Too hot to handle? Officially, Karnataka has no wetlands, Ramsar site
Express News Service BENGALURU: At least 16-17 per cent area of Karnataka are potential wetlands, but officially, the State hasn’t got a single wetland or Ramsar site. No initiative has been taken to mark out and declare wetlands, highlighting the negligible protection for Karnataka’s rich biodiversity. If wetlands or Ramsar sites are declared, they require stringent conservation measures. This fact emerges in the report ‘Wetlands Ecosystem: A Sensitive Landscape of Unorganised Non-Adm...
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