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Download Solution PDFThe term wetland implies:
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Waterlogged wet ground.
- Wetland is an area of land that covered by water, either salt, fresh or somewhere in between.
- Wetlands absorb excess nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants before they reach rivers, lakes, and other water bodies.
- Wetlands include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, deltas, rivers and lakes.
- Facts to remember about Wetlands are:
- The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty that is aimed at the conservation and preservation of wetlands.
- It was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
- World wetland day is celebrated on 2nd February every year.
- Some of the Wetlands sites in India are:
- Bhitarkanika Mangroves in Odisha
- Bhoj Wetland in MP
- Ashtamudi Wetland in Kerala
- Beas Conservation Reserve in Punjab, Saman Bird Sanctuary, Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, Sarsai Nawar Jheel and Sandi Bird Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh are the recently added Ramsar wetlands in the year 2019.
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