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Ramsar is not a strong, strict and rigid convention

  • 30/05/2000

Is there a comprehensive wetland management policy in India?
There is neither a policy nor a plan for wetland management in India. Ad-hocism prevails without understanding the science or the system. There have been plans to make a draft policy and submit it to the government for consideration, but I do not know what the government has done. There is no policy; even the Ramsar sites do not require specific laws.

What are the lacunae in the Ramsar convention?
It is not a strong, strict and rigid convention with built-in science. Even if you list an ocean as a Ramsar site, they will just accept it. Ramsar is a