February 2 every year since 1997 is celebrated as World Wetlands Day. Ramsar city where the Convention on wetlands was adopted provides material to help raise awareness about the value and importance of wetlands.This year the global theme is 'Sustainable Livelihoods'.
Most of these wetlands are facing the brunt of fast paced real estate development that has taken place in the district. Filling up of these wetlands is destroying the ecosystems and along with it wildlife in the area. Unfortunately, wetlands are often viewed as wastelands. But they in fact act as natural sponges against river flooding, are homes to a variety of living forms and store carbon dioxide that help regulate climate change.
A Noida-based environmentalist, Vikrant Tongad, who is President of SAFE (Social Action for Forest and Environment) is working hard to save these ecosystems. He is a co-applicant for the case of shrinkage of Dadri-wetland. Another Noida-based environmentalist, Anand Arya spotted and notified the Green Court Dhanauri and Parsaul wetlands in year 2015. So far Okhla and Dadri wetlands are the only two officially recognized wetlands in the district.
"We request the state forest department to release a formal list of the wetlands in the district. And not just the list,...
Posted by Vikrant Tongad on Sunday, 31 January 2016
Know more about World Wetlands Day at http://www.worldwetlandsday.org/
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So nice to know about the World Wetlands Day. These weta,NSD are so crucial to the ecosystem, and most of the time you see the being landfilled.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely...the wetlands are necessary and a birding paradise :)
DeleteThanks. Bushra, for the info on World Wetlands Day. It's new for me :)
ReplyDeleteI am glad you liked reading about it. Thanks for stopping by and dropping a word here :)
DeleteI didn't know about this at all. In fact the funny thing is I honestly never imagines such things would happen in Noida... guess the world is changing for good, isn't it?? :-) Thanks Bushra :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers, Archana - www.travelwitharchie.com
Archana, Noida is a very happening place and the dynamics here are changing rapidly with fast paced growth. While we are reaping the benefits of the development in the city there are people who are striving to keep an balance with nature. So we have all sorts of events and activities taking place in Noida. Plus having two rivers and four wetlands calls for a celebration of the world wetlands day. Thanks for writing in your opinion. Keep dropping by to know more about the city and its latest happenings :)
DeleteSomehow I missed the date...
ReplyDeleteBut this is one of the good things around Delhi/NCR... lots of wetlands, birding spaces... hopefully they survive the growing cities...
True...there is a lot of wetlands and birding places in NCR. Efforts to raise awareness through such events like world wetlands day and others will hopefully pay off.
DeleteThis sounds great. Thanks for sharing dear :)
ReplyDeletePurba, glad you liked this article. Thanks for your word of appreciation dear :)
DeleteGreat to read
ReplyDeleteThank you Rupam for the read!
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