Ramsar site

Ramsar site
Ramsar site /ramˈsär sīt/
noun
An area of wetland considered to be of international importance and worthy of conservation according to the criteria established at a convention in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971

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  • Taunsa Barrage (Ramsar Site) — Taunsa Barrage wetland site is located 20 km northwest of Kot Adu, Muzaffargarh District, Punjab, Pakistan. The rare marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris is a regular passage migrant and winter visitor in small numbers. The rare Indus dolphin …   Wikipedia

  • Tanda Dam (Ramsar Site) — Tanda Dam is lcated in Kohat District, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.The site comprises a small water storage area in semi arid hills in the catchment of the Kohat Toi River. Although most of the shoreline is steep, stony and devoid of… …   Wikipedia

  • Ormara Turtle Beaches (Ramsar Site) — Ormara Turtle Beaches is a stretch of 10 km of sandy beach along the Balochistan coast in Pakistan.[1] Covering an area of 2,400 hectares, it was designated a Ramsar Site (no 1070) on 10 May 2001.[1] Fauna A considerable number of marine… …   Wikipedia

  • Uchhali Complex (Ramsar Site) — Uchhali Complex is located in Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan. Uchhali Complex includes three brackish to saline lakes: Khabikki Lake, Uchhali Lake and Jahlar Lakes. These three wetlands are important wintering sites for the rare and/or… …   Wikipedia

  • Chashma Barrage (Ramsar Site) — Chashma Barrage wetland site is located Indus Monsoon Forest, some 25 km southwest of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.The site comprises a large barrage, a water storage reservoir and a series of embankments (serving as flood bounds) which divide the… …   Wikipedia

  • Site Ramsar — Convention de Ramsar Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ramsar. La Convention de Ramsar est un traité international adopté le 2 février 1971 pour la conservation et l utilisation durable des zones humides, visant à enrayer la dégradation et la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • RAMSAR — Convention de Ramsar Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ramsar. La Convention de Ramsar est un traité international adopté le 2 février 1971 pour la conservation et l utilisation durable des zones humides, visant à enrayer la dégradation et la… …   Wikipédia en Français

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