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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India
… CHAPTER 2 Forests 11 CASE STUDIES in the Western Ghats 18 mitigation measures in southern India 30 A case study from … for sustainable management of water resources 50 Ousteri wetland, Puducherry 52 53 Jammu and Kashmir 55 CHAPTER 4 … the east and west coast. As per data contained in National Wetland Atlas of 2011, India has 15.26 million hectares (mha) …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… of peatland, wet grassland, mangrove, and coral reef wetland types as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar … and coral reefs were recognised by the Global Review of Wetland Resources and Priorities for Wetland Inventory report … and indigenous people, landscape stabilization, flood mitigation, removal of pollutants, tourism, and recreation. …
Ramsar Fact Sheet 8 Keep Peatlands wet for a better future
… Ramsar sites throughout the world. Unwise use of this key wetland type may damage the features that make peatlands so … window into the past. Global carbon store and climate mitigation It has been estimated that peatlands contain at … making restoration of great importance for climate change mitigation. Almost every nation on earth has peatlands. The …