However, the estimates of Wetlands International South Asia shows that nearly 30% of the natural wetlands in India have been lost<\/strong> in the last three decades. This should raise an alarming bell for the nation, as wetlands provide multiple services and play a critical role in sustaining the ecological balance of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, the country should take proactive steps towards their rejuvenation and augmenting their resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n The loss is attributed to the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n A climate-resilient future for India demands smart and innovative ideas along with increasing space for people\u2019s participation in management and decision-making for their wetlands as envisaged by <\/span>the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Source<\/b>: <\/span>Down to Earth<\/a>, ForumIAS Article 1<\/a>, ForumIAS Article 2<\/a>, Indian Express<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction Four more wetlands have been recognized as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, taking the number to 46. The inclusion will provide better protection and conservation of the wetlands, especially the urban wetlands.\u00a0 However, the estimates of Wetlands International South Asia shows that nearly 30% of the natural wetlands in India have… Continue reading The State of Urban Wetlands in India – Explained, pointwise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10322,"featured_media":126295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-7-pm","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-state-of-urban-wetlands-in-India.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","views":{"total":14,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698422061},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10322"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About Wetlands<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Reasons behind loss of Urban wetlands<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Importance of Wetlands<\/b><\/h5>\n
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