{"id":74348,"date":"2020-12-25T11:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T06:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=74348"},"modified":"2020-12-30T10:32:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T05:02:07","slug":"ladakhs-tso-kar-wetland-complex-now-a-wetland-of-international-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ladakhs-tso-kar-wetland-complex-now-a-wetland-of-international-importance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ladakh\u2019s Tso Kar Wetland Complex now a Wetland of International Importance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1683303\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">News:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site which is a seco<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Facts:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tso Kar Basin:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is a high-altitude wetland complex consisting of two principal waterbodies Startsapuk Tso( a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south and Tso Kar (a hypersaline lake of 1800\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hectares to the north) situated in the\u00a0Changthang\u00a0region of Ladakh, India.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Significance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is also called Tso Kar meaning white lake because of the white salt efflorescence found on the margins due to the evaporation of highly saline water.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Important Bir<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d Area:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Tso Kar Basin is an A1 Category Important Bird Area (IBA) as per Bird Life International and a key staging site in the Central Asian Flyway.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Important Breeding Ground:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The site is one of the most important breeding areas of the Black-necked Cra<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ne (Grus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nigricollis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India. It<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is also the major breeding area for Great Crested Grebe Bar-headed Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, Brown-headed Gull, Lesser Sand-Plover and many other species.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additional Facts:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wetlands:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It provides a wide range of important res<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ources and ecosystem services such as food, water,\u00a0fibre, groundwater recharge, water purification, flood moderation, erosion control and climate regulation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They are a major source of water and our main supply of freshwater comes from an array of wetland<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s which help soak rainfall and recharge groundwater.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ramsar Convention on Wetland (1971):<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0It is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ir resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aim:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To develop and maintain an international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benef<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Montreux Record<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: It is a register of wetland sites on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance. It shows such sites where there has been or likely to be adverse ecological changes due to anthropogenic activities. Indian sites in the Mon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">treux Record are Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan),\u00a0Loktak\u00a0Lake (Manipur).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Further Read:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wetlands\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wetlands\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PIB News:\u00a0India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site which is a second one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.\u00a0 Facts:\u00a0 Tso Kar Basin:\u00a0It is a high-altitude wetland complex consisting of two principal waterbodies Startsapuk Tso( a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ladakhs-tso-kar-wetland-complex-now-a-wetland-of-international-importance\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ladakh\u2019s Tso Kar Wetland Complex now a Wetland of International Importance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":74687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1317],"class_list":["post-74348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public","tag-env_1","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ladakhs-Tso-Kar-Wetland-Complex-now-a-Wetland-of-International-Importance.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":1,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1701867956},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74348","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\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}