Ashtamudi Lake was declared a wetland of global import 10 years ago
On August 19, 2012, it will be 10 years since the brackish water Ashtamudi Lake with eight creeks was declared a Ramsar site by designating it as a wetland of international importance. The lake was recommended by the Ramsar Convention’s partner organisations as a wetland of 61.4 sq km. And the lake entered the Ramsar list as site number 1,204.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/lake-shrinks-despite-ramsar-tag
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ashtamudi
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lake-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-encroachments
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala