Wetlands Conservation

1 Chapter 1 Figure 1.1 Ecosystem services from wetlands system Figure 1.2 Regional distribution (%) of the wetland area

2 Chapter 2 Figure 2.1 Ramsar Convention and its four organs. Figure 2.2 Ramsar sites in India. Figure 2.3 Percentage of Ramsar sites designated under different criteria.... Figure 2.4 Number and percentage of Ramsar sites in Ramsar Regions. Figure 2.5 Three pillars of the Ramsar Convention. Figure 2.6 Ramsar Convention and International Organization Partners.

3 Chapter 3 Figure 3.1 Major ecological roles of wetlands.

4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Major services provided by the wetlands.Figure 4.2 Some major wetlands of North Bihar.

5 Chapter 5Photo 5.1 Scenic view of Chandubi Wetland, Assam, India.Photo 5.2 Boating ticket collection center at Chandubi Wetland.

6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Physiographic map of Chilika.Figure 6.2 Pulicat lagoon.

7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Current Wetland status in India.

8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Location of the Tista basin in North‐East India. The Tista basin ...Figure 8.2 Maximum and minimum water‐level fluctuations between 1998 and 201...

9 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Major Wetland ecosystems of Kashmir Himalaya. Background data: A...Figure 10.2 Schematic showing the effects of natural and anthropogenic drive...Figure 10.3 Threats perceived by wetlands in Kashmir Himalaya: (a) Built‐up ...

10 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Level of heavy metal concentration (μg/g dw) in mangrove sedimen...Figure 11.2 Contents of heavy metals (μg/g) in the propagules of 10 mangrove...Figure 11.3 Range of detected level of heavy metal concentration (μg/g dw) i...Figure 11.4 Scattering of the different trace metal concentrations in plant ...

11 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Threat status of the 73 true mangrove species and hybrids as per...Figure 12.2 Extent of the global distribution of mangroves in 118 countries....Figure 12.3 Extent of the area under mangroves in India. The mangroves are d...Figure 12.4 Important roles of mangroves.Figure 12.5 Threats to mangroves and conservation efforts. (a) Various threa...

12 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 (a) Wetland in Bhitarakanika National Park, Rajnagar, Kendrapada...Figure 13.2 Summary of how wetland degradation leads to ecological imbalance...Figure 13.3 Summary of the process for sustainable wetland restoration and c...

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Edited by

Sanjeev Sharma

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Pardeep Singh

PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

This edition first published 2022

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