Tamil Nadu wants Centre to notify 13 wetlands as Ramsar sites

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The Nadugovernment has sent a proposal to the Union Government to designate 13 potential wetlands of international significance in the state asRamsarsite, Madras High Court was informed on Thursday.

A Ramsar site is a wetland designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention established by UNESCO. India is also a signatory to

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The proposal has been made as part of the Tamil Nadu wetlands Mission with a sole purpose of promoting the wise use of wetlands for creating more livelihood opportunities for the local communities, additional advocate-general J Ravindran said.