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Ramsar site status - Sunderbans
April 27 , 2018
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- West Bengal government has given its approval to State Forest Department to apply for Ramsar Site recognition under Ramsar Convention to Sunderban Reserve Forest.
- Once it is conferred Ramsar site status, Sundarbans Reserve Forest will be largest protected wetland in the country.
- There are currently 26 sites in India recognised as Ramsar wetland sites of international importance. West Bengal already has one Ramsar wetland called East Kolkata Wetlands.
- Sundarbans is vast contiguous mangrove forest ecosystem in the coastal region of Bay of Bengal spread across India and Bangladesh.
- It is located in delta region of Padma, Meghna and Brahmaputra river basins.
- It is the largest tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. It was recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
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