{"id":324377,"date":"2025-01-23T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=324377"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T11:30:46","slug":"dhanauri-wetland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dhanauri-wetland\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhanauri Wetland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to inform it of the status of notifying the Dhanauri waterbody as a wetland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Dhanauri Wetland<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_324379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dhanauri-Wetland-1.png?resize=300%2C193&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dhanauri Wetland\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dhanauri-Wetland-1.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dhanauri-Wetland-1.png?w=756&amp;ssl=1 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-324379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is in the <strong><em>Dhanauri village<\/em><\/strong> near Dankaur in <em><strong>Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is nestled within the <em><strong>floodplains of Yamuna Basin.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The wetland hosts more than <strong><em>217 bird species<\/em><\/strong>, including over 150 Sarus Cranes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em><strong>Sarus Crane<\/strong><\/em> is the <strong><em>state bird of Uttar Pradesh.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The wetland has <em><strong>over 20,000 waterfowl<\/strong><\/em>, and supports 23 species of birds that are endangered, critically endangered and threatened.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It has been recognised as an <strong><em>Important Bird Area<\/em><\/strong> by Bird Life International.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dhanauri is <strong><em>yet to be recognised as a Ramsar site.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f2e9e9;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>About Ramsar Convention\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The convention was signed in Ramsar (Iran) in 1971 under the auspices of UNESCO and came into force in 1975.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Article 1.1 of the Ramsar Convention defines wetland as \u201careas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It recognises 5 major types of wetlands: marine, estuarine, lacustrine, riverine and palustrine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to inform it of the status of notifying the Dhanauri waterbody as a wetland.\u00a0 About Dhanauri Wetland \u00a0 It is in the Dhanauri village near Dankaur in Uttar Pradesh.\u00a0 It is nestled within the floodplains of Yamuna Basin.\u00a0 The&hellip; 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