UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper 1 · Q70
Hard · Wetlands Conservation, Ramsar Convention and Wetland Rules, 2010
Consider the following statements regarding the Ramsar Convention and India's Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010:
1. The Ramsar Convention makes it mandatory for a member country to protect every wetland within its own territory, not merely the sites it designates as Ramsar sites.
2. India's Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed based on the recommendations issued by the Ramsar Convention itself.
3. Under the 2010 Rules, the regulatory authority's jurisdiction can extend to the drainage area or catchment region of a wetland, not merely the wetland's own boundary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?