Question

The objective of 'Ramsar Convention' was
a. Forest conservation
b. Wildlife conservation
c. Wetland conservation
d. Biodiversity conservation

Answer 1

Ramsar convention is an international treaty, where it got this name after the city of Ramsar in Iran, which was signed in the year 1971 and the negotiation for the Ramsar convention was started in the year 1960 by different countries and NGO, 37 Ramsar sites in India listed under the Ramsar convention.

Complete answer:
- Ramsar convention came into force in 1975 with the mission to conserve and use all wetlands wisely.
- Wetlands are nothing but the areas of Marsh, fern and they contain water, they may be natural or artificial and may be permanent or temporary, and they may be static or flowing, and the water that present are either fresh or brackish or salt or marine.
- Some of the examples of the wetlands are estuaries, rivers, and lakes, etc.
- Ramsar Convention is the only international treaty that addresses the wetland ecosystem.
- It mainly focused on the conservation of habitats for water bodies.
- This convention has international importance, as the times go that treaty broadens the horizon which covers all aspects of the wetland.
- This convention mainly works on 3 pillars which are to use all wetlands very wisely.
- And to designate the wetlands under the list of Ramsar to manage those effectively.
- The other purpose is also to bring cooperation internationally over the transboundary wetlands, which includes the wetland system and shared species.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: To remember the Ramsar convention and to promote the mission, a day is celebrated as wetland day, where it is started in the year 1997, so from that year, 2nd February If every year is celebrated as world wetland day, and so many international organizations are partnered under this convention.