New Ramsar Sites and World Wetlands Day 2024

New Ramsar Sites in India

• Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve: Karnataka
• Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve: Karnataka
• Aghanashini Estuary: Karnataka
• Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu
• Longwood Shola Reserve Forest: Tamil Nadu

Main Event of World Wetlands Day 2024

• Location: Near Sirpur Lake, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• Theme: "Wetlands and Human Well-being"
• Significance: World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2nd, marking the signing of the Ramsar Convention in 1971.
• Ramsar Convention: An important landmark for global wetlands, especially for waterbirds.

Ramsar Sites in India

• 85 Ramsar Sites in India.