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Lonar lake is a new Ramsar site

November 14, 2020
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The Meteor lake at Lonar in Maharashtra has been declared a Ramsar site 

About Lonar lake

  • Lonar Lake (also known as Lonar Crater) is located at Lonar in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district. 
  • The crater was initially thought to have a volcanic origin due to its location amid volcanic basalt of the Deccan Plateau
  • It was created by an impact of a meteor 35,000 to 50,000 years ago
  • Lonar lake is highly saline and alkaline, containing special microorganisms like anaerobes, Cyanobacteria and phytoplankton
  • This lake is a part of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary

About Ramsar convention

  • The Ramsar Convention is the only global treaty that focuses specifically on wetlands.
  • It was signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran.
  • It has 170 nations as signatories.
  • The convention entered into force in India on 1 February 1982.
  • The contracting parties agree to manage all their wetlands based on the concept of “wise use.”
  • Wise use means the maintenance of the ecological character of the wetland and allowance of sustainable use for the benefit of people and the environment.
  • The Ramsar Convention works closely with six other organizations known as International Organization Partners (IOPs). These are:
    1. Birdlife International
    2. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
    3. International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
    4. Wetlands International
    5. WWF International
    6. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)
Source: The Indian Express
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