CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as “The Convention on Wetlands", an intergovernmental environmental treaty established on 2nd February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran by UNESCO, which came into force from 21st December, 1975.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Detailed explanation-3: -A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated of international importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat under the Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental environment treaty established in 1975 by UNESCO, coming into force in 1975.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Ramsar Convention was signed in Iran in 1971. 2. It is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ramsar Convention | UNEP Law and Environment Assistance Platform.