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1 February 2022
India names two new Wetlands of International Importance
8 December 2021
India adds Haiderpur Wetland to the List of Wetlands of International Importance
23 December 2020
India adds a high-altitude wetland complex to the Ramsar List
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India

The convention entered into force in India on 1 February 1982.

India currently has 75 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 1,326,677 hectares.

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