Bhupender Yadav launches ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’

Bhupender Yadav launches ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’

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Category : State Published on: February 09 2023

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  • Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’ in the presence of Chief Minister of Goa.
  • This campaign is structured on a “whole of society” approach for wetlands conservation, enabling affirmative actions for wetlands conservation at all levels of the society and involving all strata of the society.
  • Two publications were also released during the occasion, ‘India’s 75 Amrit Dharohar- India’s Ramsar Sites Factbook’ and ‘Managing Climate Risks in Wetlands – A Practitioner’s Guide.
  • The factbook is a one-stop resource of information on our 75 Ramsar Sites, including their values, threats they face and management arrangements. 
  • The practitioner’s Guide on Climate Risk Assessment provides step-wise guidance on assessing the site-level climate risks and integration of adaptation and mitigation responses into the wetland management plan.
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