Published on 29 Mar 2025
• Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has submitted three nominations from India for Wetland City Accreditation.
• It recognizes cities which have taken exceptional steps to safeguard their urban wetlands.
• It also recognizes the importance of wetlands in urban and peri-urban environments and to take appropriate measures to conserve and protect these wetlands.
• It was approved during the Ramsar Convention at COP12 in 2015.
• So far 43 cities from 17 countries have been officially recognized as Wetland Cities.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) - Sirpur Lake
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) - Bhoj Wetland
Udaipur (Rajasthan)- It has five major wetlands: Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Rang Sagar, Swaroop Sagar, and Doodh Talai
Wetland City Accreditation
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