Gallery 0 Results Reset search Close Hooded cranes foraging The water that flows through Hanbando Wetland Ramsar Site is collected at a nearby water harvesting plant that supplies the majority of drinking water for locals. The wetland has also long supported local agricultural industry. Ramsar Convention The Site mostly lies on limestone through which groundwater aquifers are formed and recharged. Ramsar Convention Ramsar Convention National Wetlands Center The East Calcutta Ramsar Site provides about 150 tons of fresh vegetables daily, as well as some 10,500 tons of fish per year, the latter providing livelihoods for about 50,000 people directly Dhrubajyoti Ghosh The Hanbando Wetland Ramsar Site is representative of natural riverine. The Site, lying in a sand-gravel bar formed in an incised meander, consists of various types of riffles and pools that maintain a rich biodiversity and provide habitats for numerous species including a number of endemic and nationally threatened species. Francesca Negrini Francesca Negrini Francesca Negrini Flamingos at the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary Francesca Negrini Lew Young Plan for Dubai Creek Harbour with Ras Al Khor Ramsar Site in the distance. Ramsar Convention Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar Site The Jagadishpur Reservoir Ramsar Site supplies approximately 40,000 people with water Suncheon Bay Ramsar Site is a wide estuary combined with marshes, creating one of the most diverse and beautiful coastal ecosystems in the country. Suncheon City municipality government Suncheon Bay Ramsar Site supports at least 25 threatened birds, e.g. Black-faced Spoonbill, Nordmann's Greenshank, Spoonbill Sandpiper, and Relict Gull. Suncheon City municipality government Suncheon City municipality government The annual production of fish, seaweed, and mollusks, mainly harvested using traditional techniques, is substantial. Suncheon City municipality government Suncheon City municipality government Suncheon Bay Ramsar Site supports sustainable fishing. Suncheon City municipality government