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India's Ramsar Sites & Wetlands
India crossed a symbolic threshold in June 2026, notching up its 100th Ramsar site, a wetland of international importance under the 1971 global treaty. The century was reached when Uttar Pradesh's Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary was listed on World Environment Day, capping a fast half-year that added four wetlands and followed India's maiden resolution at the Ramsar summit in Zimbabwe the previous year.
Last updated 14 July 20265 min read
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India hits 100 Ramsar sites: Surha Tal (Ballia) listed on World Environment Day 2026; four new sites added in the first half of 2026.
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