Wetland Ecosystems: Ramsar Convention, Peatlands, Urban Encroachments

What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of water bodies into urban land use? explain with examples?

What is wetland? Explain the Ramsar concept of ‘wise use’ in the context of wetland conservation. Cite two examples of Ramsar sites Ramsar sites from India.

Each year a large amount of plant material, cellulose, is deposited on the surface of Planet Earth. What are the natural processes this MiscellaneousC cellulose undergoes before yielding carbon dioxide, water and other end products?

Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a few India’s wetlands of international importance included in the Ramsar Sites.