IN INDIA-75
TOTAL RAMSAR SITE IN ODISHA-6
HIGHEST NUMBER OF RAMSAR SITE STATE- TAMIL NADU (14)
RAMSAR SITE -Ramsar site is a wetland site which has international importance under the Ramsar convention, also known as The Convention on Wetlands .The convention was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975.The convention entered into force in India of 1 February 1982. India currently has 75 sites
Number of Contracting parties: 172
Number of Wetlands of International Importance:2,492
Total surface of designated sites:256,637,813 hectare
Headquarter of Ramsar Convention -Gland, Switzerland
world's first Ramsar site in the world- Cobourg peninsula( Australia) designated1974.
The largest Ramsar site in the world -: Rio negro in Brazil (120,000 sq kilometer)
Most number of Ramsar site country-: United Kingdom(175), Mexico(142)
ODISHA RAMSAR SITE LIST
| SL NO | STATE | NAME OF SITE | DATE OF CREATION | AREA(SQ KM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ODISHA | ANSUPA LAKE | 13.08.2022 | 2.31 |
| 2 | ODISHA | BHITARAKANIKA MANGROVES | 19.08.2002 | 650.00 |
| 3 | ODISHA | CHILIKA LAKE | 1.10.1981 | 1165.00 |
| 4 | ODISHA | HIRAKUD RESERVOIR | 13.08.2022 | 654 |
| 5 | ODISHA | SATAKOSIA GORGE | 10.12.2021 | 981.97 |
| 6 | SODISHA | TAMPARA LAKE | 13.08.2022 | 3.00 |
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