India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites. Which of the following statements best describes as to how we should maintain these sites in the context of this Convention?
The international treaty for the conservation
and sustainable use of wetlands is known as Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
The Convention derived its name from the Iranian
city Ramsay, where it was signed in the year 1971.
The mission, as slated by the Convention, is тАУ
тАЬThe conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national
actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving
sustainable development throughout the world.тАЭ
As per the Convention, the wetlands include -
all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, was grasslands,
peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas, and tidal flats, mangroves and other
coastal areas, coral reefs, and all human-made sites such as fishponds, rice
paddies, reservoirs, and salt pans.
Wetlands provide various benefits or - ecosystem
services' ranging from freshwater supply, food and building materials, and
biodiversity, to flood control, groundwater recharge, and climate change
mitigation.
The Convention works on the 'wise use'
philosophy. The Convention defines wise use of wetlands as the maintenance of
their ecological character, achieved through the implementation of ecosystem
approaches, within the context of sustainable development.
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